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Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Salary in Fort Wayne, IN

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Fort Wayne, IN have a median annual salary of $46,640, with 1,910 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $36,670 at the 10th percentile to $59,900 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$46,640

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$22.42

Employment

1,910

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$36,670
10th
$39,560
25th
$46,640
Median
$50,520
75th
$59,900
90th

Local compared with national

Fort Wayne, IN

$46,640

Median annual · 2025

United States

$45,260

Median annual · 2025

The Fort Wayne, IN median is 3.0% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,380).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 3.3
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.1
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.1
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Time ManagementImportance 3.0
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9
  8. 8.CoordinationImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.9
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.9
  11. 11.PersuasionImportance 2.8
  12. 12.WritingImportance 2.6

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Accuship Star System
  • ADi SmartBOL
  • AES MailSTAR
  • Aestiva Purchase Order
  • Apple Safari
  • Barcode labeling software
  • Bill of lading software
  • Citrix cloud computing software
  • CMS Consultants WorldLink
  • DM2 Bills of Lading
  • Dydacomp Mail Order Manager
  • Electronic Data Interchange EDI systems
  • Endicia Internet Postage
  • Enterprise Systems RFID Data Management
  • Exact MAX

Common tasks

  • Examine shipment contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy.
  • Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock.
  • Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, or shipping orders, to route materials.
  • Pack, seal, label, or affix postage to prepare materials for shipping, using hand tools, power tools, or postage meter.
  • Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, damages, or discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, or recordkeeping purposes.
  • Confer or correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, or nonconformance to specifications.
  • Deliver or route materials to departments using handtruck, conveyor, or sorting bins.
  • Contact carrier representatives to make arrangements or to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials.
  • Determine shipping methods, routes, or rates for materials to be shipped.
  • Compute amounts, such as space available, shipping, storage, or demurrage charges, using computer or price list.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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