SALARY · SHIPPING, RECEIVING, AND INVENTORY CLERKS · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks salary in District of Columbia

If you are weighing a move, or weighing whether to stay, this is the number that matters first. In District of Columbia, the middle shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks earned $49,660 a year in the latest BLS release. Half earned more than that and half earned less, so treat it as a realistic middle point, not a promise and not a ceiling.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$49,660

$24 per hour at the median · That is $4,400 (9.7 percent) above the national median of $45,260 for this occupation.

$55,160Mean annual salary
$27Mean hourly wage
$680People employed in this job in District of Columbia

Salary range

25th: $45,670Median: $49,66075th: $64,770
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$45,670
Median (50th percentile)$49,660
75th percentile$64,770
Mean$55,160

The middle half of workers earned from $45,670 to $64,770 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$42,082 a year
$3,507 a month
Federal tax $3,779 · FICA $3,799

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for District of Columbia is not included, because the full 2026 state table for District of Columbia has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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