Maryland

Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates 2020

Maryland Statewide
All-industry
Establishments reporting14
Estimated employment2,400
Employment RSE.00
Mean wage$25.32
Mean RSE2.29
Entry wage$18.09
Experienced wage$28.93
10th percentile wage$16.56
50th percentile wage$29.61
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators (43-5053)
Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Examine, sort, and route mail. Load, operate, and occasionally adjust and repair mail processing, sorting, and canceling machinery. Keep records of shipments, pouches, and sacks, and perform other duties related to mail handling within the postal service. Includes postal service mail sorters and processors employed by USPS contractors. Excludes Postal Service Clerks (43-5051) and Postal Service Mail Carriers (43-5052).
Median Wage History
  This Occupation   Compared to Occupational Group   Difference  
2020$29.61 $20.09  $9.52
2019$28.79+2.9%$19.53 +2.9%$9.26
2018$27.91+3.2%$18.93 +3.2%$8.97
2017$26.98+3.4%$18.31 +3.4%$8.67
2016$26.28+2.7%$17.83 +2.7%$8.45
  This Occupation   Compared to All Occupations   Difference  
2020$29.61 $23.44  $6.17
2019$28.79+2.9%$22.77 +2.9%$6.01
2018$27.91+3.2%$22.11 +3.0%$5.80
2017$26.98+3.4%$21.48 +2.9%$5.50
2016$26.28+2.7%$20.98 +2.4%$5.31
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
  Median Wage Employ- ment
Maryland Statewide $29.61 2,400
Highest Employment
  Median Wage Employ- ment
Maryland Statewide $29.61 2,400
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Last updated April 2021