Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay range in San Francisco
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,360 or more. The middle half of postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in San Francisco earn between $55,350 and $75,280.
- $49K10th
- $55K25th
- $64KMedian
- $75K75th
- $76K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $64,200 | $5,350 | $30.87 |
| Median | $63,650 | $5,304 | $30.60 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $55,350 | $4,612 | $26.61 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $75,280 | $6,273 | $36.19 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary after taxes in San Francisco
On the average salary of $64,200, a single filer in San Francisco takes home about $51,701 a year, or $4,308 a month and $1,989 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is San Francisco a good place for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the San Francisco area are 16% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 115.6), so the average $64,200 buys what about $55,530 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in San Francisco ($74,260). A typical home costs $1,149,215, or 17.9 years of this average salary before tax.
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in other California cities
San Francisco ranks 1st of 11 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
- San Francisco$64,200
- San Jose$63,020
- Santa Maria$63,000
- Sacramento$62,090
- Santa Rosa$62,050
- Redding$61,630
- San Diego$61,620
- Fresno$61,600
- Los Angeles$60,710
- Riverside$59,720
All Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salaries in California
Highest-paying cities for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
Erie, PA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($66,250).
- Erie, PA$66,250
- Wichita, KS$65,800
- Duluth, MN$65,750
- San Francisco, CA$64,200
- Burlington, VT$63,210
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary by city
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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in San Francisco: questions
How much do postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators make an hour in San Francisco?
$30.86 an hour on average, and $30.60 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators salary in San Francisco?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,350, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators take-home pay in San Francisco?
About $51,701 a year ($4,308 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,200. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators earn more in San Francisco than elsewhere?
The average here is 8% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($59,352).
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; area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (41860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.0%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.94, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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