Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in California
Local pay for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in California, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 43-5053
$59,490
median pay, California
10,090
employed in California
+1.7%
vs U.S. median
-8.4%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators earn in California
California · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in California earn between $50,770 and $75,030 a year; the U.S. median is $58,470.
$47,440
P10
$50,770
P25
$59,490
MEDIAN
$75,280
P90
Pay by metro in California
$63,650
$61,710
$60,530
$60,200
$60,200
$60,200
$59,490
$59,490
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