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

Tennessee Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salaries are 4% below the US national median of $56,530 per year.

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

SOC 43-5053 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Tennessee is $54,370 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $26.14 per hour. This is 4% below the national median of $56,530. 3,040 people work as Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Tennessee. Wages have declined 10% since 2019, when the median was $60,130.

Median Annual Salary

$54,370

Mean Annual

$55,730

Median Hourly

$26.14

Total Employed

3,040

Salary Distribution

$43k

10th

$44k

25th

$54k

Median

$65k

75th

$74k

90th

How This Compares

Tennessee

$54,370

this metro

United States

$56,530

you earn -4% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$54,370	$55,730	3,040
2023	$52,420	$54,370	3,000
2022	$49,130	$51,290	2,900
2021	$46,680	$50,080	2,570
2020	$51,160	$51,280	2,180
2019	$60,130	$50,360	2,200

Related Office and Administrative Support Occupations Jobs in Tennessee

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$65,660
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$64,760
Postal Service Clerks	$63,270
Brokerage Clerks	$61,300
Financial Clerks, All Other	$59,990
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,030

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