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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in New Orleans, LA

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $57,430 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,884 a month.

10th percentile
$42,600
25th percentile
$48,880
Median percentile
$57,430
75th percentile
$66,750
90th percentile
$75,030

Based on 430 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

$46,602 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,430
Federal income tax−$4,712
Social Security + Medicare−$4,393
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,723
Monthly take-home$3,884
Every two weeks$1,792

Does it go far here?

$62,021Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,217 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Orleans, LA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$326,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,620
Industrial Production Managers$147,980
Financial Managers$134,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$131,570
Pharmacists$128,100
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$127,030
Nurse Practitioners$124,800

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