SOC 43-5053 · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro

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

The average salary for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Shreveport, Louisiana is $59,350 a year ($28.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,390: half of the 430 people in this job in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($59,430).

$59,350average per year

$28.54 / hourMedian $58,390Take-home ≈ $48,473

  • $47K10th
  • $54K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

430people in this job
-0%vs U.S. average
#3 of 4Louisiana metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay range in Shreveport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,030 or more. The middle half of postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Shreveport earn between $54,180 and $64,670.

  • $47K10th
  • $54K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$59,350$4,946$28.53
Median$58,390$4,866$28.07
Entry level (25th percentile)$54,180$4,515$26.05
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,670$5,389$31.09

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators pay in Shreveport vs. Louisiana and the U.S.

Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators in Shreveport earn about the same as the Louisiana average ($59,310) and about the same as the U.S. average ($59,430). At the median the gap is -0% against the U.S. median of $58,470.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Shreveport$59,350$58,390$47,440$75,030430
Louisiana$59,310$58,470$42,600$75,2501,200
United States$59,430$58,470$45,530$75,280105,200

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary after taxes in Shreveport

On the average salary of $59,350, a single filer in Shreveport takes home about $48,473 a year, or $4,039 a month and $1,864 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Shreveport a good place for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Shreveport area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.8), so the average $59,350 buys what about $70,016 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Shreveport ($44,820). A typical home costs $186,193, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in other Louisiana cities

Shreveport ranks 3rd of 4 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Baton Rouge pays the most ($61,640).

All Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salaries in Louisiana

Highest-paying cities for postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

Erie, PA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($66,250).

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Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators salary in Shreveport: questions

How much do postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators make an hour in Shreveport?

$28.54 an hour on average, and $28.07 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators salary in Shreveport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,440 a year and the 25th percentile is $54,180, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators take-home pay in Shreveport?

About $48,473 a year ($4,039 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $59,350.

Do postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators earn more in Shreveport than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($59,430).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5053; area Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (43340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.94, this job is 3.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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