SOC 43-5071 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks make in Lewiston, ID-WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Lewiston, ID-WA is $37,490. The 10th percentile is $36,240 and the 90th percentile is $61,620. Employment is 180.

Median annual wage

$37,490

10th percentile
$36,240
25th percentile
$37,490
Median
$37,490
75th percentile
$47,250
90th percentile
$61,620
Mean
$43,690

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $36,240 and the 90th percentile is $61,620. The difference is $25,380, which is 67.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,490 to the 75th at $47,250, covers $9,760.

The mean annual wage is $43,690, which sits above the median of $37,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lewiston, ID-WA median is 17.2% lower than the national median of $45,260 for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,125, which is 9.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.5% lower than the Idaho median of $41,430.

Lewiston, ID-WA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Idaho, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lewiston, ID-WA is 91.160, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks at $41,125 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks. Lewiston, ID-WA ranks 8th of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Walla Walla, WA is 74 miles away, with a median of $55,960 and employment of 150. That median is 49.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,801, against $41,125 here.
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID is 99 miles away, with a median of $42,670 and employment of 390. That median is 13.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,411, against $41,125 here.
  • Kennewick-Richland, WA is 111 miles away, with a median of $46,870 and employment of 560. That median is 25% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,833, against $41,125 here.

Employment share

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks accounts for 0.63% of wage-and-salary employment in Lewiston, ID-WA (180 of 28,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.53% of employment (816,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.19 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks make in Lewiston, ID-WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Lewiston, ID-WA is $37,490. The 10th percentile is $36,240 and the 90th percentile is $61,620. Employment is 180.

How does that compare with the national median for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks?

The local median is 17.2% lower than the national median of $45,260.

What is Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay in Lewiston, ID-WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lewiston, ID-WA is 91.160, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,490 is $41,125. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lewiston, ID-WA compare with nearby metros for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks?

Walla Walla, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 74 miles away, at $55,960. Lewiston, ID-WA ranks 8th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.