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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in Lexington, KY

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns $58,470 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,902 a month.

10th percentile
$42,600
25th percentile
$50,460
Median percentile
$58,470
75th percentile
$75,030
90th percentile
$75,280

Based on 200 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

$46,822 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,470
Federal income tax−$4,836
Social Security + Medicare−$4,473
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,339
Monthly take-home$3,902
Every two weeks$1,801

Does it go far here?

$62,946Median pay in Lexington, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,138 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lexington, KY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$283,730
Pharmacists$136,530
Financial Managers$135,760
Sales Managers$124,860
Industrial Production Managers$124,230
Software Developers$123,510
Nurse Practitioners$123,070
Lawyers$111,040

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