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

In South Dakota we have BLS pay data for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Sioux Falls only, where the average is $62,250 a year. Statewide, BLS puts the postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators average at $62,850 and the median at $61,570 for 210 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 South Dakota

Sioux Falls$62,250

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Sioux Falls	$62,250	$60,530	$53,810	$52,198	91

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; South Dakota has no state income tax. 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

More about pay in South Dakota

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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