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

What Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators earn in New Jersey, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 12 counties.

Average in NJ
$59,005
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
2 of 2
published states
Workers in state
12,720
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
12 counties

Pay by labor market in New Jersey

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay by wage area in New Jersey
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$59,490$48,190$16,864Bergen County, NJ

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in New Jersey counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Ocean County, NJ$59,490$48,190$18,544
2Monmouth County, NJ$59,490$48,190$18,544
3Essex County, NJ$59,490$48,190$18,508
4Union County, NJ$59,490$48,190$18,508
5Morris County, NJ$59,490$48,190$18,508
6Sussex County, NJ$59,490$48,190$18,508
7Bergen County, NJ$59,490$48,190$16,864
8Passaic County, NJ$59,490$48,190$16,864
9Middlesex County, NJ$59,490$48,190$15,472
10Somerset County, NJ$59,490$48,190$15,472
11Hunterdon County, NJ$59,490$48,190$15,472
12Hudson County, NJ$59,490$48,190$10,540

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in New Jersey is $59,005, based on 12,720 workers. Among the 2 states with published data, that ranks number 2. The BLS national median for the occupation is $58,470, so New Jersey averages 0.9% above it.

Published data for New Jersey currently covers the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, with a local median wage of $59,490.

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

We compare 12 New Jersey counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin, $18,544. Hudson County, NJ leaves the smallest, $10,540. The median wage covers all four basics in 12 of the 12 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 New York ($59,166).

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

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $59,005.

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

Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($18,544). Monmouth County, NJ follows at $18,544.