Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay range in Virginia Beach
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,280 or more. The middle half of postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Virginia Beach earn between $54,180 and $68,670.
- $49K10th
- $54K25th
- $59KMedian
- $69K75th
- $75K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $61,000 | $5,083 | $29.33 |
| Median | $59,490 | $4,958 | $28.60 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $54,180 | $4,515 | $26.05 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $68,670 | $5,722 | $33.01 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary after taxes in Virginia Beach
On the average salary of $61,000, a single filer in Virginia Beach takes home about $48,500 a year, or $4,042 a month and $1,865 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.
The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:
| State | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Working in NC | $49,268 | $4,106 |
| Working in VA | $48,500 | $4,042 |
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
Is Virginia Beach a good place for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Virginia Beach area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $61,000 buys what about $62,282 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Virginia Beach ($49,430). A typical home costs $373,678, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in other Virginia cities
Virginia Beach ranks 1st of 3 Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
All Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salaries in Virginia
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 Virginia Beach: questions
How much do postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators make an hour in Virginia Beach?
$29.33 an hour on average, and $28.60 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators salary in Virginia Beach?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $54,180, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators take-home pay in Virginia Beach?
About $48,500 a year ($4,042 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,000.
Do postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators earn more in Virginia Beach than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (47260). 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).
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.64, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.64).
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