Salary by Metro

SOC 43-5071 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks wages by metro

National median annual wage

$45,260

10th percentile
$34,650
25th percentile
$38,200
Median
$45,260
75th percentile
$51,570
90th percentile
$62,190
Mean
$46,810

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 816,870.

That median is 11.2% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA12,520$40,410$56,370$100,780
Walla Walla, WA150$39,310$55,960$59,070
Kahului-Wailuku, HI120$43,240$55,950$69,810
Napa, CA330$42,070$55,520$73,930
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA290$38,980$54,910$71,640
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA4,210$42,690$54,640$75,250
Fairbanks-College, AK110$36,960$53,080$73,960
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA7,790$40,560$52,590$76,750
Longview-Kelso, WA330$39,110$51,740$61,690
Burlington-South Burlington, VT320$39,100$51,420$66,130
Urban Honolulu, HI1,070$37,760$50,530$87,130
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH10,140$39,360$49,980$68,910
Albany, OR290$35,210$49,820$68,430
Cheyenne, WY160$35,120$49,780$65,450
Lewiston-Auburn, ME270$38,390$49,530$73,350
Sheboygan, WI480$37,390$49,460$60,600
Jonesboro, AR540$32,950$49,390$52,630
Lawton, OK160$29,370$49,270$66,110
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA830$39,210$49,210$71,540
Boulder, CO1,110$38,660$49,200$71,290

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ38,970$36,310$46,550$66,490
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA33,250$36,900$45,980$63,190
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX29,670$32,730$44,310$61,270
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN26,030$37,150$47,740$64,680
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX22,670$31,200$41,590$58,890
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA16,280$34,350$44,850$62,890
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ15,790$36,670$45,840$62,170
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA15,120$37,970$44,520$60,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL14,060$30,780$40,960$61,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD13,820$35,360$46,140$62,450
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA12,520$40,410$56,370$100,780
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT10,550$37,830$39,050$49,870
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI10,300$35,770$46,310$64,630
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN10,280$37,240$48,650$61,030
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH10,140$39,360$49,980$68,910
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV9,810$36,390$47,620$73,920
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO9,380$37,590$47,320$69,460
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI9,040$37,090$48,390$63,400
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV8,170$35,620$40,830$56,330
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA7,790$40,560$52,590$76,750

States and territories

State estimates for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Washington19,500$38,930$51,590$93,210
District of Columbia680$41,910$49,660$71,530
Hawaii1,390$38,150$49,660$81,470
Massachusetts14,370$38,820$49,240$68,500
Vermont780$39,030$49,080$64,410
New Hampshire4,090$37,170$47,960$63,940
Alaska890$36,530$47,900$72,720
Minnesota13,210$36,530$47,890$62,770
Iowa7,170$35,990$47,590$62,420
Oregon11,210$36,780$47,540$65,120
Wisconsin20,980$36,290$47,490$62,070
Indiana27,600$36,490$47,320$61,050
Maryland13,980$36,150$47,280$63,090
Maine2,470$37,430$47,160$63,030
Colorado15,610$36,460$47,130$66,490
New York30,750$36,450$47,100$65,950
Illinois33,030$36,750$46,760$63,400
North Dakota1,520$35,710$46,730$65,370
California88,760$37,390$46,520$64,650
Connecticut6,480$37,360$45,810$63,430
Pennsylvania30,940$34,640$45,780$61,420
Rhode Island2,420$35,710$45,520$61,480
New Jersey29,440$34,540$45,440$65,260
Arizona20,280$36,120$45,410$62,060
Ohio35,880$35,510$45,270$60,740
Michigan24,980$35,200$45,140$61,170
Tennessee16,680$33,380$44,920$61,050
Virginia20,380$33,020$44,290$64,050
Delaware2,630$34,530$44,120$60,510
Kansas6,530$33,550$44,110$58,680
Nebraska5,670$34,910$44,110$57,960
South Dakota2,740$31,520$43,680$55,680
Georgia28,150$32,130$43,630$60,130
Montana1,560$33,280$43,590$59,300
Missouri11,650$33,290$43,480$60,780
South Carolina14,160$32,500$43,430$59,700
Nevada12,390$36,110$43,210$58,080
North Carolina20,150$32,570$43,040$58,980
Wyoming730$34,270$43,000$65,430
Kentucky16,130$31,980$42,830$58,840
Texas87,280$31,030$42,190$58,940
Idaho4,900$30,820$41,430$58,550
Oklahoma6,530$31,080$41,060$59,960
Florida44,040$30,990$40,700$60,580
Arkansas7,650$29,310$40,500$58,390
Louisiana7,650$29,250$40,180$61,690
West Virginia2,660$30,330$39,940$67,760
Utah15,750$35,650$39,050$53,960
Alabama7,720$29,870$38,940$56,160
New Mexico3,420$31,400$38,860$59,300
Mississippi11,330$30,310$38,620$55,810
Virgin Islands80$26,990$36,240$45,280
Guam630$23,560$32,360$53,790
Puerto Rico5,200$21,840$26,050$45,560

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks is $45,260. Employment is 816,870.

How does Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks is 11.2% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is highest on this page's list at $56,370.