Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Salary — Salinas, California

The average Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Salinas, California earns $48,170 a year.

$48,170 / year, mean
↑ 2.5% above national average 32th percentile in California

Salinas pays below most of California for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's close to the national average for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
630
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.4%
Cost of living 109 #12 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $850,461 #10 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $94,486 #20 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Salinas ranks #12 for cost of living and #10 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Seattle $61,870 Napa $56,930 San Jose $56,030 San Francisco $55,750 Midland $55,070 Bremerton $54,870 Longview $53,170 Santa Rosa $52,300 Walla Walla $51,380 Wildwood $51,350 Albany $51,190 Portland $51,180 Santa Cruz $50,900 Vallejo $50,520 Bakersfield $50,430 Santa Maria $50,390 Salem $50,300 New York $50,130 Chicago $50,030 Sacramento $50,000 Elkhart $49,900 Indianapolis $49,830 Modesto $49,640 Bellingham $49,560 Hanford $49,540 Yuba City $49,470 Mount Vernon $49,440 San Diego $49,410 Lexington Park $49,140 Merced $49,130 Olympia $49,060 Bend $49,000 Glens Falls $48,870 Kennewick $48,820 Stockton $48,820 San Luis Obispo $48,760 Oxnard $48,580 Reading $48,520 Spokane $48,490 York $48,390 Allentown $48,370 Weirton $48,280 Salinas $48,170 Albany $48,160 Baltimore $48,140 Kiryas Joel $48,100 Los Angeles $48,090 Detroit $47,750 Philadelphia $47,750 Trenton $47,740 Harrisburg $47,730 Wenatchee $47,690 Champaign $47,660 Ithaca $47,610 Eugene $47,580 Jacksonville $47,410 Medford $47,310 Redding $47,290 Syracuse $47,230 Staunton $47,050 Decatur $47,010 Rockford $46,990 Springfield $46,970 Utica $46,970 Fort Wayne $46,900 Chico $46,870 Rochester $46,850 Grants Pass $46,750 Yakima $46,710 Kingston $46,690 Louisville $46,640 El Centro $46,590 Buffalo $46,570 Ann Arbor $46,540 Evansville $46,540 Riverside $46,500 Visalia $46,480 Lafayette $46,380 Peoria $46,330 Watertown $46,320 Atlantic City $46,290 Fresno $46,270 Terre Haute $46,210 Naples $46,130 Lancaster $46,120 Columbus $45,990 Vineland $45,920 South Bend $45,910 Bay City $45,880 Chambersburg $45,880 Hagerstown $45,870 Midland $45,850 Grand Rapids $45,820 Roanoke $45,810 Pittsburgh $45,790 Michigan City $45,760 Traverse City $45,640 Winchester $45,630 Monroe $45,620 Odessa $45,560 Palm Bay $45,440 Dallas $45,350 Kokomo $45,350 Kalamazoo $45,340 Bloomington $45,320 Scranton $45,090 Lansing $45,020 Richmond $45,020 Austin $45,010 Owensboro $44,950 Beaumont $44,920 Elmira $44,870 Kankakee $44,770 Morgantown $44,760 Virginia Beach $44,700 Muskegon $44,660 Lebanon $44,600 Gettysburg $44,560 Lynchburg $44,520 Niles $44,400 Jackson $44,390 Corvallis $44,340 Miami $44,340 Battle Creek $44,310 Charleston $44,260 Binghamton $44,230 Salisbury $44,140 Lexington $44,060 Killeen $44,030 Blacksburg $43,910 Tampa $43,820 Houston $43,690 Sarasota $43,690 Charlottesville $43,600 State College $43,560 Harrisonburg $43,540 San Antonio $43,520 Flint $43,510 Muncie $43,430 Corpus Christi $43,370 Port St. Lucie $43,320 Lakeland $43,250 Paducah $43,200 Orlando $43,090 Pensacola $43,090 Saginaw $43,040 Crestview $42,790 Williamsport $42,750 Sebastian $42,720 Sebring $42,700 Punta Gorda $42,580 Gainesville $42,540 Waco $42,510 Dover $42,500 Bloomington $42,460 Deltona $42,260 Wichita Falls $42,060 Beckley $42,040 Altoona $41,800 Ocala $41,770 Johnstown $41,710 Erie $41,580 Huntington $41,550 Parkersburg $41,240 Fort Myers $41,150 Tallahassee $41,100 Wheeling $41,040 College Station $40,970 Abilene $40,950 Panama City $40,950 Longview $40,890 Elizabethtown $40,690 Brownsville $40,340 Texarkana $40,270 Amarillo $40,250 Tyler $40,110 Sherman $40,020 Bowling Green $39,790 Lubbock $39,570 Homosassa Springs $39,490 McAllen $39,180 San Angelo $38,950 Victoria $38,650 El Paso $36,520 Laredo $35,470 Eagle Pass $34,830
