Mail Production Operator pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 00640
- Class code
- 00640
- Pay scale group
- ST 03
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Mail Production Operator is $36,831 to $54,162 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 00640.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 10/30/2019.
What the state says the job is
This is work that involves the operation of high-volume, production-level mail insertion or sorting equipment in an agency centralized mail production facility. An employee in this job is responsible for operating computerized, high-volume mail insertion or sorting equipment to process barcoded letters and documents. Work involves preparing and adjusting equipment; reading and following instructions on job tickets/work orders; selecting, identifying, and entering individual job parameters; operating mail metering and addressing equipment; monitoring jobs to ensure all job pieces have processed correctly and to protect confidentiality of information; and performing routine maintenance, adjustments, and minor repairs to equipment. Work also includes submitting daily production reports and ensuring work is completed within scheduled deadlines.
Examples of the work
• Operates high-volume mail insertion equipment for processing time-sensitive and data-variable mail. • Operates automated mail/postage metering systems and mail sorting equipment. • Operates inkjet mail addressing systems with tabbing capabilities. • Uses folder equipment to fold materials of varying sizes. • Verifies the accuracy of processed mail by ensuring matching barcodes, correct number of pages and inserts, and visibility of mailing address. • Ensures job tickets/work orders are completed timely and accurately. • Performs routine maintenance, adjustments, and minor repairs to equipment. • Packs, seals, wraps, and labels materials for delivery.
Minimum qualifications
• One year as a Mail Production Assistant; or • One year of clerical experience; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.