Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Salary in Kansas

In Kansas we have BLS pay data for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Wichita only, where the average is $65,800 a year. Statewide, BLS puts the postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators average at $55,710 and the median at $54,540 for 870 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $59,430.

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators average salary by city in Kansas

Wichita$65,800

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Wichita	$65,800	$66,750	$59,490	$52,178	89

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in other states

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary by city and state

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Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5053.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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