SOC 43-5053 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators make in Oklahoma City, OK?
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 Oklahoma City, OK is $58,470. The 10th percentile is $42,600 and the 90th percentile is $75,210. Employment is 450.
Median annual wage
$58,470
- 10th percentile
- $42,600
- 25th percentile
- $50,770
- Median
- $58,470
- 75th percentile
- $68,810
- 90th percentile
- $75,210
- Mean
- $59,490
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators, the published 10th percentile is $42,600 and the 90th percentile is $75,210. The difference is $32,610, which is 55.8% 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 $50,770 to the 75th at $68,810, covers $18,040.
The mean annual wage is $59,490, which sits above the median of $58,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Oklahoma City, OK median is about the same as the national median of $58,470 for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,673, which is 10.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is about the same as the Oklahoma median of $58,470.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Oklahoma City, OK is 90.408, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators at $64,673 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Oklahoma City, OK ranks 3rd of 5 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).).
- Tulsa, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $57,430 and employment of 330. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,373, against $64,673 here.
- Wichita, KS is 153 miles away, with a median of $66,750 and employment of 210. That median is 14.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,046, against $64,673 here.
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 181 miles away, with a median of $56,390 and employment of 3,850. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,700, against $64,673 here.
Employment share
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Oklahoma City, OK (450 of 677,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (105,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Oklahoma City, OK · Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators make in Oklahoma City, OK?
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 Oklahoma City, OK is $58,470. The 10th percentile is $42,600 and the 90th percentile is $75,210. Employment is 450.
How does that compare with the national median for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators?
The local median is about the same as the national median of $58,470.
What is Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay in Oklahoma City, OK after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Oklahoma City, OK is 90.408, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $58,470 is $64,673. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Oklahoma City, OK compare with nearby metros for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators?
Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $57,430. Oklahoma City, OK ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.