Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary by location
National median: $58,470 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $70,990 | +21.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Erie, PA | metropolitan | $69,680 | +19.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $66,750 | +14.2% | 400 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $66,750 | +14.2% | 210 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $63,650 | +8.9% | 1,510 | 2025 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | metropolitan | $62,610 | +7.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $61,710 | +5.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| McAllen, TX | metropolitan | $61,570 | +5.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $61,570 | +5.3% | 210 | 2025 |
| Waterloo, IA | metropolitan | $61,570 | +5.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $60,740 | +3.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $60,530 | +3.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $60,530 | +3.5% | 190 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $60,530 | +3.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $60,530 | +3.5% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $60,530 | +3.5% | 3,660 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $60,530 | +3.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $60,530 | +3.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| GU | state | $60,530 | +3.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $60,530 | +3.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $60,530 | +3.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $60,530 | +3.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $60,530 | +3.5% | 840 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $60,200 | +3.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $60,200 | +3.0% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $60,200 | +3.0% | 740 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $60,200 | +3.0% | 420 | 2025 |
| Great Falls, MT | metropolitan | $60,010 | +2.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $59,840 | +2.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $59,760 | +2.2% | 330 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $59,740 | +2.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $59,740 | +2.2% | 1,840 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $59,740 | +2.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $59,740 | +2.2% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $59,740 | +2.2% | 470 | 2025 |
| Johnstown, PA | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $59,490 | +1.7% | 10,090 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 4,700 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $59,490 | +1.7% | 440 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $59,490 | +1.7% | 370 | 2025 |
| Missoula, MT | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 1,650 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $59,490 | +1.7% | 3,370 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $59,490 | +1.7% | 640 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 300 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 9,010 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 520 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $59,490 | +1.7% | 600 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 610 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $59,490 | +1.7% | 1,770 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $59,490 | +1.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Roanoke, VA | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 230 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| Amarillo, TX | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 150 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 1,480 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| Cape Coral, FL | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 310 | 2025 |
| Charleston, WV | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 360 | 2025 |
| Casper, WY | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 360 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 330 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 2,260 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 2,320 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, AR | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| Youngstown, OH | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $59,490 | +1.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $59,130 | +1.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Tallahassee, FL | metropolitan | $59,130 | +1.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| Cheyenne, WY | metropolitan | $59,110 | +1.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MO | metropolitan | $58,980 | +0.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| Traverse City, MI | metropolitan | $58,980 | +0.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| South Bend, IN | metropolitan | $58,780 | +0.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Columbia, MO | metropolitan | $58,780 | +0.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $58,780 | +0.5% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $58,470 | +0.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $58,470 | +0.0% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $58,470 | +0.0% | 650 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $58,470 | +0.0% | 490 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | metropolitan | $58,470 | +0.0% | 480 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $58,470 | +0.0% | 320 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $58,470 | +0.0% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $58,470 | +0.0% | 410 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $58,470 | +0.0% | 1,910 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $58,470 | +0.0% | 570 | 2025 |
| Little Rock, AR | metropolitan | $58,470 | +0.0% | 400 | 2025 |
| Macon, GA | metropolitan | $58,470 | +0.0% | 170 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $58,470 | +0.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $58,470 | +0.0% | 200 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $58,470 | +0.0% | 2,430 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $58,470 | +0.0% | 1,200 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $58,470 | +0.0% | 2,910 | 2025 |
| Montgomery, AL | metropolitan | $58,470 | +0.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $58,470 | +0.0% | 350 | 2025 |