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

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$60,530

Median hourly

$29

Average annual

$60,640

Employed in state

1.0K

The median annual salary for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators in Iowa is $60,530, or about $29 an hour. That is 4% higher than the national median.

Pay in Iowa ranges from $42,600 at the 10th percentile to $76,360 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 1.0K people work as postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in the state.

Pay distribution in Iowa

10th$42,600

25th$50,770

Median$60,530

75th$75,030

90th$76,360

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $29.10
Daily: $233
Weekly: $1,164
Bi-weekly: $2,328
Monthly: $5,044
Annual: $60,530

$60,530 a year is around the 50th percentile for Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operatorss in Iowa. The median is $60,530.

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators — Iowa
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$20.50	$42,600
25th percentile	$24.40	$50,770
Median	$29.10	$60,530
75th percentile	$36.10	$75,030
90th percentile	$36.70	$76,360
Average (mean)	$29.20	$60,640
Employment	1,040 people

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay by metro area in Iowa

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$61,570	60
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$60,530	840
Omaha, NE-IA	$59,490	520
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$58,470	100
Cedar Rapids, IA	$57,430	120

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