SOC 43-4151 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Order Clerks make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Order Clerks in Ann Arbor, MI is $50,330. The 10th percentile is $37,020 and the 90th percentile is $65,660. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$50,330

10th percentile
$37,020
25th percentile
$43,990
Median
$50,330
75th percentile
$57,720
90th percentile
$65,660
Mean
$50,730

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Order Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $37,020 and the 90th percentile is $65,660. The difference is $28,640, which is 56.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $43,990 to the 75th at $57,720, covers $13,730.

The mean annual wage is $50,730, which sits above the median of $50,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ann Arbor, MI median is 9% higher than the national median of $46,170 for Order Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,891, which is 8.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.8% higher than the Michigan median of $44,240.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Order Clerks at $49,891 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Order Clerks. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 2nd of 24 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $45,080 and employment of 940. That median is 10.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,946, against $49,891 here.
  • Toledo, OH is 50 miles away, with a median of $46,450 and employment of 180. That median is 7.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,790, against $49,891 here.
  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $45,110 and employment of 60. That median is 10.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,489, against $49,891 here.

Employment share

Order Clerks accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (60 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (75,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Ann Arbor, MI · Order Clerks by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Order Clerks make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Order Clerks in Ann Arbor, MI is $50,330. The 10th percentile is $37,020 and the 90th percentile is $65,660. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Order Clerks?

The local median is 9% higher than the national median of $46,170.

What is Order Clerks pay in Ann Arbor, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,330 is $49,891. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Ann Arbor, MI compare with nearby metros for Order Clerks?

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $45,080. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 2nd of 24 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.