The median annual wage for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in District of Columbia is $67,830 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $62,300.
Pay spans roughly $42,600 at the 10th percentile to $74,150 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $32.61 per hour. An estimated 460 people work as postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in District of Columbia.
| Median (annual) | $67,830 |
| Mean (annual) | $62,300 |
| Median (hourly) | $32.61 |
| 10th percentile | $42,600 |
| 90th percentile | $74,150 |
| Employment | 460 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.