The median annual wage for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is $58,510 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $60,780.
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 $28.13 per hour. An estimated 480 people work as postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
| Median (annual) | $58,510 |
| Mean (annual) | $60,780 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.13 |
| 10th percentile | $42,600 |
| 90th percentile | $74,150 |
| Employment | 480 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.