SOC 43-5053 · Area 41700 · May 2025
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,440 | $22.81 |
| 25th percentile | $53,290 | $25.62 |
| Median | $58,470 | $28.11 |
| 75th percentile | $70,890 | $34.08 |
| 90th percentile | $75,280 | $36.19 |
| Average | $60,660 | $29.17 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 660. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $53,290 to $70,890 in 2025, a span of $17,600.
The area median is $2,080 (3.7%) above Texas's $56,390 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 11 other published areas
- This area's median is $3,120 (5.6%) above the $55,350 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $2,080 (3.7%) above the $56,390 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $670 (1.2%) above the $57,800 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $670 (1.2%) above the $57,800 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $520 (0.9%) above the $57,950 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is the same as the $58,470 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is the same as the $58,470 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is the same as the $58,470 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $1,020 (1.7%) below the $59,490 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $1,020 (1.7%) below the $59,490 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $3,100 (5.0%) below the $61,570 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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