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

United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025

National market range

$49K–$75K

Median

$58,470

25th percentile

$48,880

75th percentile

$75,030

$46K

10th

$49K

25th

$58K

Median

$75K

75th

$75K

90th

By state

State

Median

Range · 25th–75th

vs national

Alabama

$57,430

$50K–$68K

-2%

Alaska

$55,350

$47K–$61K

-5%

Arizona

$55,350

$46K–$66K

-5%

Arkansas

$58,470

$52K–$70K

California

$59,490

$51K–$75K

+2%

Colorado

$58,470

$51K–$75K

Connecticut

$58,470

$51K–$75K

Delaware

$58,470

$52K–$75K

District of Columbia

$66,750

$53K–$75K

+14%

Florida

$57,430

$49K–$70K

-2%

Georgia

$53,290

$47K–$67K

-9%

Guam

$60,530

$56K–$67K

+4%

Hawaii

$59,490

$51K–$75K

+2%

Idaho

$57,430

$47K–$69K

-2%

Illinois

$58,300

$49K–$75K

Indiana

$48,880

$46K–$61K

-16%

Iowa

$60,530

$51K–$75K

+4%

Kansas

$54,540

$43K–$69K

-7%

Kentucky

$57,430

$49K–$68K

-2%

Louisiana

$58,470

$51K–$69K

Maine

$59,490

$53K–$75K

+2%

Maryland

$58,470

$50K–$75K

Massachusetts

$58,470

$51K–$75K

Michigan

$59,490

$52K–$75K

+2%

Minnesota

$59,740

$54K–$71K

+2%

Mississippi

$57,800

$51K–$64K

-1%

Missouri

$57,430

$49K–$70K

-2%

Montana

$57,430

$54K–$65K

-2%

Nebraska

$59,490

$53K–$71K

+2%

Nevada

$58,470

$49K–$68K

New Hampshire

$58,300

$51K–$75K

New Jersey

$60,530

$51K–$75K

+4%

New Mexico

$58,470

$50K–$75K

New York

$58,470

$51K–$75K

North Carolina

$55,350

$47K–$64K

-5%

North Dakota

$59,840

$51K–$72K

+2%

Ohio

$58,470

$51K–$68K

Oklahoma

$58,470

$50K–$70K

Oregon

$57,890

$51K–$71K

-1%

Pennsylvania

$57,430

$50K–$72K

-2%

Puerto Rico

$56,390

$49K–$62K

-4%

Rhode Island

$59,490

$51K–$75K

+2%

South Carolina

$58,390

$50K–$69K

South Dakota

$61,570

$55K–$72K

+5%

Tennessee

$56,390

$47K–$64K

-4%

Texas

$56,390

$47K–$75K

-4%

Utah

$57,430

$49K–$70K

-2%

Vermont

$59,490

$54K–$75K

+2%

Virginia

$58,300

$49K–$70K

Washington

$59,490

$52K–$75K

+2%

West Virginia

$58,470

$54K–$68K

Wisconsin

$58,470

$53K–$75K

Wyoming

$60,530

$54K–$75K

+4%

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.

Women are 73% of office and administrative support occupations nationally, and earn 88¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender — that’s the point.

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