Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay in Louisville/Jefferson County
$46,640avg. a year
$22.42 an hour · 6,180 employed
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area earn an average of $46,640 a year. That is $2,720 (6%) more than the Kentucky average of $43,920. The U.S. average is $46,810.
$46,690Median pay
$22.42Average hourly
+6%vs. Kentucky average
6,180Jobs in this metro
Other Kentucky metro areas
Average pay for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in other Kentucky metro areas. Swipe to see all 8.
17,650 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$46,080
$22.15 an hour
2430 jobs
Owensboro, KY
$44,950
$21.61 an hour
31,750 jobs
Lexington-Fayette, KY
$44,060
$21.19 an hour
4320 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$43,200
$20.77 an hour
5570 jobs
Clarksville, TN-KY
$43,030
$20.69 an hour
6530 jobs
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
$41,550
$19.98 an hour
7520 jobs
Elizabethtown, KY
$40,690
$19.56 an hour
8850 jobs
Bowling Green, KY
$39,790
$19.13 an hour
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How Louisville/Jefferson County compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Customer Service Representatives | $44,640 |
| Office Clerks, General | $41,960 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $56,020 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | $61,800 |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | $53,560 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $56,820 |
Questions and answers
How much do shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks make in Louisville/Jefferson County?
The average is $46,640 a year, and the median is $46,690. About 6,180 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Kentucky average?
That is $2,720 (6%) more than the Kentucky average of $43,920.
Is this job common in Louisville/Jefferson County?
It makes up 9.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.72 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-5071. Metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31140). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.