Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Salary in the US
A shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks earns a national median of $45,260 a year (mean $46,810) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #659 of 825.
How much does a shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks earn in the US?
A shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in the United States earns a median of $45,260 a year (mean $46,810), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 11% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 816,870 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-5071), ranked #659 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$45,260
per year
Mean
$46,810
per year
Employment
816,870
US workers
National rank
#659
of 825 by median
What a shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks (SOC 43-5071) earns a median annual wage of $45,260 and a mean (average) of $46,810. The median is the midpoint — half of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks earn more and half earn less — and is 11% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks is $45,260, and the mean (average) is $46,810. The median is the midpoint — half of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks earn more and half earn less.
- How does shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks pay compare to the US average?
- At $45,260, a shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks earns 11% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 816,870 shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks employed nationally (SOC 43-5071), across all industries.
- Where does this shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 43-5071. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 43-5071 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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