Pay by state · 48 states
Orderly Salary by State (2026)
Orderlies earn the most in California at $49,920 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $22,330 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $38,290. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $49,920California
- National median
- $38,290BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $22,330Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Orderly salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of orderlies OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CACalifornia | $49,920 | $46,920 | $63,010 | 4,870 | $45,087 |
| 2 | WAWashington | $48,690 | $40,890 | $57,300 | 200 | $45,499 |
| 3 | VTVermont | $48,120 | $42,770 | $48,120 | 70 | $49,123 |
| 4 | HIHawaii | $47,130 | $42,080 | $47,160 | 80 | $42,865 |
| 5 | NYNew York | $46,600 | $39,290 | $51,570 | 4,680 | $43,180 |
| 6 | OROregon | $45,120 | $43,230 | $48,340 | 500 | $43,653 |
| 7 | MNMinnesota | $44,550 | $38,450 | $49,830 | 430 | $45,173 |
| 8 | DEDelaware | $43,800 | $40,230 | $43,800 | 190 | $43,884 |
| 9 | COColorado | $43,570 | $40,260 | $44,920 | 540 | $42,280 |
| 10 | MEMaine | $42,530 | $39,410 | $43,830 | 150 | $43,823 |
| 11 | WIWisconsin | $41,380 | $38,550 | $44,860 | 660 | $43,977 |
| 12 | NHNew Hampshire | $40,850 | $40,830 | $46,650 | 140 | $39,217 |
| 13 | PAPennsylvania | $40,140 | $38,240 | $44,230 | 3,550 | $41,139 |
| 14 | RIRhode Island | $39,830 | $39,180 | $44,910 | 210 | $38,942 |
| 15 | ILIllinois | $39,450 | $36,290 | $44,260 | 2,110 | $39,467 |
| 16 | AKAlaska | $39,410 | $39,410 | $47,130 | 70 | $38,502 |
| 17 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $39,250 | $39,160 | $39,880 | 120 | $35,714 |
| 18 | MAMassachusetts | $38,970 | $37,660 | $46,440 | 1,810 | $36,849 |
| 19 | NCNorth Carolina | $38,680 | $37,780 | $39,840 | 1,730 | $41,007 |
| 20 | NJNew Jersey | $38,670 | $36,860 | $43,850 | 2,640 | $35,541 |
| 21 | IDIdaho | $38,650 | $38,410 | $44,540 | 300 | $40,474 |
| 22 | INIndiana | $38,540 | $35,620 | $40,420 | 1,060 | $41,295 |
| 23 | NDNorth Dakota | $38,240 | $36,240 | $43,200 | 70 | $42,986 |
| 24 | MDMaryland | $38,210 | $36,740 | $40,030 | 1,580 | $36,405 |
| 25 | NMNew Mexico | $37,650 | $37,010 | $37,650 | 130 | $40,830 |
| 26 | TXTexas | $37,650 | $34,850 | $39,100 | 2,320 | $38,792 |
| 27 | CTConnecticut | $37,550 | $35,140 | $39,150 | 980 | $36,242 |
| 28 | WYWyoming | $37,410 | $31,330 | $37,410 | 50 | $40,360 |
| 29 | AZArizona | $37,380 | $35,790 | $38,220 | 1,220 | $37,129 |
| 30 | KSKansas | $37,140 | $35,380 | $37,520 | 200 | $41,236 |
| 31 | OHOhio | $37,030 | $35,630 | $38,000 | 2,360 | $39,914 |
| 32 | VAVirginia | $36,960 | $34,790 | $39,820 | 900 | $36,556 |
| 33 | IAIowa | $36,850 | $34,930 | $37,730 | 260 | $41,989 |
| 34 | SCSouth Carolina | $36,480 | $33,810 | $41,050 | 1,430 | $38,912 |
| 35 | MIMichigan | $36,220 | $35,180 | $38,620 | 1,700 | $37,644 |
| 36 | GAGeorgia | $36,100 | $32,610 | $38,900 | 2,410 | $37,490 |
| 37 | NVNevada | $35,850 | $33,140 | $37,970 | 470 | $35,858 |
| 38 | MOMissouri | $35,620 | $33,380 | $37,580 | 870 | $39,222 |
| 39 | FLFlorida | $35,420 | $34,180 | $36,630 | 4,440 | $34,251 |
| 40 | KYKentucky | $35,260 | $31,870 | $37,470 | 710 | $39,109 |
| 41 | OKOklahoma | $34,430 | $32,900 | $35,810 | 370 | $39,195 |
| 42 | TNTennessee | $31,840 | $28,600 | $38,740 | 1,200 | $34,658 |
| 43 | WVWest Virginia | $31,770 | $30,830 | $34,730 | 250 | $35,498 |
| 44 | ARArkansas | $31,540 | $27,770 | $35,000 | 170 | $36,279 |
| 45 | ALAlabama | $31,310 | $29,720 | $33,390 | 400 | $35,250 |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $29,790 | $28,230 | $31,950 | 440 | $34,260 |
| 47 | LALouisiana | $27,330 | $26,610 | $30,070 | 600 | $30,984 |
| 48 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,330 | $21,910 | $22,660 | 630 | N/A |
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 Orderlies, that changes the ranking: California leads on raw pay at $49,920, while Vermont leads once prices are taken into account at $49,123.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Orderly pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Orderlies the most?
California reports the highest median wage for Orderlies at $49,920 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($48,690) and Vermont ($48,120).
Which state pays Orderlies the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Orderlies at $22,330 a year, $27,590 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Orderlies earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Vermont first at $49,123 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $48,120. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.