Inventory Control Specialist Salary (2026)
Typical pay is $45,260 a year, with most inventory control specialists earning between $38,200 and $51,570. Based on the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
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Nationally, the typical inventory control specialist earns $45,260 a year. Early-career pay starts around $38,200, experienced inventory control specialists earn $51,570 or more, and the top 10% make over $62,190. About 816,870 people work in this occupation in the US. Pay is highest in Washington ($51,590) and, among metro areas, in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($56,370).
Inventory Control Specialist salary in the United States
Annual pay, BLS survey of May 2025
What inventory control specialists do
Inventory control specialists track stock levels, run cycle counts and keep inventory records accurate across warehouses and plants. BLS counts them as shipping, receiving and inventory clerks.
Inventory Control Specialist salary by state
Typical annual pay for inventory control specialists in every state where BLS publishes figures, highest first.
| State | Typical | Early career | Experienced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $51,590 | $45,240 | $61,950 |
| District of Columbia | $49,660 | $45,670 | $64,770 |
| Hawaii | $49,660 | $41,980 | $65,880 |
| Massachusetts | $49,240 | $44,010 | $59,470 |
| Vermont | $49,080 | $42,640 | $57,630 |
| New Hampshire | $47,960 | $41,850 | $56,040 |
| Alaska | $47,900 | $39,740 | $62,100 |
| Minnesota | $47,890 | $41,600 | $56,770 |
| Iowa | $47,590 | $40,630 | $54,350 |
| Oregon | $47,540 | $40,010 | $56,130 |
| Wisconsin | $47,490 | $40,800 | $55,020 |
| Indiana | $47,320 | $40,160 | $55,640 |
| Maryland | $47,280 | $39,510 | $54,570 |
| Maine | $47,160 | $41,980 | $53,810 |
| Colorado | $47,130 | $40,630 | $57,200 |
| New York | $47,100 | $39,800 | $56,430 |
| Illinois | $46,760 | $40,130 | $55,540 |
| North Dakota | $46,730 | $38,640 | $56,330 |
| California | $46,520 | $39,970 | $55,930 |
| Connecticut | $45,810 | $40,550 | $53,550 |
| Pennsylvania | $45,780 | $38,590 | $52,440 |
| Rhode Island | $45,520 | $38,270 | $54,510 |
| New Jersey | $45,440 | $39,660 | $53,550 |
| Arizona | $45,410 | $38,790 | $50,920 |
| Ohio | $45,270 | $38,700 | $49,850 |
| Michigan | $45,140 | $38,460 | $50,000 |
| Tennessee | $44,920 | $37,400 | $49,740 |
| Virginia | $44,290 | $37,490 | $50,740 |
| Delaware | $44,120 | $38,120 | $49,420 |
| Kansas | $44,110 | $37,360 | $48,990 |
| Nebraska | $44,110 | $37,410 | $49,720 |
| South Dakota | $43,680 | $37,050 | $48,730 |
| Georgia | $43,630 | $36,880 | $48,820 |
| Montana | $43,590 | $36,920 | $48,690 |
| Missouri | $43,480 | $37,260 | $49,920 |
| South Carolina | $43,430 | $37,440 | $48,450 |
| Nevada | $43,210 | $38,210 | $48,280 |
| North Carolina | $43,040 | $36,670 | $48,980 |
| Wyoming | $43,000 | $36,230 | $53,860 |
| Kentucky | $42,830 | $36,530 | $48,840 |
| Texas | $42,190 | $36,140 | $47,930 |
| Idaho | $41,430 | $36,140 | $48,590 |
| Oklahoma | $41,060 | $36,000 | $49,270 |
| Florida | $40,700 | $36,200 | $48,740 |
| Arkansas | $40,500 | $34,940 | $49,440 |
| Louisiana | $40,180 | $34,270 | $48,610 |
| West Virginia | $39,940 | $33,290 | $49,400 |
| Utah | $39,050 | $39,050 | $46,480 |
| Alabama | $38,940 | $35,000 | $47,750 |
| New Mexico | $38,860 | $35,250 | $47,280 |
| Mississippi | $38,620 | $35,040 | $45,990 |
Highest-paying metro areas
| Metro area | Typical |
|---|---|
| 1. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $56,370 |
| 2. Walla Walla, WA | $55,960 |
| 3. Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $55,950 |
| 4. Napa, CA | $55,520 |
| 5. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $54,910 |
| 6. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $54,640 |
| 7. Fairbanks-College, AK | $53,080 |
| 8. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $52,590 |
| 9. Longview-Kelso, WA | $51,740 |
| 10. Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $51,420 |
| 11. Urban Honolulu, HI | $50,530 |
| 12. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $49,980 |
| 13. Albany, OR | $49,820 |
| 14. Cheyenne, WY | $49,780 |
| 15. Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $49,530 |
Pay in Apollo's markets
| Metro | Typical |
|---|---|
| Atlanta | $44,850 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | $44,310 |
| Houston | $41,590 |
| Austin | $44,060 |
| Charlotte | $44,960 |
| Raleigh | $43,300 |
| San Antonio | $43,750 |
| Chicago | $47,740 |
| Orlando | $39,800 |
| Tampa | $40,370 |
| Miami | $40,960 |
| Jacksonville | $44,940 |
| Greenville-Spartanburg | $44,540 |
| Columbia, SC | $41,240 |
| Charleston, SC | $45,290 |
| Savannah | $44,750 |
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Inventory Control Specialist salary FAQs
How much does a inventory control specialist make in the US?
The typical (median) inventory control specialist in the US earns $45,260 a year, or about $21.76 an hour (BLS, May 2025). Half earn more and half earn less.
What is the entry-level salary for a inventory control specialist in the US?
Early-career inventory control specialists in the US typically earn around $38,200 (the 25th percentile), and the lowest-paid 10% earn under $34,650. Degree, internships, licenses and the industry all move starting pay.
How much do experienced inventory control specialists earn in the US?
Experienced inventory control specialists in the US earn $51,570 or more (the 75th percentile), and the top 10% earn over $62,190.
Which state pays inventory control specialists the most?
Washington has the highest typical pay for inventory control specialists at $51,590 a year. The highest-paying metro area is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA at $56,370 (BLS, May 2025).
Are inventory control specialists in demand?
BLS projects employment in this occupation to shrink 7.6% from 2025 to 2035, compared with 3.5% for all jobs, with about 61,300 openings a year nationally as people retire, change jobs or the field grows.
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Where these numbers come from
Pay figures come from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program (OEWS), which surveys about 1.1 million employer locations and is the government's main source of pay by occupation and location. This page uses the May 2025 survey, released in 2026, and updates itself when BLS publishes the next year's figures. Job outlook comes from the BLS Employment Projections for 2025–35. Cost of living comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024, where the US average is 100.
Pay is base wages and salary before tax. It does not include bonuses, overtime, benefits or equity. Early career is the 25th percentile (a quarter of workers earn less), Typical is the median and Experienced is the 75th percentile. The bar shows the full range from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The salary rank check estimates a percentile by drawing straight lines between those five published points.
BLS groups some job titles together. Controls engineers, for example, are counted with electrical engineers, and CAD designers with drafters. Each result names the BLS occupation it uses so you can see exactly what is being measured. BLS does not publish every occupation in every area, for example when too few people in a job were surveyed or when a figure does not meet its reliability standards. When a metro figure is missing, the calculator shows the state figure, or the national figure if the state is also missing, and says so.
BLS occupation used on this page: Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks (SOC 43-5071).