SOC 43-5071 · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Salary in Wenatchee, WA

The average salary for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Wenatchee, Washington is $47,690 a year ($22.93 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,210: half of the 220 people in this job in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($46,810).

$47,690average per year

$22.93 / hourMedian $46,210Take-home ≈ $40,499

  • $37K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

220people in this job
+2%vs U.S. average
#10 of 11Washington metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay range in Wenatchee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,740 or more. The middle half of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Wenatchee earn between $38,750 and $52,920.

  • $37K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,690$3,974$22.93
Median$46,210$3,851$22.22
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,750$3,229$18.63
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,920$4,410$25.44

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay in Wenatchee vs. Washington and the U.S.

Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Wenatchee earn 17% less than the Washington average ($57,510) and about the same as the U.S. average ($46,810). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $45,260.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Wenatchee$47,690$46,210$37,090$61,740220
Washington$57,510$51,590$38,930$93,21019,500
United States$46,810$45,260$34,650$62,190816,870

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks salary after taxes in Wenatchee

On the average salary of $47,690, a single filer in Wenatchee takes home about $40,499 a year, or $3,375 a month and $1,558 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Wenatchee a good place for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wenatchee area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.9), so the average $47,690 buys what about $45,920 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Wenatchee ($49,290). A typical home costs $523,629, or 11.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks salary in other Washington cities

Wenatchee ranks 10th of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($61,870).

All Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($61,870).

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks salary by city

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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks salary in Wenatchee: questions

How much do shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks make an hour in Wenatchee?

$22.93 an hour on average, and $22.22 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks salary in Wenatchee?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,090 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,750, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks take-home pay in Wenatchee?

About $40,499 a year ($3,375 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,690. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks earn more in Wenatchee than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($46,810).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5071; area Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA (48300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.83, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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