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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $57,430 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,880 a month.

10th percentile
$45,530
25th percentile
$49,050
Median percentile
$57,430
75th percentile
$75,030
90th percentile
$75,280

Based on 2,870 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

$46,562 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,430
Federal income tax−$4,712
Social Security + Medicare−$4,393
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,763
Monthly take-home$3,880
Every two weeks$1,791

Does it go far here?

$56,000Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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