SOC 43-4151 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Order Clerks wages by metro

National median annual wage

$46,170

10th percentile: $35,530
25th percentile: $39,660
Median: $46,170
75th percentile: $54,310
90th percentile: $63,530
Mean: $48,220

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 75,200.

That median is 9.4% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Order Clerks.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Napa, CA	40	$42,560	$60,680	$73,380
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	620	$43,710	$58,170	$81,150
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,100	$46,670	$55,090	$72,920
Bend, OR	30	$39,620	$53,610	$75,250
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	100	$33,690	$53,290	$81,030
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	50	$43,440	$53,070	$69,770
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	460	$42,690	$52,540	$76,130
Albany, OR	40	$39,200	$52,190	$53,740
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	Not available	$38,920	$51,500	$65,370
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,250	$42,940	$51,450	$72,160
Akron, OH	320	$36,140	$51,060	$63,810
Springfield, MA	70	$43,940	$50,860	$63,170
New Haven, CT	90	$37,650	$50,750	$62,260
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	130	$38,520	$50,530	$77,350
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	70	$34,560	$50,420	$62,770
Ann Arbor, MI	60	$37,020	$50,330	$65,660
Binghamton, NY	40	$35,360	$50,180	$64,780
St. Cloud, MN	30	$37,470	$50,020	$58,200
Boulder, CO	170	$39,570	$49,970	$74,850
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	170	$37,130	$49,940	$65,870

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Order Clerks jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5,740	$37,170	$46,590	$65,390
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	4,120	$34,510	$47,820	$73,420
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	2,970	$36,030	$47,890	$62,400
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,890	$35,750	$45,590	$62,440
Oklahoma City, OK	1,720	$45,800	$45,850	$47,350
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1,320	$39,010	$49,840	$64,380
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1,270	$34,720	$45,620	$63,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,250	$42,940	$51,450	$72,160
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,220	$37,210	$48,310	$62,920
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1,180	$38,370	$46,650	$59,230
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,100	$46,670	$55,090	$72,920
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1,100	$33,600	$48,320	$64,830
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,090	$35,990	$43,710	$59,270
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,040	$35,810	$42,340	$57,240
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	940	$34,360	$45,080	$63,370
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	920	$40,700	$47,580	$62,960
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	780	$36,400	$46,350	$65,070
Cleveland, OH	780	$34,680	$47,350	$63,210
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	760	$37,710	$47,610	$67,540
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	730	$29,120	$40,570	$57,790

States and territories

State estimates for Order Clerks, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Massachusetts	1,350	$45,750	$55,040	$72,920
Oregon	790	$39,960	$50,260	$72,040
Vermont	Not available	$39,750	$49,950	$61,030
Colorado	1,970	$37,850	$49,530	$63,980
Rhode Island	170	$45,180	$49,410	$58,080
District of Columbia	170	$42,330	$49,150	$60,100
Alabama	80	$36,600	$48,840	$59,270
Arizona	760	$38,780	$48,590	$61,110
New Hampshire	390	$37,740	$48,540	$60,290
Minnesota	1,150	$37,470	$48,400	$59,180
New York	3,530	$34,570	$48,320	$65,360
South Dakota	330	$38,370	$48,010	$54,890
Washington	4,300	$42,710	$47,990	$66,400
Maine	300	$40,030	$47,750	$60,880
Wisconsin	1,540	$34,510	$47,750	$76,170
Maryland	850	$39,110	$47,700	$65,870
Illinois	3,540	$36,000	$47,670	$60,630
Connecticut	710	$38,130	$47,500	$67,640
California	12,390	$37,170	$47,290	$66,580
Pennsylvania	2,570	$36,030	$46,840	$58,910
Hawaii	210	$32,130	$46,760	$65,100
New Jersey	2,640	$37,440	$46,270	$78,230
Ohio	3,810	$33,280	$46,120	$63,200
North Carolina	2,990	$34,510	$46,060	$61,580
Oklahoma	2,210	$39,130	$45,850	$48,430
West Virginia	100	$29,640	$45,320	$72,750
Kansas	310	$31,750	$45,200	$56,180
Iowa	680	$35,140	$44,980	$57,140
Florida	3,270	$35,160	$44,380	$62,380
Indiana	1,800	$36,390	$44,340	$62,380
Texas	5,180	$33,230	$44,280	$61,690
Michigan	2,290	$34,060	$44,240	$61,830
Nebraska	440	$35,880	$44,060	$59,810
Mississippi	470	$31,050	$43,040	$50,470
Virginia	1,690	$35,140	$42,580	$61,620
Montana	60	$35,490	$42,000	$49,820
Arkansas	290	$24,230	$41,760	$48,690
South Carolina	740	$31,360	$41,740	$54,640
Georgia	1,750	$33,860	$41,720	$57,740
Delaware	170	$32,130	$41,430	$57,970
New Mexico	310	$38,470	$41,020	$58,180
Kentucky	930	$32,710	$40,620	$52,100
Nevada	740	$33,860	$40,560	$54,730
Utah	880	$30,520	$40,260	$56,140
Idaho	90	$36,150	$40,110	$60,380
Tennessee	2,260	$29,790	$39,160	$55,590
Alaska	70	$33,340	$37,590	$51,410
Louisiana	660	$29,070	$37,520	$59,250
Missouri	840	Not available	Not available	Not available

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Order Clerks?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Order Clerks is $46,170. Employment is 75,200.

How does Order Clerks pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Order Clerks is 9.4% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Order Clerks?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Napa, CA is highest on this page's list at $60,680.