SOC 31-1132 · Healthcare Support Occupations

Orderlies wages by metro

National median annual wage

$38,290

10th percentile: $32,240
25th percentile: $35,570
Median: $38,290
75th percentile: $44,560
90th percentile: $50,600
Mean: $40,660

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 52,440.

That median is 24.9% 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.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods — Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Orderlies.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	480	$48,370	$69,870	$79,940
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	300	$56,250	$65,790	$77,830
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	40	$49,270	$63,780	$69,030
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	370	$47,630	$62,380	$70,080
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	80	$36,710	$50,110	$77,060
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	50	$38,790	$50,040	$58,170
Modesto, CA	80	$45,520	$49,890	$49,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,890	$40,140	$49,760	$64,840
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	330	$42,700	$49,410	$64,890
Rochester, MN	70	$38,450	$48,290	$50,860
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	260	$38,170	$47,510	$55,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	620	$38,810	$47,440	$74,660
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	100	$35,360	$46,560	$63,740
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	4,970	$37,230	$45,850	$55,930
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	290	$40,860	$45,110	$51,450
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	280	$40,260	$44,920	$47,220
Utica-Rome, NY	50	$32,240	$44,890	$44,890
Boulder, CO	40	$41,220	$44,660	$46,950
Reading, PA	100	$38,430	$44,510	$48,450
Rochester, NY	310	$34,970	$44,260	$44,260

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Orderlies jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	4,970	$37,230	$45,850	$55,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,890	$40,140	$49,760	$64,840
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,770	$35,610	$39,640	$45,100
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,740	$35,810	$43,570	$46,880
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,330	$37,510	$39,800	$51,180
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,280	$32,610	$37,410	$47,740
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,210	$32,700	$35,770	$44,790
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	960	$33,900	$37,760	$46,330
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	900	$35,570	$37,380	$46,360
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	820	$34,200	$36,220	$41,890
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	820	$32,310	$35,410	$36,630
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	750	$35,340	$37,870	$45,610
Pittsburgh, PA	720	$34,330	$37,740	$43,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	720	$35,000	$39,160	$55,200
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	660	$36,410	$38,630	$45,310
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	630	$34,190	$36,980	$39,100
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	620	$38,810	$47,440	$74,660
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	580	$33,770	$35,230	$36,630
Cleveland, OH	550	$33,880	$37,740	$43,840
Columbus, OH	500	$36,170	$37,360	$45,420

States and territories

State estimates for Orderlies, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
California	4,870	$39,630	$49,920	$74,010
Washington	200	$35,360	$48,690	$60,570
Vermont	70	$34,420	$48,120	$57,810
Hawaii	80	$42,080	$47,130	$47,680
New York	4,680	$36,150	$46,600	$55,790
Oregon	500	$39,530	$45,120	$55,850
Minnesota	430	$36,610	$44,550	$51,190
Delaware	190	$36,620	$43,800	$43,800
Colorado	540	$37,610	$43,570	$47,220
Maine	150	$39,410	$42,530	$45,980
Wisconsin	660	$35,960	$41,380	$47,230
New Hampshire	140	$35,900	$40,850	$48,530
Pennsylvania	3,550	$36,350	$40,140	$45,450
Rhode Island	210	$36,490	$39,830	$48,620
Illinois	2,110	$34,870	$39,450	$44,920
Alaska	70	$38,350	$39,410	$52,560
District of Columbia	120	$36,670	$39,250	$46,160
Massachusetts	1,810	$36,660	$38,970	$48,310
North Carolina	1,730	$33,570	$38,680	$46,230
New Jersey	2,640	$34,770	$38,670	$45,980
Idaho	300	$37,530	$38,650	$46,700
Indiana	1,060	$32,120	$38,540	$41,450
North Dakota	70	$33,170	$38,240	$43,210
Maryland	1,580	$33,900	$38,210	$49,050
New Mexico	130	$35,020	$37,650	$45,920
Texas	2,320	$30,680	$37,650	$44,820
Connecticut	980	$34,890	$37,550	$46,710
Wyoming	50	$31,330	$37,410	$37,410
Arizona	1,220	$34,350	$37,380	$46,360
Kansas	200	$31,200	$37,140	$45,150
Ohio	2,360	$33,880	$37,030	$42,270
Virginia	900	$30,840	$36,960	$51,230
Iowa	260	$33,570	$36,850	$43,580
South Carolina	1,430	$29,640	$36,480	$46,300
Michigan	1,700	$32,740	$36,220	$41,940
Georgia	2,410	$30,020	$36,100	$45,160
Nevada	470	$31,270	$35,850	$47,550
Missouri	870	$31,770	$35,620	$42,020
Florida	4,440	$32,610	$35,420	$38,930
Kentucky	710	$30,150	$35,260	$40,500
Oklahoma	370	$31,050	$34,430	$38,960
Tennessee	1,200	$26,720	$31,840	$45,030
West Virginia	250	$29,280	$31,770	$35,990
Arkansas	170	$25,650	$31,540	$37,330
Alabama	400	$26,590	$31,310	$35,270
Mississippi	440	$26,840	$29,790	$36,980
Louisiana	600	$24,230	$27,330	$33,740
Puerto Rico	630	$21,840	$22,330	$25,370

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Orderlies?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Orderlies is $38,290. Employment is 52,440.

How does Orderlies pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Orderlies is 24.9% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Orderlies?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is highest on this page's list at $69,870.