Best Cities for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerkss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where shipping, receiving, and inventory clerkss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	IowaState	1.18	$47,590	$53,352	24%
2	IndianaState	1.16	$47,320	$52,287	27%
3	WisconsinState	1.14	$47,490	$51,452	27%
4	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.12	$46,310	$50,779	32%
5	North DakotaState	1.11	$46,730	$50,464	25%
6	OhioState	1.11	$45,270	$50,077	28%
7	Columbus, OHMetro	1.09	$46,290	$49,508	34%
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.09	$56,370	$49,318	47%
9	KansasState	1.08	$44,110	$49,011	28%
10	MichiganState	1.08	$45,140	$48,906	30%
11	MinnesotaState	1.08	$47,890	$48,867	32%
12	MissouriState	1.08	$43,480	$49,074	29%
13	TennesseeState	1.08	$44,920	$49,093	34%
14	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.08	$45,460	$48,987	34%
15	KentuckyState	1.07	$42,830	$48,395	27%
16	NebraskaState	1.07	$44,110	$48,208	28%
17	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.07	$48,390	$48,633	37%
18	IllinoisState	1.06	$46,760	$48,008	34%
19	South DakotaState	1.06	$43,680	$48,106	26%
20	VermontState	1.06	$49,080	$47,883	35%
21	WashingtonState	1.06	$51,590	$48,080	44%
22	West VirginiaState	1.05	$39,940	$47,435	25%
23	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.05	$45,780	$47,588	41%
24	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.05	$44,130	$47,708	32%
25	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.05	$43,750	$47,554	36%
26	ArkansasState	1.04	$40,500	$46,929	26%
27	MaineState	1.04	$47,160	$47,255	33%
28	PennsylvaniaState	1.04	$45,780	$47,196	34%
29	South CarolinaState	1.04	$43,430	$47,207	35%
30	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.04	$44,960	$46,931	40%
31	GeorgiaState	1.03	$43,630	$46,713	39%
32	OklahomaState	1.03	$41,060	$46,395	28%
33	OregonState	1.02	$47,540	$46,155	40%
34	WyomingState	1.02	$43,000	$46,237	27%
35	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.02	$44,850	$46,333	43%
36	AlaskaState	1.01	$47,900	$45,925	34%
37	MississippiState	1.01	$38,620	$45,542	28%
38	North CarolinaState	1.01	$43,040	$45,593	36%
39	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.01	$44,310	$45,586	43%
40	HawaiiState	1.00	$49,660	$45,145	58%
41	MassachusettsState	1.00	$49,240	$45,382	55%
42	MontanaState	1.00	$43,590	$45,218	31%
43	New HampshireState	1.00	$47,960	$45,245	40%
44	Rhode IslandState	1.00	$45,520	$45,294	40%
45	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.00	$54,640	$45,458	69%
46	AlabamaState	0.99	$38,940	$44,707	30%
47	ArizonaState	0.99	$45,410	$45,005	40%
48	ColoradoState	0.99	$47,130	$44,715	47%
49	LouisianaState	0.99	$40,180	$44,595	31%
50	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.99	$47,440	$44,839	42%
51	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.99	$48,170	$44,685	45%
52	TexasState	0.98	$42,190	$44,132	39%
53	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.98	$46,140	$44,580	42%
54	DelawareState	0.97	$44,120	$43,683	37%
55	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.97	$49,980	$44,035	61%
56	District of ColumbiaState	0.96	$49,660	$43,447	51%
57	MarylandState	0.96	$47,280	$43,297	43%
58	IdahoState	0.95	$41,430	$42,933	35%
59	NevadaState	0.95	$43,210	$43,124	40%
60	VirginiaState	0.95	$44,290	$42,792	43%
61	ConnecticutState	0.94	$45,810	$42,574	41%
62	CaliforniaState	0.93	$46,520	$42,023	58%
63	New MexicoState	0.93	$38,860	$42,239	32%
64	New YorkState	0.93	$47,100	$41,867	47%
65	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.93	$47,620	$42,216	50%
66	New JerseyState	0.92	$45,440	$41,765	47%
67	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.91	$40,370	$40,985	51%
68	FloridaState	0.89	$40,700	$40,099	51%
69	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.87	$45,980	$39,468	59%
70	UtahState	0.86	$39,050	$38,972	46%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.83	$40,960	$37,751	60%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).