Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton
$53,040avg. a year
$25.50 an hour · 10,140 employed
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area earn an average of $53,040 a year. That is about the same as the Massachusetts average of $52,560. The U.S. average is $46,810.
$49,980Median pay
$25.50Average hourly
+1%vs. Massachusetts average
10,140Jobs in this metro
Other Massachusetts metro areas
Average pay for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in other Massachusetts metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
11,880 jobs
Worcester, MA
$55,470
$26.67 an hour
2990 jobs
Springfield, MA
$51,030
$24.53 an hour
3230 jobs
Barnstable Town, MA
$51,020
$24.53 an hour
4240 jobs
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA
$50,120
$24.10 an hour
5220 jobs
Pittsfield, MA
$49,720
$23.91 an hour
64,010 jobs
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
$47,460
$22.82 an hour
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How Boston-Cambridge-Newton compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $63,010 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | $65,070 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $53,740 |
| Office Clerks, General | $52,880 |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | $60,390 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $61,460 |
Questions and answers
How much do shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton?
The average is $53,040 a year, and the median is $49,980. About 10,140 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Massachusetts average?
That is about the same as the Massachusetts average of $52,560.
Is this job common in Boston-Cambridge-Newton?
It makes up 3.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.71 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: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 14460). 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.