The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $47,290, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $44,330). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $47,290 |
$36,960 | 730 |
| 2 | Washington | $44,330 |
$34,820 | 18,870 |
| 3 | Alaska | $43,920 |
$32,250 | 690 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $43,730 |
$34,430 | 15,090 |
| 5 | New York | $42,450 |
$31,780 | 34,700 |
| 6 | Illinois | $42,450 |
$31,130 | 32,650 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $42,420 |
$32,370 | 14,700 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $41,260 |
$31,170 | 7,570 |
| 9 | Vermont | $41,000 |
$30,870 | 1,520 |
| 10 | North Dakota | $40,570 |
$30,160 | 1,550 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $39,850 |
$30,350 | 4,990 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $39,790 |
$29,720 | 25,250 |
| 13 | Colorado | $39,630 |
$30,850 | 16,890 |
| 14 | California | $39,360 |
$32,360 | 96,350 |
| 15 | Hawaii | $39,290 |
$30,700 | 1,590 |
| 16 | Oregon | $39,230 |
$31,390 | 11,800 |
| 17 | Iowa | $39,170 |
$28,640 | 8,200 |
| 18 | Maine | $39,100 |
$30,510 | 2,230 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $39,100 |
$30,940 | 2,260 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $38,820 |
$29,880 | 30,710 |
| 21 | Maryland | $38,530 |
$30,060 | 12,180 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $38,470 |
$28,110 | 17,140 |
| 23 | Michigan | $38,130 |
$30,300 | 23,660 |
| 24 | Nebraska | $37,960 |
$28,550 | 5,800 |
| 25 | South Dakota | $37,940 |
$29,310 | 2,920 |
| 26 | Indiana | $37,930 |
$30,140 | 26,490 |
| 27 | Ohio | $37,770 |
$29,630 | 40,640 |
| 28 | Wyoming | $37,400 |
$28,760 | 820 |
| 29 | Tennessee | $37,270 |
$29,600 | 20,250 |
| 30 | Kansas | $36,910 |
$28,590 | 9,180 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $36,720 |
$27,820 | 12,850 |
| 32 | Georgia | $36,690 |
$26,160 | 30,160 |
| 33 | Nevada | $36,610 |
$27,930 | 11,730 |
| 34 | Arizona | $36,490 |
$29,520 | 21,580 |
| 35 | Texas | $36,360 |
$26,110 | 84,620 |
| 36 | Virginia | $36,300 |
$28,080 | 18,490 |
| 37 | Alabama | $36,300 |
$27,090 | 6,700 |
| 38 | Montana | $36,090 |
$28,150 | 1,860 |
| 39 | North Carolina | $36,040 |
$27,280 | 28,310 |
| 40 | Florida | $35,940 |
$27,260 | 46,270 |
| 41 | Delaware | $35,830 |
$28,410 | 3,390 |
| 42 | Mississippi | $35,610 |
$26,440 | 8,610 |
| 43 | Missouri | $35,560 |
$26,280 | 18,250 |
| 44 | West Virginia | $35,370 |
$24,200 | 2,140 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $35,200 |
$26,010 | 15,130 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $35,080 |
$26,740 | 6,810 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $35,050 |
$25,470 | 9,490 |
| 48 | New Mexico | $34,710 |
$25,980 | 4,810 |
| 49 | Utah | $34,020 |
$29,040 | 17,670 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $33,790 |
$22,880 | 8,200 |
| 51 | Idaho | $33,580 |
$26,590 | 3,740 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $26,520 |
$25,810 | 90 |
| 53 | Guam | $22,820 |
$19,830 | 550 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,350 |
$17,680 | 3,300 |