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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks salary in New Orleans, LA

The median shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $40,430 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,788 a month.

10th percentile
$29,790
25th percentile
$34,730
Median percentile
$40,430
75th percentile
$50,100
90th percentile
$66,350

Based on 1,670 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$33,453 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,430
Federal income tax−$2,672
Social Security + Medicare−$3,093
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,213
Monthly take-home$2,788
Every two weeks$1,287

Does it go far here?

$43,662Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,217 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Orleans, LA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$326,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,620
Industrial Production Managers$147,980
Financial Managers$134,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$131,570
Pharmacists$128,100
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$127,030
Nurse Practitioners$124,800

All shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana