Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary
The median pay for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in the United States is $58,470 a year. About 105,200 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $45,530
- 25th percentile
- $48,880
- Median percentile
- $58,470
- 75th percentile
- $75,030
- 90th percentile
- $75,280
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $66,750
- South Dakota $61,570
- Iowa $60,530
- New Jersey $60,530
- Wyoming $60,530
- North Dakota $59,840
- Minnesota $59,740
- California $59,490
- Hawaii $59,490
- Maine $59,490
- Michigan $59,490
- Nebraska $59,490
- Rhode Island $59,490
- Vermont $59,490
- Washington $59,490
- Arkansas $58,470
- Colorado $58,470
- Connecticut $58,470
- Delaware $58,470
- Louisiana $58,470
- Maryland $58,470
- Massachusetts $58,470
- Nevada $58,470
- New Mexico $58,470
- New York $58,470
- Ohio $58,470
- Oklahoma $58,470
- West Virginia $58,470
- Wisconsin $58,470
- South Carolina $58,390
- Illinois $58,300
- New Hampshire $58,300
- Virginia $58,300
- Oregon $57,890
- Mississippi $57,800
- Alabama $57,430
- Florida $57,430
- Idaho $57,430
- Kentucky $57,430
- Missouri $57,430
- Montana $57,430
- Pennsylvania $57,430
- Utah $57,430
- Tennessee $56,390
- Texas $56,390
- Alaska $55,350
- Arizona $55,350
- North Carolina $55,350
- Kansas $54,540
- Georgia $53,290
- Indiana $48,880
By metro area
- Duluth, MN $70,990
- Erie, PA $69,680
- Wichita, KS $66,750
- San Francisco, CA $63,650
- Rocky Mount, NC $62,610
- Santa Maria, CA $61,710
- McAllen, TX $61,570
- Waterloo, IA $61,570
- Lansing, MI $60,740
- Burlington, VT $60,530
- Des Moines, IA $60,530
- Evansville, IN $60,530
- Fresno, CA $60,530
- Madison, WI $60,530
- Mankato, MN $60,530
- Peoria, IL $60,530
- Sioux Falls, SD $60,530
- Medford, OR $60,200
- Sacramento, CA $60,200
- San Diego, CA $60,200
- San Jose, CA $60,200
- Great Falls, MT $60,010
- Portland, ME $59,760
- Kalamazoo, MI $59,740
- St. Cloud, MN $59,740
- Seattle, WA $59,740
- Trenton, NJ $59,740
- Amarillo, TX $59,490
- Baton Rouge, LA $59,490
- Boston, MA $59,490
- Cape Coral, FL $59,490
- Casper, WY $59,490
- Champaign, IL $59,490
- Charleston, WV $59,490
- Corpus Christi, TX $59,490
- Detroit, MI $59,490
- Eugene, OR $59,490
- Fargo, ND $59,490
- Fayetteville, AR $59,490
- Johnstown, PA $59,490
- Los Angeles, CA $59,490
- Minneapolis, MN $59,490
- Missoula, MT $59,490
- New York, NY $59,490
- North Port, FL $59,490
- Omaha, NE $59,490
- Providence, RI $59,490
- Provo, UT $59,490
- Redding, CA $59,490
- Reno, NV $59,490
- Roanoke, VA $59,490
- Scranton, PA $59,490
- Urban Honolulu, HI $59,490
- Virginia Beach, VA $59,490
- Washington, DC $59,490
- Wenatchee, WA $59,490
- Youngstown, OH $59,490
- Bismarck, ND $59,130
- Tallahassee, FL $59,130
- Cheyenne, WY $59,110
- Springfield, MO $58,980
- Traverse City, MI $58,980
- Columbia, MO $58,780
- Denver, CO $58,780
- South Bend, IN $58,780
- Abilene, TX $58,470
- Albany, NY $58,470
- Albuquerque, NM $58,470
- Allentown, PA $58,470
- Austin, TX $58,470
- Bakersfield, CA $58,470
- Baltimore, MD $58,470
- Cleveland, OH $58,470
- Columbia, SC $58,470
- Columbus, OH $58,470
- Davenport, IA $58,470
- Dayton, OH $58,470
- Eau Claire, WI $58,470
- El Paso, TX $58,470
- Fort Wayne, IN $58,470
- Grand Rapids, MI $58,470
- Greensboro, NC $58,470
- Greenville, SC $58,470
- Knoxville, TN $58,470
- Lancaster, PA $58,470
- Lexington, KY $58,470
- Lincoln, NE $58,470
- Little Rock, AR $58,470
- Macon, GA $58,470
- Montgomery, AL $58,470
- Oklahoma City, OK $58,470
- Pittsburgh, PA $58,470
- Raleigh, NC $58,470
- Riverside, CA $58,470
- Rochester, NY $58,470
- San Antonio, TX $58,470
- Santa Rosa, CA $58,470
- Springfield, IL $58,470
- Worcester, MA $58,470
- Yakima, WA $58,470
- Chattanooga, TN $58,390
- Green Bay, WI $58,390
- Manchester, NH $58,390
- Muncie, IN $58,390
- Shreveport, LA $58,390
- Bangor, ME $58,300
- Chicago, IL $58,300
- Milwaukee, WI $58,300
- Tampa, FL $58,300
- Midland, TX $57,950
- Cincinnati, OH $57,890
- Tucson, AZ $57,870
- Beaumont, TX $57,800
- Lubbock, TX $57,800
- Portland, OR $57,660
- Gulfport, MS $57,620
- Altoona, PA $57,430
- Augusta, GA $57,430
- Birmingham, AL $57,430
- Boise City, ID $57,430