How much do Orderlies make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Orderlies, the published 10th percentile is $37,510 and the 90th percentile is $51,180. The difference is $13,670, which is 34.3% 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 $38,150 to the 75th at $46,840, covers $8,690.

The mean annual wage is $43,520, which sits above the median of $39,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 3.9% higher than the national median of $38,290 for Orderlies. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,761, which is 4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% higher than the Massachusetts median of $38,970.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orderlies at $36,761 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Orderlies. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 10 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).).

• Worcester, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $36,050 and employment of 180. That median is 9.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,163, against $36,761 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $39,180 and employment of 370. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,497, against $36,761 here.
• Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 90 miles away, with a median of $38,350 and employment of 40. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,180, against $36,761 here.

Employment share

Orderlies accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (1,330 of 2,703,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.46 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.