How does Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay in Illinois compare to the national average?

Illinois Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salaries are in line with the US national median of $56,530 per year.

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

SOC 43-5053 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Illinois is $56,450 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $27.14 per hour. This is roughly in line with the national median of $56,530. 5,920 people work as Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Illinois. Wages have declined 6% since 2019, when the median was $60,140.

Median Annual Salary

$56,450

Mean Annual

$58,190

Median Hourly

$27.14

Total Employed

5,920

Salary Distribution

$43k

10th

$46k

25th

$56k

Median

$73k

75th

$74k

90th

How This Compares

Illinois

$56,450

this metro

United States

$56,530

you earn +-0% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$56,450	$58,190	5,920
2023	$53,440	$56,140	6,350
2022	$49,130	$52,780	6,500
2021	$47,280	$50,550	6,200
2020	$48,210	$49,780	6,320
2019	$60,140	$51,270	5,510

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