Shipping And Receiving Clerk Salary

Average Yearly Salary

Updated May 18, 2020

$28,000

$23,000

$28,000

$33,000

Shipping and receiving clerks in the United States make an average salary of $28,195 per year or $13.56 per hour. People on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $23,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $33,000. If you like following the crowd, professional and manufacturing companies tend to attract the most workers in this field. But if you're in it for the money, then you'll want to seek out transportation, technology, and manufacturing companies, as employees in each industry have reported the highest salaries. As most things go, location can be critical. Maine, Washington, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island provide the highest shipping and receiving clerk salaries.

Best Paying Cities

Portland, ME

$34,767

Redmond, WA

$33,469

South San Francisco, CA

$32,006

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Map of Shipping And Receiving Clerk Salaries

The darker areas on the map show where Shipping And Receiving Clerks earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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Average Shipping And Receiving Clerk Salary By Location

While a shipping and receiving clerk can average a salary of $28,195 per year, or $13.56 per hour, there are many opportunities for shipping and receiving clerks to make more. For example, in Portland, ME you might make $34,767 per year. Other high-paying locations include Redmond, WA, South San Francisco, CA and Elizabeth, NJ. If you're in an entry-level position, your best bet is to move to Portland, ME where the average starting salary is $24,000. The highest paying states for shipping and receiving clerks include Maine, Washington and New Jersey. Meanwhile, Georgia, Nebraska, and Arkansas offer the lowest salaries.

City

Average Salary

Portland, ME

$34,767

$35k

Redmond, WA

$33,469

$33k

South San Francisco, CA

$32,006

$32k

Elizabeth, NJ

$31,108

$31k

Anchorage, AK

$30,511

$31k

New York, NY

$29,344

$29k

Cedar Rapids, IA

$28,419

$28k

Elk Grove Village, IL

$28,113

$28k

Tucson, AZ

$27,936

$28k

Portland, OR

$27,854

$28k

Average Shipping And Receiving Clerk Salary By Company

If you insist on knowing when your check is going to come and for how much, then you'd be better off working for companies like Federal-Mogul and UnitedHealth Group as they offer the highest salaries for shipping and receiving clerks.

Company

Average Salary

Federal-Mogul

$50,892

$51k

UnitedHealth Group

$36,314

$36k

General Dynamics

$35,150

$35k

Cash-Wa Distributing

$34,802

$35k

Medtronic

$34,439

$34k

United States Cold Storage

$34,430

$34k

Sun Chemical

$33,436

$33k

Coastal Sunbelt Produce

$33,411

$33k

American International Group

$33,342

$33k

Ken Garff Automotive Group

$33,276

$33k

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Average Shipping And Receiving Clerk Pay By Industry

The salary for a shipping and receiving clerk can vary depending on what industry the job is in. The highest salaries for shipping and receiving clerks tend to be found in transportation, technology, and manufacturing companies. In fact, shipping and receiving clerks can make a yearly salary of $29,147 while working for transportation companies.

Industry

Average Salary

Transportation

$29,147

$29k

Technology

$28,798

$29k

Manufacturing

$28,763

$29k

Retail

$27,708

$28k

Professional

$26,294

$26k