SOC 43-5071 · Ann Arbor, MI metro

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Salary in Ann Arbor, MI

The average salary for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Ann Arbor, Michigan is $46,540 a year ($22.38 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,250: half of the 720 people in this job in the Ann Arbor, MI 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).

$46,540average per year

$22.38 / hourMedian $45,250Take-home ≈ $37,843

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $61K90th

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

720people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#3 of 15Michigan metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay range in Ann Arbor

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,920 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,480 or more. The middle half of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Ann Arbor earn between $37,960 and $49,770.

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $61K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,540$3,878$22.38
Median$45,250$3,771$21.75
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,960$3,163$18.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,770$4,148$23.93

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

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay in Ann Arbor vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Ann Arbor earn about the same as the Michigan average ($46,300) and about the same as the U.S. average ($46,810). At the median the gap is -0% against the U.S. median of $45,260.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Ann Arbor$46,540$45,250$35,920$61,480720
Michigan$46,300$45,140$35,200$61,17024,980
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 Ann Arbor

On the average salary of $46,540, a single filer in Ann Arbor takes home about $37,843 a year, or $3,154 a month and $1,456 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Ann Arbor area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $46,540 buys what about $46,134 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Ann Arbor ($55,380). A typical home costs $422,945, or 9.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Ann Arbor ranks 3rd of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($55,070).

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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 Ann Arbor: questions

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

$22.38 an hour on average, and $21.75 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,920 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,960, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $37,843 a year ($3,154 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,540.

Do shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks earn more in Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor, MI (11460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.62, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.62).

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