SOC 43-5071 · Jackson, TN metro

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Salary in Jackson, TN

The average salary for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Jackson, Tennessee is $45,470 a year ($21.86 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,320: half of the 650 people in this job in the Jackson, TN 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).

$45,470average per year

$21.86 / hourMedian $45,320Take-home ≈ $38,715

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $58K90th

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

650people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#3 of 10Tennessee metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay range in Jackson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,640 or more. The middle half of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Jackson earn between $38,640 and $47,670.

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $58K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,470$3,789$21.86
Median$45,320$3,777$21.79
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,640$3,220$18.58
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,670$3,972$22.92

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

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay in Jackson vs. Tennessee and the U.S.

Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Jackson earn about the same as the Tennessee average ($45,450) 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
Jackson$45,470$45,320$35,440$57,640650
Tennessee$45,450$44,920$33,380$61,05016,680
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 Jackson

On the average salary of $45,470, a single filer in Jackson takes home about $38,715 a year, or $3,226 a month and $1,489 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.

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

Prices in the Jackson area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.5), so the average $45,470 buys what about $53,168 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Jackson ($44,790). A typical home costs $208,153, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Jackson ranks 3rd of 10 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Nashville pays the most ($46,200).

All Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks salaries in Tennessee

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 Jackson: questions

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

$21.86 an hour on average, and $21.79 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,440 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $38,715 a year ($3,226 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,470. Tennessee has no state income tax.

Do shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks earn more in Jackson 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 Jackson, TN (27180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • 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.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.47, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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