Highest-paying Cities for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

The top 100 highest paying cities for shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $48,090, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California is the highest paying city for shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks. It is followed by Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington (average annual salary $46,580). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$48,090	$35,040	790
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$46,580	$36,130	11,920
3	Longview, Washington	$46,550	$34,470	320
4	Napa, California	$46,270	$37,380	450
5	Fairbanks, Alaska	$45,980	$35,770	80
6	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$45,750	$32,930	250
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$45,750	$37,380	4,570
8	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$45,740	$31,230	180
9	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$45,650	$36,960	9,590
10	Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana	$45,590	$32,080	2,450
11	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$45,150	$31,120	250
12	Midland, Michigan	$45,140	$32,090	190
13	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$44,920	$28,020	310
14	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$44,730	$34,830	11,660
15	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$44,300	$34,460	9,960
16	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$44,290	$33,240	270
17	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$44,220	$35,360	490
18	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$43,950	$31,840	1,550
19	Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$43,950	$29,340	220
20	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$43,830	$31,840	27,150
21	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$43,830	$29,730	1,140
22	Worcester, Massachusetts	$43,730	$33,710	1,430
23	Anchorage, Alaska	$43,540	$32,500	450
24	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$43,480	$30,910	150
25	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$43,460	$35,030	1,090
26	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$43,430	$30,620	340
27	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$43,380	$31,490	40,450
28	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$43,320	$34,350	290
29	Boulder, Colorado	$43,160	$32,710	1,230
30	Springfield, Massachusetts	$42,760	$33,490	1,550
31	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$42,460	$32,580	600
32	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$42,390	$33,960	360
33	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$42,360	$32,160	640
34	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$42,110	$32,690	610
35	Danville, Illinois	$42,070	$29,920	160
36	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$42,030	$30,940	800
37	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$41,910	$35,050	250
38	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$41,860	$31,200	640
39	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$41,860	$30,160	350
40	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$41,770	$31,720	1,200
41	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$41,680	$32,320	150
42	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$41,540	$29,110	60
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$41,360	$31,500	2,580
44	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$41,300	$29,720	720
45	Owensboro, Kentucky	$41,250	$25,520	420
46	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$41,240	$31,130	1,660
47	New Haven, Connecticut	$41,190	$30,520	1,340
48	Danbury, Connecticut	$40,840	$31,640	470
49	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	$40,680	$30,940	270
50	Midland, Texas	$40,620	$29,470	450
51	Iowa City, Iowa	$40,560	$28,350	370
52	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$40,440	$28,490	210
53	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$40,430	$34,360	480
54	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$40,370	$31,590	110
55	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$40,330	$31,600	810
56	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$40,330	$31,800	190
57	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$40,310	$29,870	600
58	Lewiston, Washington	$40,260	$29,980	150
59	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$40,200	$30,800	430
60	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$40,180	$31,500	9,610
61	Jackson, Tennessee	$40,130	$29,510	730
62	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$40,090	$32,180	150
63	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$40,070	$30,760	800
64	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$39,990	$32,120	7,190
65	Syracuse, New York	$39,950	$30,280	1,350
66	Waterbury, Connecticut	$39,920	$30,480	350
67	Mobile, Alabama	$39,900	$28,280	480
68	The Villages, Florida	$39,900	$27,100	140
69	Greeley, Colorado	$39,780	$30,840	650
70	Fargo, North Dakota	$39,750	$30,720	610
71	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$39,750	$30,470	6,580
72	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$39,720	$29,580	13,060
73	St Cloud, Minnesota	$39,710	$30,950	620
74	Rochester, Minnesota	$39,690	$32,580	320
75	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$39,670	$29,370	640
76	Bend, Oregon	$39,650	$31,840	560
77	Wausau, Wisconsin	$39,630	$30,650	440
78	Manchester, New Hampshire	$39,610	$29,570	650
79	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$39,610	$31,480	260
80	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$39,610	$31,230	1,090
81	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$39,590	$32,590	170
82	Albany, Oregon	$39,540	$30,920	260
83	Carson City, Nevada	$39,520	$29,280	210
84	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$39,480	$30,900	1,190
85	Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$39,470	$21,360	40
86	Rochester, New York	$39,440	$30,240	2,470
87	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$39,440	$31,930	3,040
88	Olympia, Washington	$39,420	$33,920	450
89	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$39,420	$28,850	1,370
90	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$39,410	$32,080	4,550
91	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$39,410	$28,820	910
92	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$39,400	$31,200	9,850
93	Glens Falls, New York	$39,370	$30,350	150
94	Columbus, Ohio	$39,350	$30,650	7,370
95	Bellingham, Washington	$39,340	$32,180	540
96	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$39,320	$29,950	2,540
97	Sioux City, South Dakota	$39,280	$29,740	590
98	Spokane, Washington	$39,270	$31,760	1,490
99	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$39,250	$28,860	880
100	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$39,250	$30,160	2,910

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