The annual salary statistics of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $32,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,320.
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 | $38,410 | 2.32% | 19.37% |
| 2021 | $37,520 | -1.39% | - |
| 2020 | $38,040 | 6.60% | - |
| 2019 | $35,530 | -1.01% | - |
| 2018 | $35,890 | 12.32% | - |
| 2017 | $31,470 | -6.36% | - |
| 2016 | $33,470 | 9.86% | - |
| 2015 | $30,170 | 1.69% | - |
| 2014 | $29,660 | -0.20% | - |
| 2013 | $29,720 | -4.21% | - |
| 2012 | $30,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,410 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 12.3 percent (12.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.