Pay by state · 48 states
Order Clerk Salary by State (2026)
Order Clerks earn the most in Massachusetts at $55,040 a year and the least in Louisiana at $37,520 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $46,170. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $55,040Massachusetts
- National median
- $46,170BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $37,520Louisiana
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Order Clerk salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of order clerks OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMassachusetts | $55,040 | $48,140 | $63,390 | 1,350 | $52,044 |
| 2 | OROregon | $50,260 | $43,260 | $59,190 | 790 | $48,626 |
| 3 | VTVermont | $49,950 | $46,900 | $56,620 | N/A | $50,991 |
| 4 | COColorado | $49,530 | $41,150 | $58,680 | 1,970 | $48,063 |
| 5 | RIRhode Island | $49,410 | $46,640 | $52,590 | 170 | $48,309 |
| 6 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $49,150 | $45,380 | $57,210 | 170 | $44,722 |
| 7 | ALAlabama | $48,840 | $45,590 | $51,010 | 80 | $54,986 |
| 8 | AZArizona | $48,590 | $43,740 | $51,870 | 760 | $48,263 |
| 9 | NHNew Hampshire | $48,540 | $45,970 | $55,550 | 390 | $46,599 |
| 10 | MNMinnesota | $48,400 | $43,860 | $57,480 | 1,150 | $49,077 |
| 11 | NYNew York | $48,320 | $41,960 | $57,230 | 3,530 | $44,773 |
| 12 | SDSouth Dakota | $48,010 | $44,340 | $50,780 | 330 | $54,196 |
| 13 | WAWashington | $47,990 | $45,070 | $63,450 | 4,300 | $44,845 |
| 14 | MEMaine | $47,750 | $43,210 | $52,180 | 300 | $49,201 |
| 15 | WIWisconsin | $47,750 | $37,750 | $62,030 | 1,540 | $50,747 |
| 16 | MDMaryland | $47,700 | $43,220 | $55,210 | 850 | $45,446 |
| 17 | ILIllinois | $47,670 | $42,590 | $51,410 | 3,540 | $47,690 |
| 18 | CTConnecticut | $47,500 | $40,780 | $58,850 | 710 | $45,845 |
| 19 | CACalifornia | $47,290 | $40,710 | $57,010 | 12,390 | $42,711 |
| 20 | PAPennsylvania | $46,840 | $40,690 | $51,410 | 2,570 | $48,006 |
| 21 | HIHawaii | $46,760 | $38,240 | $62,400 | 210 | $42,528 |
| 22 | NJNew Jersey | $46,270 | $42,660 | $57,520 | 2,640 | $42,526 |
| 23 | OHOhio | $46,120 | $38,790 | $52,910 | 3,810 | $49,712 |
| 24 | NCNorth Carolina | $46,060 | $39,340 | $54,900 | 2,990 | $48,831 |
| 25 | OKOklahoma | $45,850 | $45,800 | $45,850 | 2,210 | $52,195 |
| 26 | WVWest Virginia | $45,320 | $34,400 | $57,560 | 100 | $50,639 |
| 27 | KSKansas | $45,200 | $36,780 | $48,440 | 310 | $50,184 |
| 28 | IAIowa | $44,980 | $38,550 | $53,590 | 680 | $51,252 |
| 29 | FLFlorida | $44,380 | $38,830 | $50,960 | 3,270 | $42,915 |
| 30 | INIndiana | $44,340 | $38,980 | $51,020 | 1,800 | $47,509 |
| 31 | TXTexas | $44,280 | $37,440 | $52,000 | 5,180 | $45,623 |
| 32 | MIMichigan | $44,240 | $37,430 | $51,430 | 2,290 | $45,979 |
| 33 | NENebraska | $44,060 | $37,290 | $49,190 | 440 | $48,900 |
| 34 | MSMississippi | $43,040 | $36,230 | $45,780 | 470 | $49,498 |
| 35 | VAVirginia | $42,580 | $36,970 | $49,080 | 1,690 | $42,115 |
| 36 | MTMontana | $42,000 | $36,400 | $48,630 | 60 | $44,376 |
| 37 | ARArkansas | $41,760 | $36,790 | $44,490 | 290 | $48,035 |
| 38 | SCSouth Carolina | $41,740 | $36,010 | $46,630 | 740 | $44,523 |
| 39 | GAGeorgia | $41,720 | $37,250 | $48,790 | 1,750 | $43,326 |
| 40 | DEDelaware | $41,430 | $35,360 | $49,560 | 170 | $41,510 |
| 41 | NMNew Mexico | $41,020 | $38,470 | $52,920 | 310 | $44,484 |
| 42 | KYKentucky | $40,620 | $35,740 | $46,570 | 930 | $45,054 |
| 43 | NVNevada | $40,560 | $38,380 | $46,620 | 740 | $40,569 |
| 44 | UTUtah | $40,260 | $30,520 | $45,980 | 880 | $40,723 |
| 45 | IDIdaho | $40,110 | $37,720 | $52,920 | 90 | $42,003 |
| 46 | TNTennessee | $39,160 | $34,150 | $46,320 | 2,260 | $42,625 |
| 47 | AKAlaska | $37,590 | $36,230 | $43,930 | 70 | $36,724 |
| 48 | LALouisiana | $37,520 | $32,020 | $47,460 | 660 | $42,536 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Order Clerks, that changes the ranking: Massachusetts leads on raw pay at $55,040, while Alabama leads once prices are taken into account at $54,986.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Order Clerk pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Order Clerks the most?
Massachusetts reports the highest median wage for Order Clerks at $55,040 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Oregon ($50,260) and Vermont ($49,950).
Which state pays Order Clerks the least?
Louisiana reports the lowest median for Order Clerks at $37,520 a year, $17,520 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Order Clerks earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alabama first at $54,986 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $48,840. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.