Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Racine-Mount Pleasant

BLS metro-level wage data places Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks pay in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI at a median of $47,360 per year ($22.77/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $45,260, Racine-Mount Pleasant pays +5% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 750 shipping, receiving, and inventory clerkss are employed across the Racine-Mount Pleasant MSA in SOC 43-5071.

The Racine-Mount Pleasant pay distribution spans from $37,050 at the 10th percentile to $60,070 at the 90th, a 1.6× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $41,850 and the 75th at $50,670, so half of Racine-Mount Pleasant-based shipping, receiving, and inventory clerkss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide WI data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.