Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in Bangor, ME

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Bangor, ME earns $58,300 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,770 a month.

10th percentile: $47,440
25th percentile: $50,770
Median percentile: $58,300
75th percentile: $69,510
90th percentile: $75,280

Based on 100 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

$45,235 take-home a year

Gross pay	$58,300
Federal income tax	−$4,816
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,460
Maine income tax (approx.)	−$3,790
Monthly take-home	$3,770
Every two weeks	$1,740

Does it go far here?

$60,409Median pay in Bangor, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).

28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,041 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bangor, ME

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$93,940
General and Operations Managers	$91,110
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$64,620
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,080
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,250
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$52,200
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$49,000
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$48,170

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