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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in Reading, PA

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in Reading, PA earns $35,800 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,487 a month.

10th percentile
$29,140
25th percentile
$30,670
Median percentile
$35,800
75th percentile
$45,340
90th percentile
$45,790

Based on 170 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$29,846 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,800
Federal income tax−$2,116
Social Security + Medicare−$2,739
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,099
Monthly take-home$2,487
Every two weeks$1,148

Does it go far here?

$36,884Median pay in Reading, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,181 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Reading, PA

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$133,900
Sales Managers$129,230
Software Developers$120,920
Medical and Health Services Managers$102,620
General and Operations Managers$99,920
Registered Nurses$98,470
Project Management Specialists$98,040
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$87,060

All mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania