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Shipping Clerk salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a shipping clerk is $88,800 per annum, before tax, up $18,600 since 2018.
What you earn depends heavily on the industry you work in, because freight and manufacturing sites often pay above the retail award for the same duties. Shift work, weekend despatch and overtime rates lift the total at sites that run past ordinary hours, and clerks who take on carrier contracts and freight cost control usually sit higher again. Smaller businesses tend to offer a broader job with fewer people to share the load, which can mean more variety for similar money.
Roles that pay more than shipping clerk
The largest typical pay rise is $58,600 a year, moving into Logistics Manager.
- Logistics Manager+$58,600/yr
- Warehouse Manager+$58,600/yr
- Transport Manager+$49,100/yr
How to negotiate a higher shipping clerk salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time shipping clerk salary is $88,800; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Warehousing and despatch and Inventory management tend to command a premium over general shipping clerk experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Logistics Manager pays a typical $58,600 a year more and draws on similar skills, even mentioning you're weighing it up is a legitimate data point in a pay conversation.
- Time it deliberately. Reviews, the end of a project you delivered, or taking on responsibility beyond your job description are stronger moments to ask than an arbitrary date on the calendar.
- Ask for a number, not a raise. "Based on the market rate and [specific contribution], I'd like to move to X" gets a clearer answer than "I think I deserve more."
Shipping Clerk salary questions
How much do shipping clerks earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a shipping clerk is $88,800 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is shipping clerk pay rising or falling?
The median shipping clerk salary is up $18,600 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than shipping clerk?
Logistics Manager pays a typical $58,600 a year more and draws on similar skills to shipping clerk.