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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in Charleston, SC

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Charleston-North Charleston, SC earns $57,430 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,740 a month.

10th percentile
$42,600
25th percentile
$50,770
Median percentile
$57,430
75th percentile
$68,810
90th percentile
$75,280

Based on 240 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

$44,879 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,430
Federal income tax−$4,712
Social Security + Medicare−$4,393
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,446
Monthly take-home$3,740
Every two weeks$1,726

Does it go far here?

$56,883Median pay in Charleston, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.0 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,605 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charleston, SC

JobMedian pay
Architectural and Engineering Managers$174,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,000
Physicians, All Other$163,900
Financial Managers$147,170
Pharmacists$145,950
Sales Managers$139,830
Marketing Managers$138,790
Managers, All Other$136,370

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