The median annual wage for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $57,950 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $59,880.
Pay spans roughly $44,160 at the 10th percentile to $74,050 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.86 per hour. An estimated 1,640 people work as postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
| Median (annual) | $57,950 |
| Mean (annual) | $59,880 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.86 |
| 10th percentile | $44,160 |
| 90th percentile | $74,050 |
| Employment | 1,640 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.