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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 51 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$56,530

Highest

$67,830

District of Columbia

Lowest

$53,350

Alaska

Total Employment

111,980

Salary by State

#StateMedian Salary
1District of Columbia$67,830
2Iowa$59,550
3Kansas$59,550
4New Jersey$59,550
5South Dakota$59,550
6Wyoming$59,550
7North Dakota$58,780
8Vermont$58,650
9Nebraska$58,510
10Arkansas$57,490
11California$57,490
12Connecticut$57,490
13Delaware$57,490
14Maine$57,490
15Michigan$57,490
16Minnesota$57,490
17Montana$57,490
18New York$57,490
19Oklahoma$57,490
20Rhode Island$57,490
21Texas$57,490
22Washington$57,490
23West Virginia$57,490
24Wisconsin$57,490
25Kentucky$57,140
26Colorado$56,530
27Idaho$56,530
28Massachusetts$56,530
29Arizona$56,450
30Hawaii$56,450
31Illinois$56,450
32Maryland$56,450
33Missouri$56,450
34New Hampshire$56,450
35Pennsylvania$56,450
36Virginia$56,450
37Florida$56,160
38South Carolina$56,160
39Ohio$55,850
40Alabama$55,410
41Indiana$55,410
42Louisiana$55,410
43Mississippi$55,410
44Nevada$55,410
45New Mexico$55,410
46Oregon$55,410
47Utah$55,410
48North Carolina$54,700
49Georgia$54,370
50Tennessee$54,370
51Alaska$53,350