The annual salary statistics of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in Lafayette-West Lafayette is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,310 | 6.23% | 21.91% |
| 2021 | $37,800 | 1.56% | - |
| 2020 | $37,210 | -14.11% | - |
| 2019 | $42,460 | 2.05% | - |
| 2018 | $41,590 | 3.99% | - |
| 2017 | $39,930 | 21.16% | - |
| 2016 | $31,480 | 7.59% | - |
| 2015 | $29,090 | -8.22% | - |
| 2012 | $31,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,310, Lafayette-West Lafayette is the second highest paying city for shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Elkhart-Goshen (median annual salary of $45,590). Compared with Elkhart-Goshen, the median annual salary of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbus | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Bloomington | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Kokomo | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Muncie | |
| Gary | |
| Lafayette | |
| Anderson |