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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 51 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in the US earns $58,470 per year (105,200 employed). Gross pay is highest in Washington DC ($66,750) and lowest in Indiana ($48,880) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Washington DC $66,750 $52,897 $4,408 79.2% 400
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in South Dakota $61,570 $51,652 $4,304 83.9% 210
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Iowa $60,530 $49,168 $4,097 81.2% 1,040
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in New Jersey $60,530 $49,018 $4,085 81% 3,660
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Wyoming $60,530 $50,816 $4,235 84% 120
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in North Dakota $59,840 $50,261 $4,188 84% 240
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Minnesota $59,740 $47,642 $3,970 79.7% 1,840
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in California $59,490 $48,361 $4,030 81.3% 10,090
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Hawaii $59,490 $46,989 $3,916 79% 370
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Maine $59,490 $47,146 $3,929 79.3% 440
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Michigan $59,490 $47,703 $3,975 80.2% 3,370
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Nebraska $59,490 $48,153 $4,013 80.9% 640
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Rhode Island $59,490 $48,366 $4,031 81.3% 600
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Vermont $59,490 $48,421 $4,035 81.4% 110
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Washington $59,490 $49,980 $4,165 84% 1,770
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Arkansas $58,470 $47,093 $3,924 80.5% 570
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Colorado $58,470 $47,296 $3,941 80.9% 1,910
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Connecticut $58,470 $47,455 $3,955 81.2% 1,020
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Delaware $58,470 $46,592 $3,883 79.7% 410
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Louisiana $58,470 $47,793 $3,983 81.7% 1,200
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Massachusetts $58,470 $46,457 $3,871 79.5% 2,910
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Maryland $58,470 $46,747 $3,896 80% 2,430
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in New Mexico $58,470 $47,578 $3,965 81.4% 350
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Nevada $58,470 $49,161 $4,097 84.1% 920
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in New York $58,470 $46,600 $3,883 79.7% 8,290
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Ohio $58,470 $48,335 $4,028 82.7% 3,700
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Oklahoma $58,470 $47,075 $3,923 80.5% 790
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Wisconsin $58,470 $47,369 $3,947 81% 1,420
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in West Virginia $58,470 $47,264 $3,939 80.8% 410
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in South Carolina $58,390 $46,750 $3,896 80.1% 1,280
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Illinois $58,300 $46,283 $3,857 79.4% 5,370
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in New Hampshire $58,300 $49,024 $4,085 84.1% 690
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Virginia $58,300 $46,486 $3,874 79.7% 2,420
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Oregon $57,890 $44,459 $3,705 76.8% 1,090
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Mississippi $57,800 $47,042 $3,920 81.4% 350
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Alabama $57,430 $45,719 $3,810 79.6% 1,150
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Florida $57,430 $48,325 $4,027 84.1% 7,240
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Idaho $57,430 $46,390 $3,866 80.8% 250
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Kentucky $57,430 $46,433 $3,869 80.9% 950
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Missouri $57,430 $46,563 $3,880 81.1% 2,730
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Montana $57,430 $46,383 $3,865 80.8% 270
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Pennsylvania $57,430 $46,562 $3,880 81.1% 5,630
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Utah $57,430 $45,741 $3,812 79.6% 860
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Tennessee $56,390 $47,489 $3,957 84.2% 2,850
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Texas $56,390 $47,489 $3,957 84.2% 7,900
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Alaska $55,350 $46,654 $3,888 84.3% 230
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Arizona $55,350 $45,479 $3,790 82.2% 2,180
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in North Carolina $55,350 $44,954 $3,746 81.2% 4,040
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Kansas $54,540 $43,759 $3,647 80.2% 870
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Georgia $53,290 $42,856 $3,571 80.4% 3,050
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Indiana $48,880 $40,043 $3,337 81.9% 2,600
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