Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in Bismarck, ND

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Bismarck, ND earns $59,130 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,067 a month.

10th percentile: $42,600
25th percentile: $49,050
Median percentile: $59,130
75th percentile: $72,450
90th percentile: $75,280

Based on 80 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

$48,804 take-home a year

Gross pay	$59,130
Federal income tax	−$4,916
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,523
North Dakota income tax (approx.)	−$887
Monthly take-home	$4,067
Every two weeks	$1,877

Does it go far here?

$64,961Median pay in Bismarck, ND is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.0 vs 100).

25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,021 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bismarck, ND

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$93,540
Registered Nurses	$81,120
Accountants and Auditors	$76,910
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$69,760
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$62,150
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$62,000
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,210
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,010

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