How much do Orderlies make in Columbus, OH?

Percentile spread

For Orderlies, the published 10th percentile is $36,170 and the 90th percentile is $45,420. The difference is $9,250, which is 24.8% 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 $36,730 to the 75th at $39,700, covers $2,970.

The mean annual wage is $38,760, which sits above the median of $37,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 2.4% lower than the national median of $38,290 for Orderlies. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,133, which is 2.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% higher than the Ohio median of $37,030.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orderlies at $39,133 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Orderlies. Columbus, OH ranks 4th of 12 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).).

• Canton-Massillon, OH is 98 miles away, with a median of $34,700 and employment of 90. That median is 7.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,812, against $39,133 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 106 miles away, with a median of $36,980 and employment of 630. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,775, against $39,133 here.
• Akron, OH is 113 miles away, with a median of $36,250 and employment of 110. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,824, against $39,133 here.

Employment share

Orderlies accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (500 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.34 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.