SOC 43-5071 · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Salary in Davenport, IA

The average salary for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Davenport, Iowa is $46,770 a year ($22.49 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,260: half of the 860 people in this job in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,994).

$46,770average per year

$22.49 / hourMedian $46,260Take-home ≈ $38,594

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

860people in this job
-0%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 8Iowa metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay range in Davenport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,230 or more. The middle half of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Davenport earn between $38,370 and $53,050.

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,770$3,898$22.49
Median$46,260$3,855$22.24
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,370$3,198$18.45
Experienced (75th percentile)$53,050$4,421$25.50

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

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

On the average salary of $46,770, a single filer in Davenport takes home about $38,594 a year, or $3,216 a month and $1,484 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in IA$38,594$3,216
Working in IL$37,586$3,132

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.

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

Prices in the Davenport area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.1), so the average $46,770 buys what about $52,504 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Davenport ($48,550). A typical home costs $195,380, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Davenport ranks 8th of 8 Iowa metro areas for this job; Cedar Rapids pays the most ($50,860).

All Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks salaries in Iowa

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 Davenport: questions

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

$22.49 an hour on average, and $22.24 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,370, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $38,594 a year ($3,216 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,770. Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.

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

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,994).

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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL (19340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • 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). Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.91, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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