SOC 43-5053 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators make in Youngstown-Warren, OH?
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 Youngstown-Warren, OH is $59,490. The 10th percentile is $50,620 and the 90th percentile is $75,030. Employment is 80.
Median annual wage
$59,490
- 10th percentile
- $50,620
- 25th percentile
- $55,890
- Median
- $59,490
- 75th percentile
- $63,650
- 90th percentile
- $75,030
- Mean
- $60,190
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 $50,620 and the 90th percentile is $75,030. The difference is $24,410, which is 41.0% 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 $55,890 to the 75th at $63,650, covers $7,760.
The mean annual wage is $60,190, which sits above the median of $59,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Youngstown-Warren, OH median is 1.7% 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 $68,071, which is 16.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.7% higher than the Ohio median of $58,470.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Youngstown-Warren, OH is 87.394, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators at $68,071 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators. Youngstown-Warren, OH ranks 2nd of 11 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).).
- Akron, OH is 31 miles away, with a median of $56,390 and employment of 230. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,394, against $68,071 here.
- Cleveland, OH is 47 miles away, with a median of $58,470 and employment of 980. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,253, against $68,071 here.
- Pittsburgh, PA is 69 miles away, with a median of $58,470 and employment of 1,690. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,761, against $68,071 here.
Employment share
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Youngstown-Warren, OH (80 of 160,160). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (105,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.74 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 Youngstown-Warren, OH · 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 Youngstown-Warren, OH?
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 Youngstown-Warren, OH is $59,490. The 10th percentile is $50,620 and the 90th percentile is $75,030. Employment is 80.
How does that compare with the national median for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators?
The local median is 1.7% higher than the national median of $58,470.
What is Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay in Youngstown-Warren, OH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Youngstown-Warren, OH is 87.394, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $59,490 is $68,071. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Youngstown-Warren, OH compare with nearby metros for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators?
Akron, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 31 miles away, at $56,390. Youngstown-Warren, OH ranks 2nd of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.