SOC 43-5071 · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Salary in Beaumont, TX

The average salary for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Beaumont, Texas is $44,920 a year ($21.60 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,610: half of the 830 people in this job in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($46,810).

$44,920average per year

$21.60 / hourMedian $41,610Take-home ≈ $38,273

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $64K90th

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

830people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#5 of 26Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay range in Beaumont

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,730 or more. The middle half of shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Beaumont earn between $35,740 and $50,210.

  • $31K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $64K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,920$3,743$21.60
Median$41,610$3,468$20.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,740$2,978$17.18
Experienced (75th percentile)$50,210$4,184$24.14

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

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay in Beaumont vs. Texas and the U.S.

Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Beaumont earn about the same as the Texas average ($43,760) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($46,810). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $45,260.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Beaumont$44,920$41,610$31,360$63,730830
Texas$43,760$42,190$31,030$58,94087,280
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 Beaumont

On the average salary of $44,920, a single filer in Beaumont takes home about $38,273 a year, or $3,189 a month and $1,472 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 Beaumont a good place for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Beaumont area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $44,920 buys what about $49,886 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Beaumont ($48,630). A typical home costs $185,608, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Beaumont ranks 5th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($45,850).

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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).

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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks salary in Beaumont: questions

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

$21.60 an hour on average, and $20.01 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,360 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,740, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $38,273 a year ($3,189 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,920. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (13140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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 0.97, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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