SOC 43-5071 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Salary in Phoenix, AZ

The average salary for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Phoenix, Arizona is $47,440 a year ($22.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,840: half of the 15,790 people in this job in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 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).

$47,440average per year

$22.81 / hourMedian $45,840Take-home ≈ $39,506

  • $37K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $62K90th

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

15,790people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
#2 of 7Arizona metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay range in Phoenix

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,170 or more. The middle half of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Phoenix earn between $39,380 and $52,000.

  • $37K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $62K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,440$3,953$22.81
Median$45,840$3,820$22.04
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,380$3,282$18.93
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,000$4,333$25.00

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

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay in Phoenix vs. Arizona and the U.S.

Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Phoenix earn about the same as the Arizona average ($46,750) and about the same as the U.S. average ($46,810). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $45,260.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Phoenix$47,440$45,840$36,670$62,17015,790
Arizona$46,750$45,410$36,120$62,06020,280
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 Phoenix

On the average salary of $47,440, a single filer in Phoenix takes home about $39,506 a year, or $3,292 a month and $1,519 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Phoenix area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $47,440 buys what about $45,917 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Phoenix ($51,380). A typical home costs $448,352, or 9.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Phoenix ranks 2nd of 7 Arizona metro areas for this job; Flagstaff pays the most ($49,740).

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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 Phoenix: questions

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

$22.81 an hour on average, and $22.04 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,380, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $39,506 a year ($3,292 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,440.

Do shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks earn more in Phoenix 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (38060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.27, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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