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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in St. Louis, MO

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $56,390 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,737 a month.

10th percentile
$42,600
25th percentile
$47,440
Median percentile
$56,390
75th percentile
$67,790
90th percentile
$75,280

Based on 1,410 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

$44,839 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,390
Federal income tax−$4,587
Social Security + Medicare−$4,314
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,650
Monthly take-home$3,737
Every two weeks$1,725

Does it go far here?

$59,303Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,113 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$246,440
Nurse Anesthetists$232,300
Dentists, General$210,430
Chief Executives$202,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Financial Managers$158,780

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