Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,658
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$7,972
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,876
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$43,630
Kept after tax
$35,658
Worth in national money
$36,876
State rank
33
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Georgia pays this job around $43,630 at the midpoint, 33 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against 492 occupations Georgia publishes, this job lands at 371. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Georgia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $43,630 the take-home is $35,658; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $36,876 would nationally. The average comes to $44,680, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks the Georgia median is $43,630, ranking 33 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Within Georgia, this work ranks 371 of 492 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Post-tax income for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Georgia, on $43,630, is $35,658 — equivalent to $36,876 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $44,680 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,130 |
| This salary | $43,630 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $35,658 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,237 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,444 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $41,666 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,746 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Georgia earn less than $43,630. The published range is $32,130 up to $60,130, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $35,658, from $43,630, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 371 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Georgia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,876, the adjusted value of that $43,630 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 371 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $32,130 to $60,130. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $35,658 from $43,630. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 371 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Georgia, so $36,876 — the adjusted value of that $43,630 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 371 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $32,130 and the top tenth $60,130, so most people doing this work in Georgia sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Georgia is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $36,876 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Georgia then takes its own share, leaving $35,658.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($32,130 to $60,130) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $36,876 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $35,658 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.