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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in San Francisco, CA

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $63,650 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,072 a month.

10th percentile
$48,880
25th percentile
$55,350
Median percentile
$63,650
75th percentile
$75,280
90th percentile
$76,360

Based on 1,510 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

$48,867 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,650
Federal income tax−$5,458
Social Security + Medicare−$4,869
California income tax (approx.)−$4,456
Monthly take-home$4,072
Every two weeks$1,880

Does it go far here?

$55,054Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
61%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Francisco, CA

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Chief Executives$288,690
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Natural Sciences Managers$225,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$221,580

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