Orderlies salary
The median pay for orderlies in the United States is $38,290 a year. About 52,440 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $32,240
- 25th percentile
- $35,570
- Median percentile
- $38,290
- 75th percentile
- $44,560
- 90th percentile
- $50,600
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $49,920
- Washington $48,690
- Vermont $48,120
- Hawaii $47,130
- New York $46,600
- Oregon $45,120
- Minnesota $44,550
- Delaware $43,800
- Colorado $43,570
- Maine $42,530
- Wisconsin $41,380
- New Hampshire $40,850
- Pennsylvania $40,140
- Rhode Island $39,830
- Illinois $39,450
- Alaska $39,410
- District of Columbia $39,250
- Massachusetts $38,970
- North Carolina $38,680
- New Jersey $38,670
- Idaho $38,650
- Indiana $38,540
- North Dakota $38,240
- Maryland $38,210
- New Mexico $37,650
- Texas $37,650
- Connecticut $37,550
- Wyoming $37,410
- Arizona $37,380
- Kansas $37,140
- Ohio $37,030
- Virginia $36,960
- Iowa $36,850
- South Carolina $36,480
- Michigan $36,220
- Georgia $36,100
- Nevada $35,850
- Missouri $35,620
- Florida $35,420
- Kentucky $35,260
- Oklahoma $34,430
- Tennessee $31,840
- West Virginia $31,770
- Arkansas $31,540
- Alabama $31,310
- Mississippi $29,790
- Louisiana $27,330
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $69,870
- San Jose, CA $65,790
- Santa Rosa, CA $63,780
- Sacramento, CA $62,380
- Bakersfield, CA $50,110
- Santa Maria, CA $50,040
- Modesto, CA $49,890
- Los Angeles, CA $49,760
- San Diego, CA $49,410
- Rochester, MN $48,290
- Minneapolis, MN $47,510
- Riverside, CA $47,440
- Seattle, WA $46,560
- New York, NY $45,850
- Portland, OR $45,110
- Denver, CO $44,920
- Utica, NY $44,890
- Boulder, CO $44,660
- Reading, PA $44,510
- Rochester, NY $44,260
- Allentown, PA $43,930
- Philadelphia, PA $43,570
- Colorado Springs, CO $42,920
- Milwaukee, WI $42,840
- Trenton, NJ $42,170
- Urban Honolulu, HI $42,080
- Indianapolis, IN $40,420
- Hagerstown, MD $40,380
- Harrisburg, PA $39,950
- Boston, MA $39,800
- Greensboro, NC $39,680
- Chicago, IL $39,640
- York, PA $39,630
- Flint, MI $39,310
- Austin, TX $39,210
- Providence, RI $39,180
- Washington, DC $39,160
- Bridgeport, CT $39,000
- Kiryas Joel, NY $38,920
- Charlotte, NC $38,690
- North Port, FL $38,660
- Dallas, TX $38,630
- Boise City, ID $38,620
- Nashville, TN $38,370
- Norwich, CT $38,350
- Syracuse, NY $38,280
- Raleigh, NC $37,930
- Houston, TX $37,870
- Baltimore, MD $37,760
- Cleveland, OH $37,740
- Pittsburgh, PA $37,740
- Las Vegas, NV $37,670
- Albuquerque, NM $37,650
- Richmond, VA $37,560
- Atlanta, GA $37,410
- Fresno, CA $37,410
- Phoenix, AZ $37,380
- Columbus, OH $37,360
- Kansas City, MO $37,150
- Des Moines, IA $37,090
- Virginia Beach, VA $37,000
- Cincinnati, OH $36,980
- Traverse City, MI $36,940
- Hartford, CT $36,910
- South Bend, IN $36,590
- Greenville, SC $36,480
- Buffalo, NY $36,400
- Waterbury, CT $36,330
- Toledo, OH $36,290
- Akron, OH $36,250
- Detroit, MI $36,220
- San Antonio, TX $36,210
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $36,170
- Worcester, MA $36,050
- Green Bay, WI $35,960
- Albany, NY $35,840
- Fort Wayne, IN $35,830
- Miami, FL $35,770
- Youngstown, OH $35,750
- Port St. Lucie, FL $35,710
- St. Louis, MO $35,620
- Warner Robins, GA $35,570
- Rockford, IL $35,520
- Palm Bay, FL $35,420
- Tampa, FL $35,410
- Evansville, IN $35,270
- Orlando, FL $35,230
- Grand Rapids, MI $35,180
- Oklahoma City, OK $35,030
- Deltona, FL $34,760
- Canton, OH $34,700
- Atlantic City, NJ $34,690
- Tulsa, OK $34,430
- Jacksonville, FL $34,290
- Pensacola, FL $34,010
- El Paso, TX $33,880
- Little Rock, AR $33,640
- Macon, GA $33,520
- Fayetteville, NC $33,010
- Memphis, TN $32,140
- Augusta, GA $31,830
- Birmingham, AL $31,310
- McAllen, TX $31,250
- Columbus, GA $31,200
- Gulfport, MS $30,730
- Savannah, GA $30,420
- Monroe, LA $30,170
- Shreveport, LA $29,780
- Chattanooga, TN $29,490
- Florence, SC $29,430
- Jackson, MS $28,450
- Lafayette, LA $28,170
- Baton Rouge, LA $27,330
- New Orleans, LA $27,270
- Hattiesburg, MS $26,840
- Kingsport, TN $26,720