How much do Order Clerks make in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA?

Percentile spread

For Order Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $38,010 and the 90th percentile is $57,800. The difference is $19,790, which is 45.2% 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 $38,050 to the 75th at $57,740, covers $19,690.

The mean annual wage is $46,780, which sits above the median of $43,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA median is 5.1% lower than the national median of $46,170 for Order Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,249, which is 8.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.7% lower than the Washington median of $47,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 103.670, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Order Clerks at $42,249 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Order Clerks. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA ranks 6th of 6 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).).

• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 60 miles away, with a median of $49,380. That median is 12.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,433, against $42,249 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 94 miles away, with a median of $52,540 and employment of 460. That median is 20% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,838, against $42,249 here.
• Bellingham, WA is 140 miles away, with a median of $48,460 and employment of 50. That median is 10.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,896, against $42,249 here.