Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood

In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood (IN), the median pay for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators is $22.68 an hour ($47,170 a year). About 2,080 people work in this job there.

$22.68Median hourly pay

$45,530–$58,470Middle half of workers, yearly

2,080People in this job in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood (IN)

That is 19% lower than the U.S. median ($58,470). It is 3% lower than the Indiana median ($48,880).

Pay range for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood (IN)

Earns more than	Hourly	Yearly
10% of workers	$19.02	$39,560
25% of workers	$21.89	$45,530
Half of workers (median)	$22.68	$47,170
75% of workers	$28.11	$58,470
90% of workers	$36.07	$75,030

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay in Indiana metro areas

Metro area	Median yearly pay	People in this job
Evansville	$60,530	130
South Bend-Mishawaka	$58,780	80
Fort Wayne	$58,470	110
Muncie	$58,390	30
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood (this page)	$47,170	2,080

Indiana unemployment rate: 3.3% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

Typical education to start: No formal educational credential (BLS)
Related work experience most have: None (O*NET)
Training on the job: Short-term on-the-job training (BLS)
Job outlook: -5.3% over ten years, declining · about 7,300 openings a year (BLS)

Related jobs in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood (IN)

Job	Median yearly pay
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,180
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,120
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$48,650
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,040
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$57,510
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,810
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$62,070
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$50,060

Other job titles for this job

Distribution ClerkMail HandlerAutomation ClerkComputer Forwarding System Markup ClerkCFS Markup ClerkDead Mail CheckerDistribution HandlerFile Conversion OperatorFlat Sorter OperatorFlat Sorter ProcessorFlat Sorting Machine ClerkFSM Clerk

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