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216 metro areas

Order Clerk Salary by City (2026)

Order clerks earn the most in San Jose, CA, an average of $59,510 a year, against $48,220 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Odessa, TX ($57,880 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean)
$48,220BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city
$59,510San Jose, CA
Best after cost of living
$57,880Odessa, TX
Metro areas
216With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for order clerks

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

  • San Jose, CA$59,510
  • Trenton, NJ$58,410
  • Boston, MA-NH$57,820
  • Napa, CA$56,930
  • Bend, OR$55,930
  • Bakersfield, CA$55,600
  • Portland, OR-WA$55,450
  • Waterbury, CT$55,310
  • San Francisco, CA$55,270
  • Odessa, TX$54,350
Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for order clerks
ItemValue
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$59,510
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$58,410
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$57,820
Napa, CA$56,930
Bend, OR$55,930
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$55,600
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$55,450
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$55,310
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$55,270
Odessa, TX$54,350

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

  • Odessa, TX$54,350 nominal$57,880
  • Terre Haute, IN$50,090 nominal$57,050
  • Trenton, NJ$58,410 nominal$56,610
  • Springfield, MA$53,520 nominal$55,710
  • Kansas City, MO-KS$51,520 nominal$55,670
  • Waterbury, CT$55,310 nominal$55,430
  • Bakersfield, CA$55,600 nominal$55,110
  • Binghamton, NY$50,730 nominal$54,630
  • St. Cloud, MN$47,530 nominal$54,240
  • Bend, OR$55,930 nominal$53,980
Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for order clerks
ItemValue
Odessa, TX$57,880
Terre Haute, IN$57,050
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$56,610
Springfield, MA$55,710
Kansas City, MO-KS$55,670
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$55,430
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$55,110
Binghamton, NY$54,630
St. Cloud, MN$54,240
Bend, OR$53,980