CityMean salaryvs. Salinas
Abilene, Texas$40,950-15.0%
Albany, Oregon$51,190+6.3%
Albany, New York$48,160-0.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$48,370+0.4%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$41,800-13.2%
Amarillo, Texas$40,250-16.4%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$46,540-3.4%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$46,290-3.9%
Austin, Texas$45,010-6.6%
Bakersfield, California$50,430+4.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$48,140-0.1%
Battle Creek, Michigan$44,310-8.0%
Bay City, Michigan$45,880-4.8%
Beaumont, Texas$44,920-6.7%
Beckley, West Virginia$42,040-12.7%
Bellingham, Washington$49,560+2.9%
Bend, Oregon$49,000+1.7%
Binghamton, New York$44,230-8.2%
Blacksburg, Virginia$43,910-8.8%
Bloomington, Illinois$42,460-11.9%
Bloomington, Indiana$45,320-5.9%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$39,790-17.4%
Bremerton, Washington$54,870+13.9%
Brownsville, Texas$40,340-16.3%
Buffalo, New York$46,570-3.3%
Fort Myers, Florida$41,150-14.6%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$45,880-4.8%
Champaign, Illinois$47,660-1.1%
Charleston, West Virginia$44,260-8.1%
Charlottesville, Virginia$43,600-9.5%
Chicago, Illinois$50,030+3.9%
Chico, California$46,870-2.7%
College Station, Texas$40,970-14.9%
Columbus, Indiana$45,990-4.5%
Corpus Christi, Texas$43,370-10.0%
Corvallis, Oregon$44,340-8.0%
Crestview, Florida$42,790-11.2%
Dallas, Texas$45,350-5.9%
Decatur, Illinois$47,010-2.4%
Deltona, Florida$42,260-12.3%
Detroit, Michigan$47,750-0.9%
Dover, Delaware$42,500-11.8%
Eagle Pass, Texas$34,830-27.7%
El Centro, California$46,590-3.3%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$40,690-15.5%
Elkhart, Indiana$49,900+3.6%
Elmira, New York$44,870-6.9%
El Paso, Texas$36,520-24.2%
Erie, Pennsylvania$41,580-13.7%
Eugene, Oregon$47,580-1.2%
Evansville, Indiana$46,540-3.4%
Flint, Michigan$43,510-9.7%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$46,900-2.6%
Fresno, California$46,270-3.9%
Gainesville, Florida$42,540-11.7%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$44,560-7.5%
Glens Falls, New York$48,870+1.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$45,820-4.9%
Grants Pass, Oregon$46,750-2.9%
Hagerstown, Maryland$45,870-4.8%
Hanford, California$49,540+2.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$47,730-0.9%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$43,540-9.6%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$39,490-18.0%
Houston, Texas$43,690-9.3%
Huntington, West Virginia$41,550-13.7%
Indianapolis, Indiana$49,830+3.4%
Ithaca, New York$47,610-1.2%
Jackson, Michigan$44,390-7.8%
Jacksonville, Florida$47,410-1.6%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$41,710-13.4%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$45,340-5.9%
Kankakee, Illinois$44,770-7.1%
Kennewick, Washington$48,820+1.3%
Killeen, Texas$44,030-8.6%
Kingston, New York$46,690-3.1%
Kiryas Joel, New York$48,100-0.1%
Kokomo, Indiana$45,350-5.9%
Lafayette, Indiana$46,380-3.7%
Lakeland, Florida$43,250-10.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$46,120-4.3%
Lansing, Michigan$45,020-6.5%
Laredo, Texas$35,470-26.4%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$44,600-7.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$44,060-8.5%
Lexington Park, Maryland$49,140+2.0%
Longview, Texas$40,890-15.1%
Longview, Washington$53,170+10.4%
Los Angeles, California$48,090-0.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$46,640-3.2%
