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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in Kansas City, MO

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Kansas City, MO-KS earns $55,350 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,671 a month.

10th percentile
$39,560
25th percentile
$42,600
Median percentile
$55,350
75th percentile
$68,810
90th percentile
$76,360

Based on 1,640 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

$44,052 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,350
Federal income tax−$4,462
Social Security + Medicare−$4,234
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,601
Monthly take-home$3,671
Every two weeks$1,694

Does it go far here?

$59,810Median pay in Kansas City, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,249 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kansas City, MO

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$221,640
Nurse Anesthetists$218,080
Family Medicine Physicians$213,950
Dentists, General$171,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,680
Financial Managers$162,490
Purchasing Managers$161,910

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