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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in Lansing, MI

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Lansing-East Lansing, MI earns $60,740 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,034 a month.

10th percentile
$48,880
25th percentile
$55,350
Median percentile
$60,740
75th percentile
$75,030
90th percentile
$75,280

Based on 110 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

$48,403 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,740
Federal income tax−$5,109
Social Security + Medicare−$4,647
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,581
Monthly take-home$4,034
Every two weeks$1,862

Does it go far here?

$63,943Median pay in Lansing, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.0 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,086 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lansing, MI

JobMedian pay
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$139,470
Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,440
Financial Managers$132,590
Lawyers$128,610
Sales Managers$124,630
General and Operations Managers$119,140
Industrial Production Managers$110,410
Medical and Health Services Managers$104,990

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