What are the main factors that influence an Inventory Associate's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change an Inventory Associate's salary?

An Inventory Associate's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,754 for beginners, reaching about $46,156 at mid-level, and approach $48,735 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Inventory Associate?

Inventory Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Inventory Associate roles are District of Columbia $51,512, California $51,317, Massachusetts $50,633. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Inventory Associate roles make?

Salaries for Inventory Associate level roles vary by specialization: Automotive Inventory Associate: $61,690; Associate Director of Inventory: $52,513; Inventory Management Associate: $52,242; Inventory Associate Driver: $48,831; Retail Inventory Associate: $47,640.

How do different companies affect an Inventory Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Inventory Associate roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Inventory Associate Salary in the United States

How much does an Inventory Associate make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Inventory Associate in the United States is $46,525 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, an Inventory Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,095
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,268 to $51,534
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,393

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Inventory Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,534	$4,295	$991	$25
Average	$46,525	$3,877	$895	$22
25th Percentile	$42,268	$3,522	$813	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Inventory Associate Salaries

An Inventory Associate's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Inventory Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Inventory Associate's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,754
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,882
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $46,156
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,998
Expert (over 8 years): $48,735

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Inventory Associate	$44,754
Intermediate Level Inventory Associate	$44,882
Senior Level Inventory Associate	$46,156
Specialist Level Inventory Associate	$47,998
Expert Level Inventory Associate	$48,735

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How Do Inventory Associate Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Inventory Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,512.
California: $51,317.
Massachusetts: $50,633.

District of Columbia $51,512 California $51,317 Massachusetts $50,633 Washington $50,447 New Jersey $50,428 Alaska $50,363 Connecticut $49,721 New York $49,460

Hawaii $48,628 Rhode Island $48,237 Maryland $47,972 Minnesota $47,609 Colorado $47,469 Illinois $47,423 Oregon $47,246 Delaware $47,116

New Hampshire $47,034 Virginia $46,850 Pennsylvania $46,315 Nevada $46,045 North Dakota $45,957 Michigan $45,818 Wisconsin $45,766 Vermont $45,664

Texas $45,380 Maine $45,362 Arizona $45,334 Ohio $45,301 Georgia $44,873 Indiana $44,659 Wyoming $44,617 Utah $44,552

Iowa $44,524 Kansas $44,301 Louisiana $44,236 North Carolina $44,212 Missouri $44,203 Florida $44,022 Montana $43,924 Nebraska $43,831

Kentucky $43,780 South Carolina $43,594 Tennessee $43,477 Idaho $43,431 New Mexico $43,091 Oklahoma $43,017 Alabama $42,742 South Dakota $42,282

Arkansas $42,030 West Virginia $41,895 Mississippi $41,491

Top Paying Cities for Inventory Associates

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $58,682
San Francisco: $58,105
Oakland: $56,816

