SOC 31-1132 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Orderlies make in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Orderlies in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is $34,010. The 10th percentile is $30,640 and the 90th percentile is $45,660. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$34,010

10th percentile
$30,640
25th percentile
$32,750
Median
$34,010
75th percentile
$34,670
90th percentile
$45,660
Mean
$39,700

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Orderlies, the published 10th percentile is $30,640 and the 90th percentile is $45,660. The difference is $15,020, which is 44.2% 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 $32,750 to the 75th at $34,670, covers $1,920.

The mean annual wage is $39,700, which sits above the median of $34,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL median is 11.2% lower than the national median of $38,290 for Orderlies. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,805, which is 9.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4% lower than the Florida median of $35,420.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 97.717, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orderlies at $34,805 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 Orderlies. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL ranks 1st 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).).

  • Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 110 miles away, with a median of $30,730 and employment of 50. That median is 9.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,142, against $34,805 here.
  • Hattiesburg, MS is 129 miles away, with a median of $26,840 and employment of 60. That median is 21.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,628, against $34,805 here.
  • New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 171 miles away, with a median of $27,270 and employment of 190. That median is 19.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,450, against $34,805 here.

Employment share

Orderlies accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (50 of 190,480). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL · Orderlies 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 Orderlies make in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Orderlies in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is $34,010. The 10th percentile is $30,640 and the 90th percentile is $45,660. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Orderlies?

The local median is 11.2% lower than the national median of $38,290.

What is Orderlies pay in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 97.717, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $34,010 is $34,805. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL compare with nearby metros for Orderlies?

Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 110 miles away, at $30,730. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL ranks 1st of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.