Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Illinois

Local pay for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Illinois, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.

SOC 43-5053

$58,300

median pay, Illinois

5,370

employed in Illinois

-0.3%

vs U.S. median

-8.4%

growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)

What postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators earn in Illinois

Illinois · annual wage · OEWS May 2025

Half of postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Illinois earn between $48,880 and $75,030 a year; the U.S. median is $58,470.

$42,600

P10

$48,880

P25

$58,300

MEDIAN

$75,280

P90

Pay by metro in Illinois

Peoria, IL

$60,530

Champaign, IL

$59,490

Springfield, IL

$58,470

Chicago, IL

$58,300

$40k $60k $80k

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