SOC 43-5053 · Cheyenne, WY metro

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

The average salary for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Cheyenne, Wyoming is $61,060 a year ($29.36 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,110: half of the 50 people in this job in the Cheyenne, WY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($59,430).

$61,060average per year

$29.36 / hourMedian $59,110Take-home ≈ $51,242

  • $43K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Wyoming metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay range in Cheyenne

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,600 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 Cheyenne earn between $47,440 and $75,030.

  • $43K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$61,060$5,088$29.36
Median$59,110$4,926$28.42
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,440$3,953$22.81
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,030$6,252$36.07

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay in Cheyenne vs. Wyoming and the U.S.

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Cheyenne earn about the same as the Wyoming average ($61,790) and about the same as the U.S. average ($59,430). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $58,470.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Cheyenne$61,060$59,110$42,600$75,28050
Wyoming$61,790$60,530$45,530$75,280120
United States$59,430$58,470$45,530$75,280105,200

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary after taxes in Cheyenne

On the average salary of $61,060, a single filer in Cheyenne takes home about $51,242 a year, or $4,270 a month and $1,971 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Cheyenne a good place for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Cheyenne area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.5), so the average $61,060 buys what about $63,281 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Cheyenne ($51,540). A typical home costs $390,859, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Cheyenne ranks 1st of 2 Wyoming metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salaries in Wyoming

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).

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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in Cheyenne: questions

How much do postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators make an hour in Cheyenne?

$29.36 an hour on average, and $28.42 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators salary in Cheyenne?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,440, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators take-home pay in Cheyenne?

About $51,242 a year ($4,270 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,060. Wyoming has no state income tax.

Do postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators earn more in Cheyenne than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($59,430).

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 Cheyenne, WY (16940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.0%.
  • 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.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.46, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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