43 Series · SOC 43-5053

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$56,530

per year

Median Hourly

$27.18/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$58,310

average

Employment

111,930

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$42,600

25th Percentile

$47,380

Median

$56,530

75th Percentile

$72,970

90th Percentile

$74,050

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. District of Columbia $67,830 2. Iowa $59,550 3. Kansas $59,550 4. New Jersey $59,550 5. South Dakota $59,550

Lowest Paying States

49. Alaska $53,350 50. Puerto Rico $54,370 51. Tennessee $54,370 52. Georgia $54,370 53. North Carolina $54,700

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	District of Columbia	$67,830	$62,300	460	+20% above national
2	Iowa	$59,550	$61,010	1,050	+5% above national
3	Kansas	$59,550	$60,070	670	+5% above national
4	New Jersey	$59,550	$60,580	4,090	+5% above national
5	South Dakota	$59,550	$60,810	230	+5% above national
6	Wyoming	$59,550	$60,550	120	+5% above national
7	North Dakota	$58,780	$60,220	250	+4% above national
8	Vermont	$58,650	$61,090	130	+4% above national
9	Nebraska	$58,510	$59,930	660	+4% above national
10	Arkansas	$57,490	$58,750	650	+2% above national
11	California	$57,490	$59,800	11,330	+2% above national
12	Connecticut	$57,490	$59,960	1,160	+2% above national
13	Delaware	$57,490	$59,070	450	+2% above national
14	Maine	$57,490	$59,390	500	+2% above national
15	Michigan	$57,490	$58,760	3,880	+2% above national
16	Minnesota	$57,490	$59,110	2,050	+2% above national
17	Montana	$57,490	$58,760	270	+2% above national
18	New York	$57,490	$59,030	9,170	+2% above national
19	Oklahoma	$57,490	$59,260	810	+2% above national
20	Rhode Island	$57,490	$59,150	630	+2% above national
21	Texas	$57,490	$59,080	7,430	+2% above national
22	Washington	$57,490	$59,640	1,960	+2% above national
23	West Virginia	$57,490	$58,090	460	+2% above national
24	Wisconsin	$57,490	$59,000	1,570	+2% above national
25	Guam	$57,490	$59,180	40	+2% above national
26	Kentucky	$57,140	$58,250	950	+1% above national
27	Colorado	$56,530	$58,440	2,080	same as national
28	Idaho	$56,530	$59,040	250	same as national
29	Massachusetts	$56,530	$58,240	3,220	same as national
30	Arizona	$56,450	$57,280	1,940	same as national
31	Hawaii	$56,450	$57,770	440	same as national
32	Illinois	$56,450	$58,190	5,920	same as national
33	Maryland	$56,450	$57,980	2,780	same as national
34	Missouri	$56,450	$58,020	2,900	same as national
35	New Hampshire	$56,450	$57,790	760	same as national
36	Pennsylvania	$56,450	$57,910	6,010	same as national
37	Virginia	$56,450	$57,460	2,660	same as national
38	Florida	$56,160	$57,680	7,480	1% below national
39	South Carolina	$56,160	$56,940	1,400	1% below national
40	Ohio	$55,850	$57,420	4,170	1% below national
41	Alabama	$55,410	$57,030	1,220	2% below national
42	Indiana	$55,410	$56,080	2,090	2% below national
43	Louisiana	$55,410	$57,320	1,310	2% below national
44	Mississippi	$55,410	$56,270	390	2% below national
45	Nevada	$55,410	$57,310	950	2% below national
46	New Mexico	$55,410	$57,210	410	2% below national
47	Oregon	$55,410	$57,840	1,220	2% below national
48	Utah	$55,410	$56,900	880	2% below national
49	North Carolina	$54,700	$55,800	4,070	3% below national
50	Georgia	$54,370	$55,910	3,200	4% below national
51	Tennessee	$54,370	$55,730	3,040	4% below national
52	Puerto Rico	$54,370	$54,630	820	4% below national
53	Alaska	$53,350	$54,760	260	6% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Erie, PA $72,970 2. New Haven, CT $72,970 3. Duluth, MN-WI $67,200 4. Wichita, KS $67,180 5. Salem, OR $66,810

Lowest Paying Metros

172. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $47,380 173. Springfield, MA $51,040 174. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $52,870 175. Richmond, VA $53,350 176. Memphis, TN-MS-AR $53,350

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Erie, PA	$72,970	40	+29% above national
2	New Haven, CT	$72,970	120	+29% above national
3	Duluth, MN-WI	$67,200	50	+19% above national
4	Wichita, KS	$67,180	240	+19% above national
5	Salem, OR	$66,810	30	+18% above national
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$66,580	1,720	+18% above national
7	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$63,690	180	+13% above national
8	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$61,630	120	+9% above national
9	Rocky Mount, NC	$61,630	100	+9% above national
10	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$61,630	40	+9% above national
11	Rapid City, SD	$61,150	30	+8% above national
12	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$61,110	30	+8% above national
13	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$60,740	820	+7% above national
14	Cheyenne, WY	$60,590	50	+7% above national
15	Fargo, ND-MN	$60,590	120	+7% above national
16	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$60,590	130	+7% above national
17	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$60,590	510	+7% above national
18	East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$60,590	40	+7% above national
19	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$60,170	220	+6% above national
20	Great Falls, MT	$60,070	40	+6% above national
21	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$59,690	60	+6% above national
22	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$59,550	40	+5% above national
23	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$59,550	320	+5% above national
24	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$59,550	3,180	+5% above national
25	Lubbock, TX	$59,550	180	+5% above national
26	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$59,550	60	+5% above national
27	Lexington-Fayette, KY	$59,170	200	+5% above national
28	Peoria, IL	$59,170	90	+5% above national
29	Asheville, NC	$59,030	30	+4% above national
30	Champaign-Urbana, IL	$59,030	190	+4% above national
31	St. Cloud, MN	$59,030	50	+4% above national
32	Eau Claire, WI	$58,510	60	+4% above national
33	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$58,510	30	+4% above national
34	Madison, WI	$58,510	210	+4% above national
35	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$58,510	480	+4% above national
36	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$58,360	150	+3% above national
37	Fresno, CA	$58,360	200	+3% above national
38	Omaha, NE-IA	$58,360	540	+3% above national
39	Johnstown, PA	$58,230	90	+3% above national
40	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$58,000	70	+3% above national
41	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$57,950	1,640	+3% above national
42	El Paso, TX	$57,950	160	+3% above national
43	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$57,950	320	+3% above national
44	Casper, WY	$57,930	50	+2% above national
45	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$57,680	160	+2% above national
46	Amarillo, TX	$57,490	130	+2% above national
47	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$57,490	80	+2% above national
48	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$57,490	580	+2% above national
49	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$57,490	200	+2% above national
50	Baton Rouge, LA	$57,490	270	+2% above national
51	Bismarck, ND	$57,490	90	+2% above national
52	Cedar Rapids, IA	$57,490	120	+2% above national
53	Charleston, WV	$57,490	390	+2% above national
54	Columbia, MO	$57,490	110	+2% above national
55	Corpus Christi, TX	$57,490	90	+2% above national
56	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$57,490	110	+2% above national
57	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$57,490	2,680	+2% above national
58	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$57,490	140	+2% above national
59	Evansville, IN	$57,490	150	+2% above national
60	Fort Wayne, IN	$57,490	120	+2% above national
61	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$57,490	730	+2% above national
62	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$57,490	810	+2% above national
63	Kansas City, MO-KS	$57,490	1,450	+2% above national
64	Knoxville, TN	$57,490	520	+2% above national
65	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$57,490	460	+2% above national
66	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$57,490	5,290	+2% above national
67	Macon-Bibb County, GA	$57,490	190	+2% above national
68	Medford, OR	$57,490	60	+2% above national
69	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$57,490	1,820	+2% above national
70	Missoula, MT	$57,490	70	+2% above national
71	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$57,490	10,120	+2% above national
72	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$57,490	80	+2% above national
73	Pittsburgh, PA	$57,490	1,770	+2% above national
74	Portland-South Portland, ME	$57,490	370	+2% above national
75	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$57,490	630	+2% above national
76	Redding, CA	$57,490	50	+2% above national
77	Reno, NV	$57,490	200	+2% above national
78	Roanoke, VA	$57,490	250	+2% above national
79	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$57,490	1,240	+2% above national
80	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$57,490	880	+2% above national
81	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$57,490	1,510	+2% above national
82	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$57,490	160	+2% above national
83	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$57,490	80	+2% above national
84	Springfield, MO	$57,490	230	+2% above national
85	Toledo, OH	$57,490	100	+2% above national
86	Tulsa, OK	$57,490	320	+2% above national
87	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$57,490	370	+2% above national
88	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$57,490	2,590	+2% above national
89	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$57,490	40	+2% above national
90	Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$57,490	80	+2% above national
91	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$57,490	40	+2% above national
92	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$57,490	70	+2% above national
93	Boise City, ID	$57,010	210	+1% above national
94	Mankato, MN	$57,010	40	+1% above national
95	Traverse City, MI	$56,970	110	+1% above national
96	Yakima, WA	$56,970	40	+1% above national
97	Tallahassee, FL	$56,580	200	same as national
98	Bangor, ME	$56,530	110	same as national
99	Columbus, OH	$56,530	960	same as national
100	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$56,530	1,690	same as national
101	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$56,530	90	same as national
102	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$56,530	1,660	same as national
103	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$56,530	740	same as national
104	Rochester, NY	$56,530	530	same as national
105	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$56,530	730	same as national
106	Springfield, IL	$56,530	140	same as national
107	Urban Honolulu, HI	$56,530	420	same as national
108	Worcester, MA	$56,530	400	same as national
109	Youngstown-Warren, OH	$56,530	90	same as national
110	Midland, TX	$56,490	70	same as national
111	Abilene, TX	$56,450	90	same as national
112	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$56,450	650	same as national
113	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$56,450	420	same as national
114	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$56,450	260	same as national
115	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$56,450	200	same as national
116	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$56,450	5,450	same as national
117	Cleveland, OH	$56,450	1,140	same as national
118	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$56,450	180	same as national
119	Green Bay, WI	$56,450	120	same as national
120	Greensboro-High Point, NC	$56,450	1,250	same as national
121	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$56,450	540	same as national
122	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$56,450	60	same as national
123	Johnson City, TN	$56,450	60	same as national
124	Lancaster, PA	$56,450	340	same as national
125	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$56,450	740	same as national
126	Montgomery, AL	$56,450	260	same as national
127	Oklahoma City, OK	$56,450	470	same as national
128	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$56,450	870	same as national
129	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$56,450	110	same as national
130	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$56,450	1,110	same as national
131	Tucson, AZ	$56,450	230	same as national
132	Jacksonville, FL	$56,160	1,380	1% below national
133	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$56,160	660	1% below national
134	Albuquerque, NM	$55,410	380	2% below national
135	Altoona, PA	$55,410	60	2% below national
136	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$55,410	1,390	2% below national
137	Billings, MT	$55,410	150	2% below national
138	Birmingham, AL	$55,410	680	2% below national
139	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$55,410	350	2% below national
140	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$55,410	1,370	2% below national
141	Columbia, SC	$55,410	510	2% below national
142	Gainesville, FL	$55,410	80	2% below national
143	Grand Junction, CO	$55,410	80	2% below national
144	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$55,410	970	2% below national
145	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$55,410	750	2% below national
146	Lincoln, NE	$55,410	70	2% below national
147	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$55,410	1,040	2% below national
148	Mobile, AL	$55,410	210	2% below national
149	Muncie, IN	$55,410	40	2% below national
150	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$55,410	810	2% below national
151	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$55,410	430	2% below national
152	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$55,410	1,160	2% below national
153	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$55,410	3,050	2% below national
154	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$55,410	810	2% below national
155	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$55,410	510	2% below national
156	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$55,410	310	2% below national
157	Syracuse, NY	$55,410	440	2% below national
158	Jackson, MS	$54,890	300	3% below national
159	Lafayette, LA	$54,890	90	3% below national
160	Fayetteville, NC	$54,700	500	3% below national
161	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$54,700	960	3% below national
162	Akron, OH	$54,370	260	4% below national
163	Colorado Springs, CO	$54,370	230	4% below national
164	Flint, MI	$54,370	40	4% below national
165	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$54,370	1,500	4% below national
166	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$54,370	2,610	4% below national
167	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$54,370	230	4% below national
168	St. Louis, MO-IL	$54,370	1,480	4% below national
169	Huntsville, AL	$54,360	50	4% below national
170	Anchorage, AK	$53,350	220	6% below national
171	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$53,350	1,990	6% below national
172	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$53,350	1,400	6% below national
173	Richmond, VA	$53,350	1,170	6% below national
174	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$52,870	2,880	6% below national
175	Springfield, MA	$51,040	1,170	10% below national
176	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$47,380	1,330	16% below national

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