What are the main factors that influence a Sort Supervisor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Sort Supervisor?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Sort Supervisor roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Sort Supervisor's salary?

A Sort Supervisor's salary grows with experience: starting around $80,305 for beginners, reaching about $82,375 at mid-level, and approach $87,570 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Sort Supervisor?

Sort Supervisor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Sort Supervisor roles are District of Columbia $93,069, California $92,716, Massachusetts $91,480. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Sort Supervisor roles make?

Salaries for Sort Supervisor level roles vary by specialization: Sort Manager: $113,014; Or Supervisor: $110,424; Revenue Supervisor: $110,400; Underwriting Supervisor: $104,478; Copywriting Supervisor: $103,702.

How do different companies affect a Sort Supervisor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Sort Supervisor roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Sort Supervisor Salary in the United States

How much does a Sort Supervisor make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Sort Supervisor in the United States is $84,058 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, a Sort Supervisor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,869
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,164 to $95,998
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,977

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,998	$8,000	$1,846	$46
Average	$84,058	$7,005	$1,616	$40
25th Percentile	$76,164	$6,347	$1,465	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Sort Supervisor Salaries

A Sort Supervisor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Sort Supervisor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Sort Supervisor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $80,305
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,880
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $82,375
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,287
Expert (over 8 years): $87,570

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Sort Supervisor	$80,305
Intermediate Level Sort Supervisor	$80,880
Senior Level Sort Supervisor	$82,375
Specialist Level Sort Supervisor	$85,287
Expert Level Sort Supervisor	$87,570

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How Do Sort Supervisor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Sort Supervisors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $93,069.
California: $92,716.
Massachusetts: $91,480.

District of Columbia $93,069

California $92,716

Massachusetts $91,480

Washington $91,144

New Jersey $91,110

Alaska $90,993

Connecticut $89,833

New York $89,362

Hawaii $87,857

Rhode Island $87,151

Maryland $86,672

Minnesota $86,016

Colorado $85,764

Illinois $85,680

Oregon $85,361

Delaware $85,125

New Hampshire $84,977

Virginia $84,646

Pennsylvania $83,680

Nevada $83,192

North Dakota $83,032

Michigan $82,780

Wisconsin $82,688

Vermont $82,503

Texas $81,990

Maine $81,956

Arizona $81,906

Ohio $81,847

Georgia $81,074

Indiana $80,687

Wyoming $80,611

Utah $80,494

Iowa $80,443

Kansas $80,040

Louisiana $79,922

North Carolina $79,880

Missouri $79,863

Florida $79,535

Montana $79,359

Nebraska $79,191

Kentucky $79,098

South Carolina $78,762

Tennessee $78,552

Idaho $78,468

New Mexico $77,854

Oklahoma $77,720

Alabama $77,224

South Dakota $76,392

Arkansas $75,938

West Virginia $75,694

Mississippi $74,963

Top Paying Cities for Sort Supervisors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $106,022
San Francisco: $104,861
Oakland: $102,651

