Average Salary for Orderlies
SOC 31-1015 · Healthcare Support Occupations · 2018 data
The median annual wage for Orderlies in the United States is $28,060 ($13.49/hr), based on 2018 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $21,010 at the 10th percentile to $41,460 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 50,100 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 13.8% since 2014.
Median Annual
$28,060
Mean Annual
$29,840
10th Pct
$21,010
75th Pct
$34,610
Employment
50,100
Salary Distribution
$21k
10th
$24k
25th
$28k
Median
$35k
75th
$41k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $49,480 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $44,080 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $43,890 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $39,880 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $39,790 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $39,120 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $38,090 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $37,490 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $36,390 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | $36,300 |
| Modesto, CA | $36,210 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $36,200 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $35,730 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $35,630 |
| Madison, WI | $34,790 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | $39,390 |
| Minnesota | $39,120 |
| Alaska | $38,100 |
| California | $37,420 |
| New York | $35,500 |
| Wyoming | $35,150 |
| Massachusetts | $35,080 |
| Connecticut | $34,280 |
| North Dakota | $33,800 |
| Delaware | $33,630 |
| Nevada | $33,130 |
| New Hampshire | $31,820 |
| Washington | $30,940 |
| District of Columbia | $30,910 |
| Rhode Island | $30,780 |
| New Jersey | $29,810 |
| Colorado | $29,260 |
| Iowa | $29,090 |
| Illinois | $29,010 |
| Wisconsin | $28,910 |
| Michigan | $28,540 |
| Montana | $28,430 |
| Pennsylvania | $28,220 |
| Indiana | $28,140 |
| Idaho | $28,020 |
| New Mexico | $27,880 |
| Maine | $27,680 |
| Virginia | $27,570 |
| Maryland | $27,450 |
| Georgia | $27,420 |
| Kansas | $27,000 |
| Ohio | $26,880 |
| North Carolina | $26,600 |
| Vermont | $26,540 |
| Oregon | $25,130 |
| Arizona | $24,840 |
| Florida | $24,600 |
| West Virginia | $24,520 |
| Oklahoma | $23,870 |
| Texas | $23,780 |
| South Carolina | $23,630 |
| Tennessee | $23,560 |
| Kentucky | $23,300 |
| Louisiana | $23,090 |
| Alabama | $22,990 |
| Arkansas | $22,820 |
| Missouri | $22,740 |
| Mississippi | $21,830 |
| Puerto Rico | $18,720 |
Salary by Industry
National median wage for Orderlies broken down by industry sector, 2018 data.
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Home Health Care Services | $37,410 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $36,970 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $35,680 |
| Educational Services | $32,910 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $32,880 |
| Hospitals | $32,390 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $32,340 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $32,070 |
| State government, including schools and hospitals | $31,850 |
| Educational Services | $31,650 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $31,650 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) | $30,230 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $29,780 |
| Offices of Physicians | $29,670 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation) | $29,490 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation) | $29,490 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | $28,680 |
| Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospitals, and the US Postal Service | $28,470 |
| Employment Services | $28,450 |
| Temporary Help Services | $28,340 |
| Cross-industry, private ownership only | $27,990 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $27,980 |
| Local government, including schools and hospitals | $25,650 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $25,520 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) | $25,220 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $25,070 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $25,070 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $24,810 |
| Facilities Support Services | $24,690 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $24,340 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $23,920 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $23,830 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $23,400 |
| