Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary
58,470 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 43-5053
Half of all postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in the United States earn more than 58,470 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay451of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.53×48,880 USD – 75,030 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 48,880 USD |
| Median | 58,470 USD |
| Mean | 59,430 USD |
| Upper quartile | 75,030 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 43-5053 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
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Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov