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Inventory Control Lead pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC

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The median annual wage for Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Raleigh-Cary, NC was $43,300 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $36,910 and $49,610.

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is $1,960 below the national median of $45,260, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Inventory Control Lead is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about raleigh-Cary, NC?

$43,300
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Raleigh-Cary, NC: median $43,300; published 25th to 75th percentile $36,910 to $49,610.
Annual wage percentiles, Raleigh-Cary, NC
10th25thMedian75th90th
$34,240$36,910$43,300$49,610$60,030
$20.82
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in Raleigh-Cary, NC: median $20.82; published 25th to 75th percentile $17.75 to $23.85.
Hourly wage percentiles, Raleigh-Cary, NC
10th25thMedian75th90th
$16.46$17.75$20.82$23.85$28.86

BLS estimated 2,230 workers employed in this occupation in Raleigh-Cary, NC. Location quotient: 0.57.

What should you know about united States?

$45,260
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in U.S.: median $45,260; published 25th to 75th percentile $38,200 to $51,570.
Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$34,650$38,200$45,260$51,570$62,190
$21.76
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks in U.S.: median $21.76; published 25th to 75th percentile $18.37 to $24.79.
Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$16.66$18.37$21.76$24.79$29.90

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Inventory Control Lead median is $43,300. The all-occupations median in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $51,990. Ratio: 0.83 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.57 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Inventory Control Lead in Raleigh-Cary, NC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period25thMedian75th
May 2024$35,940$39,560$46,820
May 2025$36,910$43,300$49,610

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks, Raleigh-Cary, NC. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Inventory Control Lead
AreaMedian25th to 75th
Goldsboro, NC$36,600$33,760 to $42,470
Rocky Mount, NC$39,600$35,300 to $46,790

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