San Jose, CA $58,682

San Francisco, CA $58,105

Oakland, CA $56,816

New York, NY $53,917

Queens Village, NY $53,569

Paramus, NJ $53,196

Passaic, NJ $53,150

Bergenfield, NJ $53,103

Stamford, CT $53,034

Huntington, NY $52,987

Newark, NJ $52,685

Bridgeport, CT $52,592

New Brunswick, NJ $52,438

Vallejo, CA $52,340

Middlesex, NJ $52,312

Somerset, NJ $52,271

Petaluma, CA $52,163

Santa Cruz, CA $51,982

Boston, MA $51,889

Monterey, CA $51,656

Fairbanks, AK $51,624

Los Angeles, CA $51,535

Washington, DC $51,512

Seattle, WA $51,428

Santa Rosa, CA $51,419

Juneau, AK $51,284

Orange, CA $51,131

Anchorage, AK $51,047

Anaheim, CA $51,014

Santa Ana, CA $50,945

Nassau, NY $50,917

Long Beach, CA $50,898

Danbury, CT $50,884

Santa Maria, CA $50,726

Everett, WA $50,717

Bremerton, WA $50,489

Trenton, NJ $50,400

Sacramento, CA $50,382

San Diego, CA $50,358

Brockton, MA $50,340

Tacoma, WA $50,321

Santa Barbara, CA $50,256

Lowell, MA $50,070

New Suffolk, NY $50,051

Nashua, NH $49,995

Lompoc, CA $49,921

Ventura, CA $49,874

Stockton, CA $49,861

New Haven, CT $49,767

Atlantic City, NJ $49,647

Hartford, CT $49,544

Modesto, CA $49,521

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,419

New Britain, CT $49,395

Olympia, WA $49,330

Kennewick, WA $49,330

New London, CT $49,321

Norwich, CT $49,307

Lawrence, MA $49,284

Bakersfield, CA $49,153

Riverside, CA $49,088

New Bedford, MA $49,088

Richland, WA $49,042

Portsmouth, NH $49,004

Vineland, NJ $48,995

San Bernardino, CA $48,958

Boulder, CO $48,828

Worcester, MA $48,790

Portland, OR $48,749

Saint Paul, MN $48,693

Minneapolis, MN $48,693

Philadelphia, PA $48,628

Honolulu, HI $48,381

Springfield, MA $48,218

Providence, RI $48,214

Chicago, IL $48,079

Bellingham, WA $48,023

Baltimore, MD $47,972

Chico, CA $47,855

Wilmington, DE $47,776

Pittsfield, MA $47,730

Manchester, NH $47,641

Spokane, WA $47,437

Denver, CO $47,432

Albany, NY $47,213

Troy, NY $47,195

Schenectady, NY $47,097

Burlington, VT $46,995

Portland, ME $46,832

Salem, OR $46,795

Yakima, WA $46,785

Ann Arbor, MI $46,771

Rochester, MN $46,641

Fresno, CA $46,618

Reno, NV $46,618

Milwaukee, WI $46,576

Detroit, MI $46,529

Allentown, PA $46,515

Carson City, NV $46,511

Houston, TX $46,441

Colorado Springs, CO $46,436

Syracuse, NY $46,413

Eugene, OR $46,325

Bismarck, ND $46,269

Gary, IN $46,269

Galveston, TX $46,269

Springfield, OR $46,232

Medford, OR $46,120

Fort Collins, CO $46,101

Austin, TX $46,064

Mesa, AZ $45,966

Phoenix, AZ $45,957

Dallas, TX $45,943

Reading, PA $45,915

Saint Cloud, MN $45,897

Concord, NH $45,855

Madison, WI $45,836

Utica, NY $45,711

Raleigh, NC $45,673

Las Vegas, NV $45,669

Rochester, NY $45,636

Des Moines, IA $45,631

Atlanta, GA $45,557

Battle Creek, MI $45,543

Salt Lake City, UT $45,529

Lancaster, PA $45,459

Champaign, IL $45,450

Harrisburg, PA $45,394

Durham, NC $45,352

Kansas City, MO $45,348

Kansas City, KS $45,338

Fort Worth, TX $45,334

Boca Raton, FL $45,315

Cleveland, OH $45,310

Columbus, OH $45,301

Pittsburgh, PA $45,296

Richmond, VA $45,278

Indianapolis, IN $45,269

Cincinnati, OH $45,208

Petersburg, VA $45,138

Billings, MT $45,036

Lansing, MI $45,036

Huntsville, AL $45,036

Lebanon, PA $45,031

Dayton, OH $45,027

Pueblo, CO $45,027

Appleton, WI $45,013

Buffalo, NY $44,994

Racine, WI $44,971

Charlotte, NC $44,966

Saint Louis, MO $44,952

Springfield, IL $44,934

Elkhart, IN $44,924

York, PA $44,924

Gastonia, NC $44,920

Benton Harbor, MI $44,920

Beaumont, TX $44,892

Lorain, OH $44,882

Toledo, OH $44,864

Binghamton, NY $44,841

Rock Hill, SC $44,836

Rockford, IL $44,813

Fargo, ND $44,789

Elyria, OH $44,789

Flagstaff, AZ $44,757

Fort Lauderdale, FL $44,729

Miami, FL $44,701

Duluth, MN $44,626

Bangor, ME $44,566

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,515

Louisville, KY $44,492

Grand Rapids, MI $44,482

Hialeah, FL $44,478

Casper, WY $44,412

Scranton, PA $44,357

New Orleans, LA $44,343

Virginia Beach, VA $44,338

Akron, OH $44,315

Peoria, IL $44,254

Sarasota, FL $44,245

Green Bay, WI $44,212

Baton Rouge, LA $44,189

Charleston, SC $44,180

Nashville, TN $44,166

Jamestown, NY $44,157

Davenport, IA $44,157

Tucson, AZ $44,133

Cheyenne, WY $44,119

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,105

Tampa, FL $44,096

Omaha, NE $44,087

Port Arthur, TX $44,068

Evansville, IN $44,068

Bradenton, FL $44,050

Santa Fe, NM $43,966

Orlando, FL $43,919

Clearwater, FL $43,868

Canton, OH $43,770

La Crosse, WI $43,770

Grand Forks, ND $43,756

Albuquerque, NM $43,743

Tulsa, OK $43,743

Newport News, VA $43,738

High Point, NC $43,724

Ogden, UT $43,705

Corpus Christi, TX $43,668

Laramie, WY $43,640

Norfolk, VA $43,640

Rock Island, IL $43,612

Saginaw, MI $43,603

Jacksonville, FL $43,598

Salisbury, NC $43,589

Memphis, TN $43,580

Moline, IL $43,556

