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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in Albuquerque, NM

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Albuquerque, NM earns $58,470 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,858 a month.

10th percentile
$42,600
25th percentile
$48,880
Median percentile
$58,470
75th percentile
$71,930
90th percentile
$75,280

Based on 330 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

$46,296 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,470
Federal income tax−$4,836
Social Security + Medicare−$4,473
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$2,865
Monthly take-home$3,858
Every two weeks$1,781

Does it go far here?

$61,196Median pay in Albuquerque, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,156 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albuquerque, NM

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$327,670
Architectural and Engineering Managers$215,120
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$178,290
Electrical Engineers$163,720
Engineers, All Other$163,630
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$153,900
Pharmacists$147,000
Nurse Practitioners$140,950

All postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico