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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in Anchorage, AK

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Anchorage, AK earns $55,350 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,888 a month.

10th percentile
$42,600
25th percentile
$47,440
Median percentile
$55,350
75th percentile
$60,200
90th percentile
$75,030

Based on 200 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

$46,654 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,350
Federal income tax−$4,462
Social Security + Medicare−$4,234
Alaska income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,888
Every two weeks$1,794

Does it go far here?

$52,504Median pay in Anchorage, AK is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,458 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Anchorage, AK

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$232,240
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,800
Lawyers$153,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,990
Construction Managers$137,980
Medical and Health Services Managers$133,620
Managers, All Other$132,210
Financial Managers$129,220

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