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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in North Carolina

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in North Carolina earns $55,350 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,692 a month.

10th percentile
$40,600
25th percentile
$47,440
Median percentile
$55,350
75th percentile
$63,960
90th percentile
$75,280

Based on 4,040 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

$44,301 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,350
Federal income tax−$4,462
Social Security + Medicare−$4,234
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,352
Monthly take-home$3,692
Every two weeks$1,704

Does it go far here?

$58,679Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,228 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Carolina

JobMedian pay
Dermatologists$367,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians$339,350
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,630
Chief Executives$314,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,780
Physicians, All Other$260,330
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$224,610

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