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

National average: $59,426 · 51 states · BLS OEWS May 2025

StateMean Salary
District of Columbia$63,580
South Dakota$62,850
Vermont$62,580
New Jersey$62,250
Wyoming$61,790
California$61,530
Maine$61,420
Minnesota$61,360
Connecticut$61,320
Delaware$61,060
Washington$61,010
Nebraska$60,920
Michigan$60,850
Wisconsin$60,740
New York$60,690
Iowa$60,640
Colorado$60,490
Oregon$60,450
Maryland$60,450
Rhode Island$60,360
Massachusetts$60,320
Hawaii$60,290
North Dakota$60,290
West Virginia$60,250
Arkansas$60,020
New Hampshire$59,890
Montana$59,460
New Mexico$59,420
Ohio$59,390
Illinois$59,390
Pennsylvania$59,390
Oklahoma$59,370
Louisiana$59,310
South Carolina$59,230
Utah$59,140
Virginia$59,050
Alabama$58,770
Idaho$58,760
Florida$58,730
Missouri$58,680
Nevada$58,680
Mississippi$58,480
Texas$58,240
Kentucky$57,960
Tennessee$56,980
Arizona$56,670
North Carolina$56,620
Alaska$56,360
Georgia$56,260
Kansas$55,710
Indiana$53,940