Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$56,530
National average
Salary Range
$42,600 – $74,050
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven, CT | $72,970 | $39,770 | $74,150 |
| Erie, PA | $72,970 | $47,590 | $75,380 |
| District of Columbia | $67,830 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $67,200 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Wichita, KS | $67,180 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Salem, OR | $66,810 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $66,580 | $45,990 | $74,150 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $63,690 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $61,630 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $61,630 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $61,630 | $47,380 | $69,510 |
| Rapid City, SD | $61,150 | $49,360 | $74,050 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $61,110 | $44,160 | $75,380 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $60,740 | $45,990 | $74,150 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $60,590 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $60,590 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $60,590 | $45,990 | $74,150 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $60,590 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $60,590 | $47,380 | $74,050 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $60,170 | $45,990 | $74,150 |
| Great Falls, MT | $60,070 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $59,690 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $59,550 | $45,990 | $74,150 |
| Iowa | $59,550 | $45,990 | $74,150 |
| Kansas | $59,550 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| New Jersey | $59,550 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| South Dakota | $59,550 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Wyoming | $59,550 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $59,550 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $59,550 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $59,550 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| Lubbock, TX | $59,550 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Peoria, IL | $59,170 | $42,600 | $75,380 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $59,170 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $59,030 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Asheville, NC | $59,030 | $42,600 | $74,170 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $59,030 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| North Dakota | $58,780 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Vermont | $58,650 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $58,510 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| Nebraska | $58,510 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $58,510 | $53,350 | $74,050 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $58,510 | $44,160 | $68,870 |
| Madison, WI | $58,510 | $47,590 | $74,050 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $58,360 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $58,360 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Fresno, CA | $58,360 | $45,990 | $74,150 |
| Johnstown, PA | $58,230 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $58,000 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $57,950 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $57,950 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| El Paso, TX | $57,950 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Casper, WY | $57,930 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $57,680 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| Redding, CA | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Reno, NV | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| Roanoke, VA | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $57,490 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Springfield, MO | $57,490 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Toledo, OH | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| Tulsa, OK | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $57,490 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $57,490 | $42,350 | $74,150 |
| Arkansas | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| California | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Connecticut | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| Delaware | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Maine | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| Minnesota | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Michigan | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Montana | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| New York | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Oklahoma | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Rhode Island | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Texas | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Washington | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| West Virginia | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Wisconsin | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Guam | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Amarillo, TX | $57,490 | $45,780 | $74,050 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $57,490 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| Bismarck, ND | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $57,490 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Charleston, WV | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Columbia, MO | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,100 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $57,490 | $44,970 | $74,050 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $57,490 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Evansville, IN | $57,490 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| Knoxville, TN | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $57,490 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Medford, OR | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $57,490 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Missoula, MT | $57,490 | $47,590 | $74,050 |
| North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $57,490 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $57,490 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $57,490 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $57,490 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Kentucky | $57,140 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Boise City, ID | $57,010 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Mankato, MN | $57,010 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Traverse City, MI | $56,970 | $45,990 | $68,660 |
| Yakima, WA | $56,970 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $56,580 | $45,200 | $74,050 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $56,530 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $56,530 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Rochester, NY | $56,530 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $56,530 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Springfield, IL | $56,530 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $56,530 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Colorado | $56,530 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| Idaho | $56,530 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Massachusetts | $56,530 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Bangor, ME | $56,530 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Columbus, OH | $56,530 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $56,530 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $56,530 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Worcester, MA | $56,530 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $56,530 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Midland, TX | $56,490 | $45,070 | $74,050 |
| Arizona | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $56,450 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $56,450 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Tucson, AZ | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Hawaii | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Illinois | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Maryland | $56,450 | $42,350 | $74,050 |
| Missouri | $56,450 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| New Hampshire | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Pennsylvania | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Virginia | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Abilene, TX | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Cleveland, OH | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $56,450 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Green Bay, WI | $56,450 | $45,990 | $74,050 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $56,450 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Johnson City, TN | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| Lancaster, PA | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Montgomery, AL | $56,450 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Florida | $56,160 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| South Carolina | $56,160 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $56,160 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $56,160 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Ohio | $55,850 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Syracuse, NY | $55,410 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Alabama | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Indiana | $55,410 | $38,730 | $74,050 |
| Louisiana | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Mississippi | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Nevada | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| New Mexico | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Oregon | $55,410 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Utah | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Altoona, PA | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Billings, MT | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Birmingham, AL | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| Columbia, SC | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Gainesville, FL | $55,410 | $44,160 | $74,150 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $55,410 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Lincoln, NE | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $55,410 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Mobile, AL | $55,410 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| Muncie, IN | $55,410 | $45,990 | $72,970 |
| Jackson, MS | $54,890 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Lafayette, LA | $54,890 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $54,700 | $44,160 | $74,050 |
| North Carolina | $54,700 | $42,350 | $74,050 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $54,700 | $42,600 | $72,970 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $54,370 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $54,370 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Georgia | $54,370 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Tennessee | $54,370 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Puerto Rico | $54,370 | $42,600 | $72,970 |
| Akron, OH | $54,370 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $54,370 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Flint, MI | $54,370 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $54,370 | $38,730 | $74,050 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $54,370 | $42,350 | $74,050 |
| Huntsville, AL | $54,360 | $42,600 | $74,150 |
| Richmond, VA | $53,350 | $39,770 | $74,050 |
| Alaska | $53,350 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Anchorage, AK | $53,350 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $53,350 | $39,770 | $74,050 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $53,350 | $39,770 | $74,050 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $52,870 | $42,600 | $74,050 |
| Springfield, MA | $51,040 | $39,770 | $74,050 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $47,380 | $38,730 | $74,050 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators make?▾
The median annual salary for a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators is $56,530, with a typical range of $42,600 – $74,050 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators?▾
Entry-level Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators positions typically start around $42,600 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operatorss earn the most?▾
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operatorss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.