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Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerk Salary in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,320
25th Percentile Wage
$28,340
50th Percentile Wage
$34,110
75th Percentile Wage
$42,450
90th Percentile Wage
$53,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,320.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$34,110
12.58% 8.59%
2021
$29,820
-1.88% -
2020
$30,380
3.03% -
2019
$29,460
3.09% -
2018
$28,550
-0.21% -
2017
$28,610
-4.12% -
2016
$29,790
-2.35% -
2015
$30,490
1.41% -
2014
$30,060
-1.76% -
2013
$30,590
-1.93% -
2012
$31,180
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Table 2. Compare Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerk Salary in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,110 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Monroe.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area
$38,290
Lake Charles
$37,680
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
$37,060
Hammond nonmetropolitan area
$36,330
Baton Rouge
$35,360
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
$34,110
Alexandria
$33,670
Lafayette
$32,680
Hammond
$31,990
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
$31,720
Shreveport-Bossier City
$31,490
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area
$30,650
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area
$30,460
Monroe
$28,340

See also: Top paying jobs in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana.