How much do shipping and receiving coordinators make in 2026?
Shipping and receiving coordinators are counted in the BLS shipping, receiving and inventory clerks series: OEWS May 2025 puts the SOC 43-5071 national median at $45,260 a year ($21.76 an hour), with the bottom 10% near $34,650 and the top 10% at $62,190. Coordinators generally sit in the upper half of that band, because the role is meant to be planning rather than processing: scheduling inbound appointments and dock doors, booking and negotiating with carriers, sequencing outbound loads against customer requirements and cut-off times, coordinating with production or purchasing on material availability, and managing the exceptions that follow. In practice the title is applied inconsistently — some coordinator roles are clerk roles with a better name — so the useful test when evaluating a position is whether it controls the schedule and carrier relationships or simply records what arrives. Note that the underlying occupation is projected to decline 7.7% by 2034 as scanning and electronic data interchange absorb transactional work; coordination and exception management are the parts that persist, and they lead naturally toward logistics coordinator and transportation roles with better outlooks. Employment is projected to change by -7.7% through 2034 with roughly 69,300 openings a year. → Full shipping and receiving coordinator career guide, career path, credentials & placement →
Note: $45,260 blends every experience level and every setting in this occupation. For pay by level alone, see Pay by Level below.
- Shipping and Receiving Coordinators earn a national median $45,260/yr ($21.76/hr) (BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 43-5071); the P10 to P90 range is $34,650 to $62,190.
- Coordinators sit in the upper half of the shipping and inventory clerks band ($34,650 to $62,190) when the role genuinely owns scheduling and carrier relationships.
- The title is applied inconsistently — the test is whether the position controls dock appointments, carrier booking and load sequencing, or simply processes documentation.
- The underlying occupation is projected to decline 7.7% by 2034, so coordination and exception management skills, which lead toward logistics coordinator roles, are the ones worth building.
US Shipping and Receiving Coordinator Pay Distribution · BLS OEWS May 2025
Pay by Level · BLS OEWS May 2025
How much do shipping and receiving coordinators earn at each level?
BLS OEWS publishes one blended wage for the whole occupation and does not break pay out by credential or practice level. The levels below distribute the published percentile range across the credential tiers this role actually hires at.
Level medians are aligned to the BLS OEWS May 2025 percentile distribution for SOC 43-5071; GlobalCybers does not yet publish a verified placement sample for this role, so no verified median is shown.
Methodology & Sources
How the numbers on this page are built
Published (BLS): BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 43-5071, United States national estimate. Public, methodologically rigorous, but sampled on a rolling 3-year basis and published ~10 months after collection — so it reflects wages that are already 1–2 years old by the time you read them.
Level and certification medians: distributed across the published BLS percentile range for this SOC code (P10 through P90) according to the credential tiers this occupation actually hires at. They are modeled reference points, not separately surveyed wages.
State and metro figures: modeled — the BLS national median multiplied by the GlobalCybers state wage index, and for metros by the published metro index for that state. They are estimates of local pay, not BLS state or metropolitan-area observations, and are labelled as modeled in the tables below.
No verified placement sample:GlobalCybers does not yet publish a placement median for this role, so no "verified" figure appears anywhere on this page.
Pay by Career Level
How much does a shipping and receiving coordinator earn at each career stage?
Coordinator pay follows scheduling and carrier authority rather than transaction volume. Each median is anchored to the BLS OEWS distribution for SOC 43-5071.
By State
Which states pay shipping and receiving coordinators the most in 2026?
State figures are modeled estimates — the BLS national median multiplied by the GlobalCybers salary-calculator state wage index — not BLS state observations. Coordinator pay depends on the shipping complexity of the employer: manufacturers with international customers, distributors with tight cut-offs and multi-carrier operations pay above single-carrier warehouse roles wherever they are located.
6 of 51 state guides shown, ranked by median. Bar is relative to California ($52,050), the highest-paying state shown. See all role salary guides →
By Metro
Which cities pay shipping and receiving coordinators the most?
Metro figures are modeled — national median times state wage index times published metro index — not BLS MSA observations. Metro and port locations pay better because carrier density, drayage coordination and international documentation make the coordination genuinely harder than at a single-dock inland facility.
BLS OEWS MSA estimates, May 2025. Nominal pay — weigh each metro against its cost of living before relocating.
Certification Impact
Which certifications raise a shipping and receiving coordinator’s pay the most?
Median annual pay before and after each credential, based on GlobalCybers placement data cross-referenced with BLS. License upgrades move the needle most; stackable certs add on top.
Impacts are not additive, the licensing rows share the same career ladder. Browse all 167 certifications →
Trade Comparison
How does shipping and receiving coordinator pay compare to related roles?
BLS OEWS national median across the closest trades. Shipping and Receiving Coordinators sit mid-pack on median but carry one of the widest P10–P90 spreads, licensing and specialization drive the upside.
BLS OEWS May 2025. Verify shipping and receiving coordinator wages on BLS.gov →
Take-Home Pay
What does a shipping and receiving coordinator actually take home after taxes?
The medians above are gross base wage.
Estimates use 2026 federal brackets, standard deduction, and 7.65% FICA. Actual take-home varies with filing status, deductions, and local tax.
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