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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Salary in Illinois

What Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators earn in Illinois, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 9 counties.

Average in IL
$57,969
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
4 of 5
published states
Workers in state
6,830
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
9 counties

Pay by labor market in Illinois

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay by wage area in Illinois
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$58,300$46,228$17,851Cook County, IL

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Illinois counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1DeKalb County, IL$58,300$46,228$25,351
2Grundy County, IL$58,300$46,228$24,415
3Cook County, IL$58,300$46,228$17,851
4DuPage County, IL$58,300$46,228$17,851
5Lake County, IL$58,300$46,228$17,851
6Will County, IL$58,300$46,228$17,851
7Kane County, IL$58,300$46,228$17,851
8McHenry County, IL$58,300$46,228$17,851
9Kendall County, IL$58,300$46,228$17,731

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay in Illinois

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Illinois is $57,969, based on 6,830 workers. Among the 5 states with published data, that ranks number 4. The BLS national median for the occupation is $58,470, so Illinois averages 0.9% below it.

Published data for Illinois currently covers the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, with a local median wage of $58,300.

Cost of living for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Illinois

We compare 9 Illinois counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. DeKalb County, IL leaves the largest yearly margin, $25,351. Kendall County, IL leaves the smallest, $17,731. The median wage covers all four basics in 9 of the 9 counties.

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators are California ($60,221), New York ($59,166), New Jersey ($59,005) and Indiana ($55,630).

Frequently asked questions: Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Illinois

How much do Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators earn in Illinois?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $57,969.

Which Illinois county is best for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators?

DeKalb County, IL leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($25,351). Grundy County, IL follows at $24,415.