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

The median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Washington earns $59,490 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,165 a month.

10th percentile
$45,530
25th percentile
$52,310
Median percentile
$59,490
75th percentile
$75,030
90th percentile
$75,280

Based on 1,770 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

$49,980 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,490
Federal income tax−$4,959
Social Security + Medicare−$4,551
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,165
Every two weeks$1,922

Does it go far here?

$55,591Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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