Order Clerks pay in the U.S.
$48,220avg. a year
$23.19 an hour · 75,200 employed
Order Clerks in the U.S. earn an average of $48,220 a year and a median of $46,170. Pay is highest in Massachusetts ($56,920) and lowest in Arkansas ($39,540).
$46,170Median pay
$23.19Average hourly
+28%Avg. pay since 2020
75,200Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for order clerks
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
11,350 jobs
Massachusetts
$56,920
$27.37 an hour
24,300 jobs
Washington
$52,810
$25.39 an hour
3790 jobs
Oregon
$52,330
$25.16 an hour
42,640 jobs
New Jersey
$51,910
$24.96 an hour
5170 jobs
District of Columbia
$51,040
$24.54 an hour
6850 jobs
Maryland
$50,880
$24.46 an hour
71,540 jobs
Wisconsin
$50,830
$24.44 an hour
812,390 jobs
California
$50,760
$24.40 an hour
9
Vermont
$50,750
$24.40 an hour
10710 jobs
Connecticut
$50,670
$24.36 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Order Clerks pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $59,500 | $28.61 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $58,400 | $28.08 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $57,820 | $27.80 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $55,610 | $26.73 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $55,450 | $26.66 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $55,270 | $26.57 |
| Boulder, CO | $53,470 | $25.71 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $52,720 | $25.35 |
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Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Order Clerks pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $47,570 | $48,840 | 80 |
| Alaska | $41,390 | $37,590 | 70 |
| Arizona | $49,240 | $48,590 | 760 |
| Arkansas | $39,540 | $41,760 | 290 |
| California | $50,760 | $47,290 | 12,390 |
| Colorado | $50,650 | $49,530 | 1,970 |
| Connecticut | $50,670 | $47,500 | 710 |
| Delaware | $43,760 | $41,430 | 170 |
| District of Columbia | $51,040 | $49,150 | 170 |
| Florida | $46,460 | $44,380 | 3,270 |
| Georgia | $44,060 | $41,720 | 1,750 |
| Hawaii | $48,330 | $46,760 | 210 |
| Idaho | $44,520 | $40,110 | 90 |
| Illinois | $48,390 | $47,670 | 3,540 |
| Indiana | $46,750 | $44,340 | 1,800 |
| Iowa | $46,280 | $44,980 | 680 |
| Kansas | $44,250 | $45,200 | 310 |
| Kentucky | $41,910 | $40,620 | 930 |
| Louisiana | $40,870 | $37,520 | 660 |
| Maine | $49,360 | $47,750 | 300 |
| Maryland | $50,880 | $47,700 | 850 |
| Massachusetts | $56,920 | $55,040 | 1,350 |
| Michigan | $46,030 | $44,240 | 2,290 |
| Minnesota | $49,770 | $48,400 | 1,150 |
| Mississippi | $42,200 | $43,040 | 470 |
| Montana | $42,600 | $42,000 | 60 |
| Nebraska | $44,880 | $44,060 | 440 |
| Nevada | $42,920 | $40,560 | 740 |
| New Hampshire | $50,130 | $48,540 | 390 |
| New Jersey | $51,910 | $46,270 | 2,640 |
| New Mexico | $45,920 | $41,020 | 310 |
| New York | $50,380 | $48,320 | 3,530 |
| North Carolina | $47,640 | $46,060 | 2,990 |
| Ohio | $47,350 | $46,120 | 3,810 |
| Oklahoma | $45,180 | $45,850 | 2,210 |
| Oregon | $52,330 | $50,260 | 790 |
| Pennsylvania | $47,390 | $46,840 | 2,570 |
| Rhode Island | $50,260 | $49,410 | 170 |
| South Carolina | $42,920 | $41,740 | 740 |
| South Dakota | $47,550 | $48,010 | 330 |
| Tennessee | $41,330 | $39,160 | 2,260 |
| Texas | $46,020 | $44,280 | 5,180 |
| Utah | $40,880 | $40,260 | 880 |
| Vermont | $50,750 | $49,950 | – |
| Virginia | $45,170 | $42,580 | 1,690 |
| Washington | $52,810 | $47,990 | 4,300 |
| West Virginia | $48,010 | $45,320 | 100 |
| Wisconsin | $50,830 | $47,750 | 1,540 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$49,570
5,740 jobsNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$51,510
4,120 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$49,290
2,970 jobsDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$47,370
1,890 jobsOklahoma City, OK
$46,030
1,720 jobsDenver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
$51,290
1,320 jobsHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$47,470
1,270 jobsSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$55,270
1,250 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do order clerks make?
The average is $48,220 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $46,170 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $23.19, and the median is $22.20 an hour.
Which state pays order clerks the most?
Massachusetts, with an average of $56,920 a year. The best-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $59,500.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $35,530 a year, and the top 10% earn over $63,530.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-4151. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.