Fort Myers, FL $43,542

Waterloo, IA $43,482

Spartanburg, SC $43,435

Lincoln, NE $43,412

Fort Wayne, IN $43,403

Birmingham, AL $43,352

Cedar Falls, IA $43,342

Provo, UT $43,338

Springfield, OH $43,333

San Antonio, TX $43,324

Greensboro, NC $43,305

South Bend, IN $43,301

Winston Salem, NC $43,296

Boise, ID $43,282

Savannah, GA $43,249

Muskegon, MI $43,166

Lima, OH $43,110

Lake Charles, LA $43,091

Anderson, IN $43,082

Lexington, KY $43,068

Augusta, GA $43,054

Greenville, SC $43,054

Wichita, KS $43,012

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,012

Columbia, SC $42,970

Bloomington, IN $42,854

Roanoke, VA $42,826

Asheville, NC $42,766

Knoxville, TN $42,686

Shreveport, LA $42,682

Wilmington, NC $42,621

Frankfort, KY $42,533

Oklahoma City, OK $42,500

Chillicothe, OH $42,482

Longview, TX $42,477

Topeka, KS $42,463

Mobile, AL $42,393

Terre Haute, IN $42,375

Erie, PA $42,370

Altoona, PA $42,347

Melbourne, FL $42,333

Amarillo, TX $42,314

Killeen, TX $42,300

Fayetteville, AR $42,263

Sioux Falls, SD $42,230

Chattanooga, TN $42,203

Idaho Falls, ID $42,198

Gainesville, FL $42,100

Portsmouth, OH $42,077

Little Rock, AR $42,068

Lynchburg, VA $42,068

Lafayette, LA $42,049

Youngstown, OH $42,049

Temple, TX $42,030

Daytona Beach, FL $42,021

Clarksville, TN $42,016

Pensacola, FL $42,012

Hopkinsville, KY $41,872

Charleston, WV $41,868

Florence, SC $41,844

Sioux City, IA $41,816

Macon, GA $41,681

Tallahassee, FL $41,677

Fayetteville, NC $41,668

Waco, TX $41,658

Wichita Falls, TX $41,658

Pine Bluff, AR $41,640

Vincennes, IN $41,551

Lubbock, TX $41,533

Great Falls, MT $41,505

Alamogordo, NM $41,500

Abilene, TX $41,463

Rapid City, SD $41,402

Monroe, LA $41,402

Albany, GA $41,374

Huntington, WV $41,370

Jackson, MS $41,365

Greenville, MS $41,360

Parkersburg, WV $41,314

Montgomery, AL $41,305

Johnstown, PA $41,295

Springfield, MO $41,258

Biloxi, MS $41,235

Sumter, SC $41,137

Columbus, GA $41,132

Twin Falls, ID $41,105

Pascagoula, MS $41,044

Kingsport, TN $40,923

Gulfport, MS $40,909

Alexandria, LA $40,756

Fort Smith, AR $40,639

El Paso, TX $40,514

Helena, MT $40,453

Las Cruces, NM $40,304

Harlingen, TX $40,174

Pocatello, ID $40,132

Florence, AL $40,118

Brownsville, TX $40,109

Dothan, AL $40,035

Mcallen, TX $40,011

Columbus, MS $39,667

Altus, OK $39,453

Lawton, OK $39,365

Pierre, SD $39,197

What Skills Can Increase an Inventory Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 10.53% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Food Safety (Mentioned in 2.26% Job Postings): Applying procedures during food preparation, processing, storage, and distribution to ensure consumers are safe from foodborne illnesses.
Auditing (Mentioned in 1.64% Job Postings): Auditing refers to the independent examination of financial information of any entity whether profit oriented or not. It is a safeguard measure that prevents corruption.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	10.53%
Food Safety	2.26%
Auditing	1.64%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Inventory Associate's salary.

Brand Awareness: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Cash Handling: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Brand Awareness	$51,642	11%
Cash Handling	$49,781	7%
Analysis	$49,781	7%
Inventory Management	$49,316	6%
Presentation	$49,316	6%
ERP	$48,851	5%

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How Education impacts an Inventory Associate's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Inventory Associates enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Inventory Associate with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $43,911 and $46,657).

Inventory Associate Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Inventory Associate

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 42.7%

Associates 29.2%

Bachelors 25.0%

Masters 2.1%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	42.7%
Associates	29.2%
Bachelors	25.0%
Masters	2.1%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Inventory Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Inventory Associate's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$42,268

Average $46,525/year

$51,534

$3,522

Average $3,877/month

$4,295

$813

Average $895/week

$991

$20

Average $22/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,534	$4,295	$991	$25
Average	$46,525	$3,877	$895	$22
25th Percentile	$42,268	$3,522	$813	$20

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Salary Trends for Inventory Associate

Salaries for an Inventory Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $41,968 in 2023 to around $41,585 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Inventory Associate salary trends, .

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2023

$41,968

2024

$41,872

2025

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