Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,819
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$7,231
18.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,493
Utah costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Utah — 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
$39,050
Kept after tax
$31,819
Worth in national money
$33,493
State rank
48
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $39,050, ranking 48 of 51 states — about 13.72% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Utah, this one sits low: 417 of 487 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $39,050 you keep $31,819, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $33,493 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $42,790, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Utah ranks 48 of 51 for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks, with a median of $39,050 — about 13.72% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks occupies position 417 of 487 in Utah's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks on $39,050 is $31,819. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $33,493 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $42,790 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,650 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,050 |
| Top tenth earn over | $53,960 |
| This salary | $39,050 |
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 Utah | $31,819 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,557 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,039 |
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 | $36,887 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,257 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Utah earn less than $39,050. The published range is $35,650 up to $53,960, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $31,819, from $39,050, 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 417 of 487 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $33,493 uses one figure for the whole of Utah. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 487 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 417.
- Reported values are medians; for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in Utah the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,650 to $53,960. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Utah is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $31,819 from $39,050. 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 417 of 487 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $33,493, worked from $39,050, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Utah address, on work sitting at 417 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $42,790, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $35,650 at the bottom tenth to $53,960 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $33,493.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Utah adds its own income tax on top — which is why $31,819 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Utah is $42,790. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,650 to $53,960) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Utah rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Utah'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 $33,493 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 $31,819 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Utah 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.