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Order Clerk salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Order Clerk pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#Metro areaMeanEntry (Level I)Experienced (Level IV)At US prices
1San Jose, CA$59,510$44,990$66,640$53,890
2Trenton, NJ$58,410$38,210$68,330$56,610
3Boston, MA-NH$57,820$46,860$63,230$53,410
4Napa, CA$56,930$43,660$63,460$50,580
5Bend, OR$55,930$43,390$62,090$53,980
6Bakersfield, CA$55,600$39,830$63,380$55,110
7Portland, OR-WA$55,450$43,740$61,210$52,600
8Waterbury, CT$55,310$44,100$60,840$55,430
9San Francisco, CA$55,270$44,430$60,610$47,810
10Odessa, TX$54,350$39,100$61,880$57,880
11Seattle, WA$53,710$44,550$58,200$48,330
12Springfield, MA$53,520$44,220$58,090$55,710
13Boulder, CO$53,480$42,120$59,070$50,840
14Hartford, CT$52,730$41,180$58,410$51,320
15Burlington, VT$52,540$42,760$57,350$52,050
16Palm Bay, FL$52,330$40,910$57,950$52,330
17Baltimore, MD$51,980$40,910$57,430$49,750
18Worcester, MA$51,580$43,740$55,450$50,310
19Kansas City, MO-KS$51,520$35,480$59,430$55,670
20New York, NY-NJ$51,500$38,920$57,720$45,750
21Portland, ME$51,420$43,410$55,350$50,480
22Denver, CO$51,290$39,100$57,300$48,490
23San Diego, CA$51,000$39,940$56,470$45,580
24Visalia, CA$50,880$40,770$55,850$50,970
25Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$50,840$40,930$55,700$46,690
26Santa Maria, CA$50,790$40,710$55,760$46,680
27Ann Arbor, MI$50,730$38,310$56,850$50,290
28Binghamton, NY$50,730$38,290$56,850$54,630
29New Haven, CT$50,690$40,520$55,700$48,480
30Providence, RI-MA$50,650$43,830$54,020$49,770
31Charlotte, NC-SC$50,590$37,520$57,010$51,970
32Vallejo, CA$50,540$44,220$53,660$46,590
33Allentown, PA-NJ$50,500$37,980$56,660$50,520
34Manchester, NH$50,360$42,600$54,180$47,660
35Albany, NY$50,270$38,560$56,060$50,490
36Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD$50,210$39,060$55,700$48,960
37Sacramento, CA$50,150$40,160$55,060$47,010
38Terre Haute, IN$50,090$35,280$57,390$57,050
39Santa Rosa, CA$50,040$43,410$53,330$46,430
40Raleigh, NC$49,840$38,000$55,660$50,780
41Salem, OR$49,800$40,830$54,200$48,050
42Phoenix, AZ$49,710$40,960$54,040$48,110
43Minneapolis, MN-WI$49,670$39,640$54,620$47,390
44Bellingham, WA$49,650$43,760$52,540$48,050
45Los Angeles, CA$49,570$37,840$55,350$43,650
46Appleton, WI$49,520$38,230$55,080$53,580
47St. Louis, MO-IL$49,440$33,590$57,220$51,990
48La Crosse, WI-MN$49,400$38,080$54,970$53,830
49Chicago, IL-IN$49,300$39,750$54,000$47,590
50Fort Collins, CO$49,300$36,900$55,390$48,750
51Riverside, CA$49,300$39,150$54,290$46,320
52Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$49,280$36,980$55,350$51,670
53Grand Rapids, MI$49,250$36,520$55,540$51,550
54Bridgeport, CT$49,230$40,190$53,710$46,070
55Akron, OH$49,150$37,250$55,020$52,640
56Syracuse, NY$49,150$37,400$54,930$51,340
57Albany, OR$49,050$40,500$53,250$48,040
58Tucson, AZ$49,030$38,810$54,060$50,600
59Crestview, FL$48,710$38,420$53,790$50,200
60Jacksonville, FL$48,710$39,940$53,040$48,960
61Modesto, CA$48,690$40,080$52,940$46,770
62Oxnard, CA$48,630$39,620$53,060$44,000
63Santa Cruz, CA$48,630$41,720$52,020$44,250
64Indianapolis, IN$48,530$38,690$53,370$50,710
65Greeley, CO$48,480$37,630$53,830$48,390
66Sioux Falls, SD-MN$48,400$39,790$52,640$53,400
67Kiryas Joel, NY$48,360$37,290$53,810$44,200
68Salinas, CA$48,360$42,640$51,190$44,350
69Eugene, OR$48,340$37,960$53,460$47,590
70Buffalo, NY$48,260$38,000$53,310$50,350
71Reading, PA$48,240$37,980$53,290$49,700
72Tampa, FL$48,170$37,190$53,580$47,750
73Ocala, FL$48,090$36,710$53,680$50,500
74Rochester, NY$48,050$36,670$53,640$49,520
75Colorado Springs, CO$47,900$37,630$52,940$47,560
76Columbus, OH$47,900$35,340$54,080$50,170
77Toledo, OH$47,740$35,690$53,660$52,200
