Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Salary

Median Salary
$58,470
per year
Hourly Rate
$28.11
per hour
Employment
105,200
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$45,530
25th percentile
$48,880
Median
$58,470
75th percentile
$75,030
90th percentile
$75,280

💰 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$66,750+14.2%
South Dakota$61,570+5.3%
Iowa$60,530+3.5%
New Jersey$60,530+3.5%
Wyoming$60,530+3.5%
North Dakota$59,840+2.3%
Minnesota$59,740+2.2%
California$59,490+1.7%
Hawaii$59,490+1.7%
Maine$59,490+1.7%
Michigan$59,490+1.7%
Nebraska$59,490+1.7%
Rhode Island$59,490+1.7%
Vermont$59,490+1.7%
Washington$59,490+1.7%
Arkansas$58,470+0.0%
Colorado$58,470+0.0%
Connecticut$58,470+0.0%
Delaware$58,470+0.0%
Louisiana$58,470+0.0%
Maryland$58,470+0.0%
Massachusetts$58,470+0.0%
Nevada$58,470+0.0%
New Mexico$58,470+0.0%
New York$58,470+0.0%
Ohio$58,470+0.0%
Oklahoma$58,470+0.0%
West Virginia$58,470+0.0%
Wisconsin$58,470+0.0%
South Carolina$58,390-0.1%
Illinois$58,300-0.3%
New Hampshire$58,300-0.3%
Virginia$58,300-0.3%
Oregon$57,890-1.0%
Mississippi$57,800-1.1%
Alabama$57,430-1.8%
Florida$57,430-1.8%
Idaho$57,430-1.8%
Kentucky$57,430-1.8%
Missouri$57,430-1.8%
Montana$57,430-1.8%
Pennsylvania$57,430-1.8%
Utah$57,430-1.8%
Tennessee$56,390-3.6%
Texas$56,390-3.6%
Alaska$55,350-5.3%
Arizona$55,350-5.3%
North Carolina$55,350-5.3%
Kansas$54,540-6.7%
Georgia$53,290-8.9%
Indiana$48,880-16.4%

🏙️ Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Duluth, MN-WI$70,990+21.4%
Erie, PA$69,680+19.2%
Wichita, KS$66,750+14.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$63,650+8.9%
Rocky Mount, NC$62,610+7.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$61,710+5.5%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$61,570+5.3%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$61,570+5.3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$60,740+3.9%
Guam$60,530+3.5%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$60,530+3.5%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$60,530+3.5%
Evansville, IN$60,530+3.5%
Fresno, CA$60,530+3.5%
Madison, WI$60,530+3.5%
Mankato, MN$60,530+3.5%
Peoria, IL$60,530+3.5%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$60,530+3.5%
Medford, OR$60,200+3.0%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$60,200+3.0%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$60,200+3.0%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$60,200+3.0%
Great Falls, MT$60,010+2.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$59,760+2.2%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$59,740+2.2%
St. Cloud, MN$59,740+2.2%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$59,740+2.2%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$59,740+2.2%
Amarillo, TX$59,490+1.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$59,490+1.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$59,490+1.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$59,490+1.7%
Casper, WY$59,490+1.7%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$59,490+1.7%
Charleston, WV$59,490+1.7%
Corpus Christi, TX$59,490+1.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$59,490+1.7%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$59,490+1.7%
Fargo, ND-MN$59,490+1.7%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$59,490+1.7%
Johnstown, PA$59,490+1.7%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$59,490+1.7%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$59,490+1.7%
Missoula, MT$59,490+1.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$59,490+1.7%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$59,490+1.7%
Omaha, NE-IA$59,490+1.7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$59,490+1.7%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$59,490+1.7%
Redding, CA$59,490+1.7%
Reno, NV$59,490+1.7%
Roanoke, VA$59,490+1.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$59,490+1.7%
Urban Honolulu, HI$59,490+1.7%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$59,490+1.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$59,490+1.7%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$59,490+1.7%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$59,490+1.7%
Bismarck, ND$59,130+1.1%
Tallahassee, FL$59,130+1.1%
Cheyenne, WY$59,110+1.1%
Springfield, MO$58,980+0.9%
Traverse City, MI$58,980+0.9%
Columbia, MO$58,780+0.5%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$58,780+0.5%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$58,780+0.5%
Abilene, TX$58,470+0.0%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$58,470+0.0%
Albuquerque, NM$58,470+0.0%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$58,470+0.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$58,470+0.0%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$58,470+0.0%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$58,470+0.0%
Cleveland, OH$58,470+0.0%
Columbia, SC$58,470+0.0%
Columbus, OH$58,470+0.0%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$58,470+0.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$58,470+0.0%
Eau Claire, WI$58,470+0.0%
El Paso, TX$58,470+0.0%
Fort Wayne, IN$58,470+0.0%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$58,470+0.0%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$58,470+0.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$58,470+0.0%
Knoxville, TN$58,470+0.0%
Lancaster, PA$58,470+0.0%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$58,470+0.0%
Lincoln, NE$58,470+0.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$58,470+0.0%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$58,470+0.0%
Montgomery, AL$58,470+0.0%
Oklahoma City, OK$58,470+0.0%
Pittsburgh, PA$58,470+0.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$58,470+0.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$58,470+0.0%
Rochester, NY$58,470+0.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$58,470+0.0%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$58,470+0.0%
Springfield, IL$58,470+0.0%
Worcester, MA$58,470+0.0%
Yakima, WA$58,470+0.0%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$58,390-0.1%
Green Bay, WI$58,390-0.1%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$58,390-0.1%
Muncie, IN$58,390-0.1%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$58,390-0.1%
Bangor, ME$58,300-0.3%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$58,300-0.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$58,300-0.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$58,300-0.3%
Midland, TX$57,950-0.9%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$57,890-1.0%
Tucson, AZ$57,870-1.0%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$57,800-1.1%
Lubbock, TX$57,800-1.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$57,660-1.4%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$57,620-1.5%
Altoona, PA$57,430-1.8%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$57,430-1.8%
Birmingham, AL$57,430-1.8%
Boise City, ID$57,430-1.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$57,430-1.8%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$57,430-1.8%
Grand Junction, CO$57,430-1.8%
Jackson, MS$57,430-1.8%
Lafayette, LA$57,430-1.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$57,430-1.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$57,430-1.8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$57,430-1.8%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$57,430-1.8%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$57,430-1.8%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$57,430-1.8%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$57,430-1.8%
Syracuse, NY$57,430-1.8%
Toledo, OH$57,430-1.8%
Tulsa, OK$57,430-1.8%
Billings, MT$56,930-2.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$56,430-3.5%
Puerto Rico$56,390-3.6%
Akron, OH$56,390-3.6%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$56,390-3.6%
Fayetteville, NC$56,390-3.6%
Johnson City, TN$56,390-3.6%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$56,390-3.6%
Mobile, AL$56,390-3.6%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$56,390-3.6%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$56,390-3.6%
St. Louis, MO-IL$56,390-3.6%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$55,870-4.4%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$55,690-4.8%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$55,660-4.8%
Anchorage, AK$55,350-5.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$55,350-5.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$55,350-5.3%
Jacksonville, FL$55,350-5.3%
Kansas City, MO-KS$55,350-5.3%
Richmond, VA$55,350-5.3%
Springfield, MA$54,540-6.7%
Gainesville, FL$54,330-7.1%
Huntsville, AL$54,330-7.1%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$54,330-7.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$54,330-7.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$50,770-13.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$47,440-18.9%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$47,170-19.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.