San Jose, CA $106,022

San Francisco, CA $104,861

Oakland, CA $102,651

New York, NY $96,783

Paramus, NJ $95,607

Queens Village, NY $95,602

Passaic, NJ $95,522

Bergenfield, NJ $95,515

Stamford, CT $95,330

Huntington, NY $95,295

Newark, NJ $94,674

Bridgeport, CT $94,497

Vallejo, CA $94,330

New Brunswick, NJ $94,296

Petaluma, CA $94,246

Middlesex, NJ $94,086

Somerset, NJ $94,027

Santa Cruz, CA $93,918

Boston, MA $93,405

Monterey, CA $93,110

Seattle, WA $92,917

Santa Rosa, CA $92,901

Los Angeles, CA $92,875

Juneau, AK $92,657

Washington, DC $92,564

Orange, CA $92,265

Santa Ana, CA $92,043

Long Beach, CA $91,959

Anaheim, CA $91,942

Anchorage, AK $91,900

Santa Maria, CA $91,648

Everett, WA $91,631

Danbury, CT $91,336

Bremerton, WA $91,220

Tacoma, WA $90,917

New Suffolk, NY $90,915

Sacramento, CA $90,892

Santa Barbara, CA $90,799

Trenton, NJ $90,707

San Diego, CA $90,707

Brockton, MA $90,614

Fairbanks, AK $90,408

Lompoc, CA $90,194

Lowell, MA $90,126

Ventura, CA $90,110

Nashua, NH $90,093

Stockton, CA $90,085

Modesto, CA $89,471

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,286

Olympia, WA $89,126

Kennewick, WA $89,126

New Haven, CT $89,093

Lawrence, MA $88,790

Hartford, CT $88,706

Riverside, CA $88,689

New Bedford, MA $88,605

Richland, WA $88,605

Bakersfield, CA $88,488

San Bernardino, CA $88,454

New Britain, CT $88,446

Atlantic City, NJ $88,446

New London, CT $88,412

Norwich, CT $88,387

Portsmouth, NH $88,370

Boulder, CO $88,192

Portland, OR $88,076

Worcester, MA $88,067

Minneapolis, MN $87,807

Philadelphia, PA $87,689

Honolulu, HI $87,412

Saint Paul, MN $87,371

Vineland, NJ $87,353

Providence, RI $87,109

Chicago, IL $86,865

Bellingham, WA $86,764

Springfield, MA $86,697

Baltimore, MD $86,672

Chico, CA $86,462

Pittsfield, MA $86,235

Manchester, NH $86,075

Spokane, WA $85,705

Denver, CO $85,697

Albany, NY $85,302

Troy, NY $85,268

Nassau, NY $85,178

Schenectady, NY $85,092

Wilmington, DE $85,024

Burlington, VT $84,907

Salem, OR $84,873

Portland, ME $84,613

Yakima, WA $84,529

Rochester, MN $84,268

Reno, NV $84,226

Fresno, CA $84,226

Milwaukee, WI $84,150

Detroit, MI $84,066

Ann Arbor, MI $84,052

Allentown, PA $84,041

Colorado Springs, CO $83,898

Syracuse, NY $83,856

Carson City, NV $83,856

Houston, TX $83,738

Eugene, OR $83,696

Gary, IN $83,595

Springfield, OR $83,528

Bismarck, ND $83,511

Galveston, TX $83,453

Medford, OR $83,326

Fort Collins, CO $83,293

Concord, NH $83,251

Austin, TX $83,226

Mesa, AZ $83,049

Reading, PA $83,041

Phoenix, AZ $83,032

Dallas, TX $83,007

Saint Cloud, MN $82,926

Madison, WI $82,814

Utica, NY $82,587

Rochester, NY $82,452

Des Moines, IA $82,444

Raleigh, NC $82,435

Atlanta, GA $82,309

Battle Creek, MI $82,284

Salt Lake City, UT $82,259

Lancaster, PA $82,133

Harrisburg, PA $82,015

Kansas City, MO $81,931

Champaign, IL $81,914

Kansas City, KS $81,914

Fort Worth, TX $81,906

Columbus, OH $81,892

Boca Raton, FL $81,872

Pittsburgh, PA $81,839

Richmond, VA $81,805

Indianapolis, IN $81,788

Cleveland, OH $81,780

Las Vegas, NV $81,679

Cincinnati, OH $81,679

Petersburg, VA $81,553

Huntsville, AL $81,427

Lansing, MI $81,370

Lebanon, PA $81,360

Pueblo, CO $81,351

Appleton, WI $81,326

Buffalo, NY $81,292

Dayton, OH $81,267

Racine, WI $81,250

Charlotte, NC $81,242

Saint Louis, MO $81,217

York, PA $81,166

Elkhart, IN $81,166

Gastonia, NC $81,150

Billings, MT $81,130

Beaumont, TX $81,107

Lorain, OH $81,091

Benton Harbor, MI $81,074

Toledo, OH $81,057

Binghamton, NY $81,015

Rock Hill, SC $81,007

Rockford, IL $80,964

Springfield, IL $80,931

Elyria, OH $80,922

Fargo, ND $80,922

Flagstaff, AZ $80,864

Fort Lauderdale, FL $80,813

Duluth, MN $80,763

Miami, FL $80,763

Cheyenne, WY $80,704

Grand Forks, ND $80,704

Bangor, ME $80,519

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,427

Durham, NC $80,391

Louisville, KY $80,384

Grand Rapids, MI $80,368

Hialeah, FL $80,359

Casper, WY $80,242

Scranton, PA $80,141

New Orleans, LA $80,115

Virginia Beach, VA $80,107

Akron, OH $80,065

Peoria, IL $79,956

Sarasota, FL $79,939

Nashville, TN $79,880

Omaha, NE $79,880

Green Bay, WI $79,880

Baton Rouge, LA $79,838

Charleston, SC $79,821

Jamestown, NY $79,779

Davenport, IA $79,779

Tucson, AZ $79,737

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,687

Tampa, FL $79,670

Evansville, IN $79,620

Port Arthur, TX $79,620

Bradenton, FL $79,586

Santa Fe, NM $79,435

Orlando, FL $79,283

Clearwater, FL $79,258

Canton, OH $79,082

La Crosse, WI $79,082

Albuquerque, NM $79,031

Newport News, VA $79,023

High Point, NC $78,998

Ogden, UT $78,964

Corpus Christi, TX $78,897

Norfolk, VA $78,846

Laramie, WY $78,846

Rock Island, IL $78,796

Saginaw, MI $78,779

Jacksonville, FL $78,771

Salisbury, NC $78,754

Boise, ID $78,737

Moline, IL $78,695

Fort Myers, FL $78,670

Memphis, TN $78,653

Tulsa, OK $78,611

