SOC 43-5071 · Gettysburg, PA metro

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Salary in Gettysburg, PA

The average salary for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is $44,560 a year ($21.42 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,340: half of the 170 people in this job in the Gettysburg, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($46,810).

$44,560average per year

$21.42 / hourMedian $44,340Take-home ≈ $36,616

  • $35K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $57K90th

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

170people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#11 of 16Pennsylvania metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay range in Gettysburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,760 or more. The middle half of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Gettysburg earn between $38,100 and $47,650.

  • $35K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $57K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,560$3,713$21.42
Median$44,340$3,695$21.32
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,100$3,175$18.32
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,650$3,971$22.91

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

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay in Gettysburg vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Gettysburg earn 5% less than the Pennsylvania average ($46,980) and 5% less than 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
Gettysburg$44,560$44,340$35,130$56,760170
Pennsylvania$46,980$45,780$34,640$61,42030,940
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 Gettysburg

On the average salary of $44,560, a single filer in Gettysburg takes home about $36,616 a year, or $3,051 a month and $1,408 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the Gettysburg area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.4), so the average $44,560 buys what about $46,719 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Gettysburg ($46,610). A typical home costs $337,387, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Gettysburg ranks 11th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Reading pays the most ($48,520).

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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 Gettysburg: questions

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

$21.42 an hour on average, and $21.32 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,100, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $36,616 a year ($3,051 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,560. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

The average here is 5% less than 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 Gettysburg, PA (23900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.99, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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