Profession
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.
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United Kingdom
Salary data
Official salary rows can differ by local occupation, year and gender.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom2024
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengersSOC 2020 9211
GroupAll
Median31,770 GBP
Average31,203 GBP
Middle 50%27,114 GBP - 36,677 GBP
Decile range18,839 GBP - 41,732 GBP
Bottom decile18,839 GBP
Top decile41,732 GBP
🇬🇧 East2024
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengersSOC 2020 9211
GroupAll
Median32,186 GBP
Average30,572 GBP
Middle 50%N/A
🇬🇧 East Midlands2024
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengersSOC 2020 9211
GroupAll
Median31,884 GBP
Average32,388 GBP
Middle 50%N/A
🇬🇧 London2024
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengersSOC 2020 9211
GroupAll
Median36,822 GBP
Average36,698 GBP
Middle 50%N/A
🇬🇧 North East2024
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengersSOC 2020 9211
GroupAll
Median30,317 GBP
Average31,198 GBP
Middle 50%N/A
🇬🇧 North West2024
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengersSOC 2020 9211
GroupAll
Median30,948 GBP
Average30,595 GBP
Middle 50%N/A
🇬🇧 Scotland2024
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengersSOC 2020 9211
GroupAll
Median31,221 GBP
Average29,657 GBP
Middle 50%N/A
🇬🇧 South East2024
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengersSOC 2020 9211
GroupAll
Median32,342 GBP
Average31,265 GBP
Middle 50%N/A
🇬🇧 South West2024
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengersSOC 2020 9211
GroupAll
Median31,175 GBP
Average31,288 GBP
Middle 50%N/A
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Sources
- ONS ASHE Tables 14/15 2024 revised2024 - SOC 2020
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