Waterloo, IA $78,560

Spartanburg, SC $78,476

Lincoln, NE $78,434

Fort Wayne, IN $78,418

Provo, UT $78,409

Cedar Falls, IA $78,308

San Antonio, TX $78,275

Greensboro, NC $78,241

South Bend, IN $78,233

Savannah, GA $78,140

Muskegon, MI $78,107

Birmingham, AL $78,098

Winston Salem, NC $78,057

Lake Charles, LA $77,854

Anderson, IN $77,838

Lexington, KY $77,812

Augusta, GA $77,787

Greenville, SC $77,787

Lima, OH $77,720

Wichita, KS $77,711

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,711

Columbia, SC $77,636

Springfield, OH $77,619

Asheville, NC $77,484

Bloomington, IN $77,426

Knoxville, TN $77,123

Shreveport, LA $77,115

Wilmington, NC $77,005

Roanoke, VA $77,005

Topeka, KS $76,854

Frankfort, KY $76,845

Oklahoma City, OK $76,787

Chillicothe, OH $76,753

Longview, TX $76,745

Melbourne, FL $76,736

Sioux Falls, SD $76,602

Mobile, AL $76,593

Terre Haute, IN $76,560

Altoona, PA $76,509

Amarillo, TX $76,451

Killeen, TX $76,425

Fayetteville, AR $76,358

Chattanooga, TN $76,333

Sioux City, IA $76,257

Idaho Falls, ID $76,240

Lynchburg, VA $76,173

Gainesville, FL $76,064

Portsmouth, OH $76,022

Little Rock, AR $76,005

Lafayette, LA $75,971

Youngstown, OH $75,971

Daytona Beach, FL $75,921

Clarksville, TN $75,913

Pensacola, FL $75,904

Temple, TX $75,898

Hopkinsville, KY $75,652

Erie, PA $75,635

Florence, SC $75,602

Charleston, WV $75,467

Great Falls, MT $75,425

Macon, GA $75,307

Tallahassee, FL $75,299

Fayetteville, NC $75,282

Waco, TX $75,265

Helena, MT $75,207

Pine Bluff, AR $75,175

Vincennes, IN $75,072

Lubbock, TX $75,038

Alamogordo, NM $74,988

Twin Falls, ID $74,912

Rapid City, SD $74,887

Jackson, MS $74,736

Huntington, WV $74,730

Greenville, MS $74,727

Parkersburg, WV $74,642

Montgomery, AL $74,627

Wichita Falls, TX $74,542

Springfield, MO $74,542

Biloxi, MS $74,500

Monroe, LA $74,416

Johnstown, PA $74,358

Sumter, SC $74,324

Columbus, GA $74,316

Pascagoula, MS $74,156

Abilene, TX $74,156

Kingsport, TN $73,937

Albany, GA $73,937

Gulfport, MS $73,912

Alexandria, LA $73,635

Fort Smith, AR $73,424

El Paso, TX $73,198

Las Cruces, NM $72,819

Harlingen, TX $72,606

Pocatello, ID $72,592

Florence, AL $72,483

Brownsville, TX $72,466

Mcallen, TX $72,290

Dothan, AL $72,172

Columbus, MS $71,673

Altus, OK $71,281

Lawton, OK $71,121

Pierre, SD $70,819

What Skills Can Increase a Sort Supervisor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 4.48% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Product Quality (Mentioned in 2.22% Job Postings): Product quality refers to how well a product satisfies customer needs, serves its purpose and meets industry standards. When evaluating product quality, businesses consider several key factors, including whether a product solves a problem, works efficiently or suits customers' purposes.
SOP (Mentioned in 1.08% Job Postings): SOP is A standard operating procedure is a set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out routine operations.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	4.48%
Product Quality	2.22%
SOP	1.08%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Sort Supervisor's salary.

Regulatory Compliance: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Regulatory Compliance	$91,623	9%
Collaboration	$89,942	7%
Coaching	$89,101	6%
Initiative	$89,101	6%
Safety Procedures	$89,101	6%
Process Improvement	$89,101	6%

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Sort Supervisor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Sort Supervisor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Sort Supervisor positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Sort Supervisor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Sort Supervisor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$100,869	$48.0	20%
Biotechnology	$96,666	$46.0	15%
Energy & Utilities	$96,666	$46.0	15%
Financial Services	$96,666	$46.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$92,464	$44.0	10%

Sort Supervisor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Sort Supervisor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$76,164

Average $84,058/year

$95,998

$6,347

Average $7,005/month

$8,000

$1,465

Average $1,616/week

$1,846

$37

Average $40/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,998	$8,000	$1,846	$46
Average	$84,058	$7,005	$1,616	$40
25th Percentile	$76,164	$6,347	$1,465	$37

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Salary Trends for Sort Supervisor

Salaries for a Sort Supervisor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $66,909 in 2023 to around $67,068 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Sort Supervisor salary trends, .

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2023

$66,909

2024

$67,391

2025

$67,068

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2023	$66,909
2024	$67,391
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