Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Salary in Missouri

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Missouri have a median of $43,480 a year, below the national $45,260 (−4%); the state ranks 35th of 51 states by median. That is 9% less than the median across all occupations in Missouri ($47,800). Among neighbouring states, Iowa, Illinois, Tennessee, Kansas and Nebraska pay more (up to $47,590 in Iowa) and Kentucky, Oklahoma and Arkansas pay less (down to $40,500 in Arkansas). Missouri employs 11,650 shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks, 3.97 per 1,000 jobs, the 26th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.76 means it is less common in Missouri than nationally.

Missouri vs the United States, May 2025

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Missouri and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
MissouriHourly$16.01$17.91$20.91$24.00$29.22$21.7011,6503.970.76
Annual$33,290$37,260$43,480$49,920$60,780$45,140
United StatesHourly$16.66$18.37$21.76$24.79$29.90$22.50816,870––
Annual$34,650$38,200$45,260$51,570$62,190$46,810
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $33,290$33,29025th25th: $37,260$37,260MedianMedian: $43,480$43,48075th75th: $49,920$49,92090th90th: $60,780$60,780US median
Missouri annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
35th of 51 states
Rank by employment
26th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.76
Jobs per 1,000
3.97

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Missouri's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Missouri

8 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Missouri publish a row for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
St. Joseph, MO-KS$22.06$45,890$35,010$59,8502604.710.90
Kansas City, MO-KS$21.86$45,460$34,840$61,7204,4504.060.77
St. Louis, MO-IL$21.80$45,340$34,790$63,9305,6804.240.81
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$20.19$42,000$30,410$57,5701403.150.60
Joplin, MO-KS$20.19$42,000$32,130$55,2506207.071.35
Springfield, MO$20.12$41,850$32,190$58,3409304.190.80
Jefferson City, MO$18.21$37,880$33,180$58,1903804.730.90
Columbia, MO$18.20$37,860$30,030$56,7102702.470.47
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$20.22$42,070$31,530$55,5204404.090.78
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$19.23$39,990$30,880$62,3402503.200.61
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$18.91$39,330$35,030$53,5408005.160.98
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$18.82$39,140$30,690$55,1807304.430.84

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Missouri$20.91$43,48011,6500.76
Arkansas$19.47$40,5007,6501.12
Iowa$22.88$47,5907,1700.87
Illinois$22.48$46,76033,0301.03
Kansas$21.21$44,1106,5300.86
Kentucky$20.59$42,83016,1301.53
Nebraska$21.21$44,1105,6701.05
Oklahoma$19.74$41,0606,5300.73
Tennessee$21.60$44,92016,6800.97

See the national page for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks (every state ranked) and the Missouri wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Missouri estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.