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Wages for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in CALIFORNIA

Location Pay Period 2023
Low Median High
United States Hourly $20.05 $25.69 $34.54
United States Yearly $41,700 $53,440 $71,840
California Hourly $20.05 $26.34 $34.57
California Yearly $41,700 $54,790 $71,910
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.58 $34.01 $34.57
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area Yearly $42,810 $70,740 $71,910
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.09 $29.13 $34.54
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Yearly $45,950 $60,590 $71,840
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.05 $27.66 $34.56
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Yearly $41,700 $57,530 $71,870
Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.05 $27.02 $34.57
Fresno, CA Metro Area Yearly $41,700 $56,200 $71,910
Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.05 $26.92 $34.54
Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area Yearly $41,700 $55,990 $71,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.05 $26.18 $34.57
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Yearly $41,700 $54,450 $71,910
North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $24.22 $26.18 $34.54
North Coast Region of California Balance of State Yearly $50,380 $54,450 $71,840
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.05 $26.18 $34.54
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Yearly $41,700 $54,450 $71,840
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.58 $26.18 $34.54
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area Yearly $42,810 $54,450 $71,840
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.05 $26.18 $34.54
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Yearly $41,700 $54,450 $71,840
Bakersfield, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.05 $25.69 $34.54
Bakersfield, CA Metro Area Yearly $41,700 $53,440 $71,840
Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.05 $25.69 $34.54
Redding, CA Metro Area Yearly $41,700 $53,440 $71,840
Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Chico, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Yearly N/A N/A N/A
El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
El Centro, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Madera, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Madera, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Merced, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Modesto, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Napa, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Salinas, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A
Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
Yuba City, CA Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A


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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Examine, sort, and route mail. Load, operate, and occasionally adjust and repair mail processing, sorting, and canceling machinery. Keep records of shipments, pouches, and sacks, and perform other duties related to mail handling within the postal service. Includes postal service mail sorters and processors employed by USPS contractors. Excludes “Postal Service Clerks” and “Postal Service Mail Carriers”.

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