78Port St. Lucie, FL$47,720$36,820$53,080$47,610
79Stockton, CA$47,690$39,810$51,560$45,380
80York, PA$47,670$38,270$52,290$49,660
81Milwaukee, WI$47,570$36,980$52,770$49,070
82Michigan City, IN$47,530$34,860$53,790$51,840
83St. Cloud, MN$47,530$37,420$52,520$54,240
84Houston, TX$47,470$35,320$53,460$48,130
85Lancaster, PA$47,470$37,770$52,230$48,310
86Cleveland, OH$47,440$36,250$52,960$50,510
87Dallas, TX$47,380$36,500$52,730$45,960
88Fresno, CA$47,300$39,420$51,170$46,300
89Urban Honolulu, HI$47,220$34,340$53,560$42,560
90Elkhart, IN$47,200$36,110$52,670$52,260
91Austin, TX$47,130$36,150$52,560$48,060
92Waco, TX$47,010$32,660$54,080$50,790
93Spokane, WA$46,970$38,420$51,190$46,810
94Olympia, WA$46,780$38,810$50,710$45,120
95Pittsburgh, PA$46,780$35,960$52,100$49,410
96Lima, OH$46,760$33,650$53,210$52,150
97Rapid City, SD$46,610$38,750$50,500$52,280
98Utica, NY$46,610$36,300$51,690$50,290
99Medford, OR$46,530$39,420$50,040$45,870
100San Luis Obispo, CA$46,530$39,170$50,150$42,850
101Des Moines, IA$46,510$37,250$51,060$50,720
102Omaha, NE-IA$46,510$36,380$51,500$50,600
103Harrisburg, PA$46,470$38,520$50,360$47,110
104Charleston, SC$46,450$37,400$50,900$46,010
105Asheville, NC$46,380$38,310$50,380$48,060
106Ogden, UT$46,380$33,920$52,500$46,220
107New Orleans, LA$46,360$33,530$52,670$50,070
108Orlando, FL$46,360$35,760$51,600$45,710
109Canton, OH$46,340$35,090$51,900$51,830
110Kalamazoo, MI$46,320$36,690$51,040$48,840
111Chico, CA$46,240$38,960$49,820$45,690
112North Port, FL$46,160$39,230$49,570$45,070
113Detroit, MI$46,130$35,260$51,500$45,990
114Richmond, VA$46,130$35,150$51,540$47,140
115Greensboro, NC$46,050$35,960$51,000$49,590
116Oklahoma City, OK$46,030$44,080$47,010$50,910
117Boise City, ID$45,950$37,710$50,000$46,700
118Champaign, IL$45,950$37,690$50,020$49,570
119Lewiston, ME$45,910$40,230$48,690$48,460
120Muskegon, MI$45,820$36,050$50,630$49,520
121Atlantic City, NJ$45,800$36,860$50,210$46,330
122Atlanta, GA$45,780$36,650$50,270$45,750
123Cedar Rapids, IA$45,700$37,900$49,520$51,370
124Naples, FL$45,590$37,420$49,610$44,180
125Lakeland, FL$45,570$37,360$49,610$46,910
126Peoria, IL$45,530$37,130$49,650$49,910
127Winston, NC$45,510$34,990$50,670$49,440
128Scranton, PA$45,410$35,650$50,230$48,540
129Wilmington, NC$45,360$36,500$49,730$47,040
130Madison, WI$45,280$35,280$50,210$46,540
131Miami, FL$45,280$36,770$49,480$39,670
132Midland, TX$45,280$37,170$49,280$47,270
133Pueblo, CO$45,220$38,440$48,570$49,280
134Virginia Beach, VA-NC$45,070$35,130$49,960$46,020
135Greenville, SC$44,970$36,210$49,280$48,220
136Little Rock, AR$44,820$34,650$49,860$50,150
137Salt Lake City, UT$44,780$35,030$49,590$44,390
138Columbia, SC$44,740$34,550$49,730$47,770
139Charlottesville, VA$44,660$37,920$47,960$45,040
140Niles, MI$44,640$34,880$49,440$48,330
141Reno, NV$44,410$36,610$48,260$43,960
142Saginaw, MI$44,370$33,570$49,670$48,820
143Longview, TX$44,300$33,990$49,400$49,510
144Deltona, FL$44,140$35,800$48,260$44,420
145Spartanburg, SC$44,080$34,110$48,980$48,410
146Albuquerque, NM$44,010$38,060$46,950$46,060
147Corpus Christi, TX$43,990$30,280$50,750$47,470
148Amarillo, TX$43,950$36,110$47,820$47,870
149Jackson, MS$43,930$34,530$48,570$49,330
150College Station, TX$43,910$31,930$49,800$48,280
151Durham, NC$43,890$37,150$47,200$44,980
152Youngstown, OH$43,870$33,680$48,880$50,200
153Hickory, NC$43,830$35,550$47,900$49,530
154Gainesville, GA$43,800$36,690$47,320$45,260
155Fayetteville, NC$43,780$31,930$49,630$47,600
156Lansing, MI$43,780$34,820$48,210$46,090
157Williamsport, PA$43,620$33,590$48,570$47,230
158Traverse City, MI$43,560$30,580$49,940$46,650
159Flint, MI$43,510$32,760$48,800$46,770
160Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$43,450$34,670$47,780$46,680
161Roanoke, VA$43,450$33,680$48,260$46,410