Lubbock, Texas$39,570-17.9%
Lynchburg, Virginia$44,520-7.6%
McAllen, Texas$39,180-18.7%
Medford, Oregon$47,310-1.8%
Merced, California$49,130+2.0%
Miami, Florida$44,340-8.0%
Michigan City, Indiana$45,760-5.0%
Midland, Michigan$55,070+14.3%
Midland, Texas$45,850-4.8%
Modesto, California$49,640+3.1%
Monroe, Michigan$45,620-5.3%
Morgantown, West Virginia$44,760-7.1%
Mount Vernon, Washington$49,440+2.6%
Muncie, Indiana$43,430-9.8%
Muskegon, Michigan$44,660-7.3%
Napa, California$56,930+18.2%
Naples, Florida$46,130-4.2%
New York, New York$50,130+4.1%
Niles, Michigan$44,400-7.8%
Sarasota, Florida$43,690-9.3%
Ocala, Florida$41,770-13.3%
Odessa, Texas$45,560-5.4%
Olympia, Washington$49,060+1.8%
Orlando, Florida$43,090-10.5%
Owensboro, Kentucky$44,950-6.7%
Oxnard, California$48,580+0.9%
Paducah, Kentucky$43,200-10.3%
Palm Bay, Florida$45,440-5.7%
Panama City, Florida$40,950-15.0%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$41,240-14.4%
Pensacola, Florida$43,090-10.5%
Peoria, Illinois$46,330-3.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$47,750-0.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$45,790-4.9%
Portland, Oregon$51,180+6.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$43,320-10.1%
Punta Gorda, Florida$42,580-11.6%
Reading, Pennsylvania$48,520+0.7%
Redding, California$47,290-1.8%
Richmond, Virginia$45,020-6.5%
Riverside, California$46,500-3.5%
Roanoke, Virginia$45,810-4.9%
Rochester, New York$46,850-2.7%
Rockford, Illinois$46,990-2.4%
Sacramento, California$50,000+3.8%
Saginaw, Michigan$43,040-10.6%
Salem, Oregon$50,300+4.4%
Salisbury, Maryland$44,140-8.4%
San Angelo, Texas$38,950-19.1%
San Antonio, Texas$43,520-9.7%
San Diego, California$49,410+2.6%
San Francisco, California$55,750+15.7%
San Jose, California$56,030+16.3%
San Luis Obispo, California$48,760+1.2%
Santa Cruz, California$50,900+5.7%
Santa Maria, California$50,390+4.6%
Santa Rosa, California$52,300+8.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$45,090-6.4%
Seattle, Washington$61,870+28.4%
Sebastian, Florida$42,720-11.3%
Sebring, Florida$42,700-11.4%
Sherman, Texas$40,020-16.9%
South Bend, Indiana$45,910-4.7%
Spokane, Washington$48,490+0.7%
Springfield, Illinois$46,970-2.5%
State College, Pennsylvania$43,560-9.6%
Staunton, Virginia$47,050-2.3%
Stockton, California$48,820+1.3%
Syracuse, New York$47,230-2.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$41,100-14.7%
Tampa, Florida$43,820-9.0%
Terre Haute, Indiana$46,210-4.1%
Texarkana, Texas$40,270-16.4%
Traverse City, Michigan$45,640-5.3%
Trenton, New Jersey$47,740-0.9%
Tyler, Texas$40,110-16.7%
Utica, New York$46,970-2.5%
Vallejo, California$50,520+4.9%
Victoria, Texas$38,650-19.8%
Vineland, New Jersey$45,920-4.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$44,700-7.2%
Visalia, California$46,480-3.5%
Waco, Texas$42,510-11.8%
Walla Walla, Washington$51,380+6.7%
Watertown, New York$46,320-3.8%
Weirton, West Virginia$48,280+0.2%
Wenatchee, Washington$47,690-1.0%
Wheeling, West Virginia$41,040-14.8%
Wichita Falls, Texas$42,060-12.7%
Wildwood, Florida$51,350+6.6%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$42,750-11.3%
Winchester, Virginia$45,630-5.3%
Yakima, Washington$46,710-3.0%
York, Pennsylvania$48,390+0.5%
Yuba City, California$49,470+2.7%
Gross salary
48,170/yr
Estimated take-home
39,802/yr
Est. total withheld
17.4%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks salaries in California → All Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for Salinas

These notes add local color around Salinas, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 43-5071 SOC code
Official area Salinas, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 41500 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
435,834