SOC 43-5053 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators make in Medford, OR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Medford, OR is $60,200. The 10th percentile is $48,880 and the 90th percentile is $75,280. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$60,200

10th percentile
$48,880
25th percentile
$56,390
Median
$60,200
75th percentile
$69,850
90th percentile
$75,280
Mean
$62,380

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators, the published 10th percentile is $48,880 and the 90th percentile is $75,280. The difference is $26,400, which is 43.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $56,390 to the 75th at $69,850, covers $13,460.

The mean annual wage is $62,380, which sits above the median of $60,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Medford, OR median is 3% higher than the national median of $58,470 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,350, which is 1.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4% higher than the Oregon median of $57,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Medford, OR is 101.433, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators at $59,350 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Medford, OR ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Eugene-Springfield, OR is 105 miles away, with a median of $59,490 and employment of 120. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,572, against $59,350 here.
  • Redding, CA is 119 miles away, with a median of $59,490 and employment of 40. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,086, against $59,350 here.

Employment share

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Medford, OR (60 of 89,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (105,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators make in Medford, OR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Medford, OR is $60,200. The 10th percentile is $48,880 and the 90th percentile is $75,280. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators?

The local median is 3% higher than the national median of $58,470.

What is Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay in Medford, OR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Medford, OR is 101.433, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $60,200 is $59,350. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Medford, OR compare with nearby metros for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators?

Eugene-Springfield, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 105 miles away, at $59,490. Medford, OR ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.