162Rockford, IL$43,450$33,430$48,380$47,150
163Evansville, IN$43,330$35,110$47,360$47,340
164Kingsport, TN-VA$43,260$30,530$49,550$50,040
165Grand Junction, CO$43,240$35,360$47,110$45,290
166Tulsa, OK$43,240$35,730$46,950$48,470
167Fort Wayne, IN$43,120$35,380$46,920$46,580
168Chattanooga, TN-GA$43,100$33,180$47,990$47,120
169San Antonio, TX$43,060$33,050$47,990$45,460
170South Bend, IN-MI$43,040$35,780$46,590$46,350
171Erie, PA$42,930$33,700$47,490$47,200
172Gulfport, MS$42,850$31,430$48,460$47,610
173Waterloo, IA$42,720$35,840$46,110$49,070
174Dayton, OH$42,680$29,490$49,170$46,040
175Janesville, WI$42,660$36,610$45,660$45,530
176Wichita, KS$42,620$33,840$46,920$47,920
177Nashville, TN$42,560$31,180$48,170$44,180
178Jefferson City, MO$42,540$39,020$44,280$48,350
179Lexington, KY$42,430$33,700$46,740$45,680
180Davenport, IA-IL$42,240$36,420$45,120$47,420
181Lincoln, NE$42,160$34,490$45,950$46,040
182Savannah, GA$41,910$36,550$44,550$44,020
183Knoxville, TN$41,850$33,180$46,110$45,210
184Las Vegas, NV$41,810$34,320$45,490$41,720
185Cape Coral, FL$41,480$33,160$45,570$40,530
186Beaumont, TX$41,330$29,760$47,010$45,900
187Memphis, TN-MS-AR$41,310$33,490$45,160$44,810
188Rocky Mount, NC$41,250$28,790$47,360$46,870
189Tyler, TX$41,060$30,870$46,070$44,550
190Baton Rouge, LA$40,960$31,450$45,640$45,120
191Lynchburg, VA$40,710$31,950$45,010$45,560
192Morristown, TN$40,680$29,890$45,990$47,100
193Topeka, KS$40,580$33,590$44,010$45,690
194Anchorage, AK$40,310$35,130$42,850$38,240
195Green Bay, WI$40,290$35,150$42,830$43,280
196Clarksville, TN-KY$40,250$29,660$45,470$44,260
197Springfield, OH$40,000$31,910$43,990$44,210
198Lafayette, LA$39,940$30,390$44,660$45,800
199McAllen, TX$39,890$31,220$44,160$46,440
200Killeen, TX$39,600$33,280$42,700$43,450
201El Paso, TX$39,350$29,490$44,200$43,770
202Harrisonburg, VA$39,000$35,210$40,870$41,100
203Brownsville, TX$38,940$28,850$43,910$45,290
204Battle Creek, MI$38,850$32,200$42,140$42,910
205Hammond, LA$38,810$30,990$42,660$45,950
206Johnson City, TN$38,330$30,970$41,970$43,590
207Augusta, GA-SC$37,880$30,680$41,410$41,220
208Jackson, TN$37,750$31,700$40,730$44,140
209Laredo, TX$37,730$30,040$41,540$43,390
210Blacksburg, VA$37,630$31,800$40,500$40,590
211Lubbock, TX$37,540$29,740$41,390$41,110
212Columbus, GA-AL$36,690$31,530$39,230$41,090
213Dalton, GA$34,820$31,120$36,650$38,760
214Fayetteville, AR$32,990$24,230$37,290$36,110
215Monroe, LA$31,680$27,080$33,920$37,900
216San Juan, PR$29,200$25,670$30,950N/A

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Method

About these numbers

  1. Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
  2. Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
  3. OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
  4. At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Order Clerk salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays order clerks the most?

San Jose, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $59,510 a year, followed by Trenton, NJ ($58,410), Boston, MA-NH ($57,820), Napa, CA ($56,930). The national mean is $48,220 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do order clerks earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Odessa, TX ($57,880 at national prices, $54,350 nominal), Terre Haute, IN ($57,050 at national prices, $50,090 nominal), Trenton, NJ ($56,610 at national prices, $58,410 nominal).

How much do order clerks make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $51,500; Los Angeles, CA: $49,570; Chicago, IL-IN: $49,300; Dallas, TX: $47,380; Houston, TX: $47,470 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do order clerks earn the least?

Of the 216 metro areas with their own estimate, San Juan, PR has the lowest mean wage, $29,200.