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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $56,390 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,769 a month.

10th percentile
$42,600
25th percentile
$47,440
Median percentile
$56,390
75th percentile
$64,670
90th percentile
$75,030

Based on 670 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

$45,234 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,390
Federal income tax−$4,587
Social Security + Medicare−$4,314
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,256
Monthly take-home$3,769
Every two weeks$1,740

Does it go far here?

$60,586Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

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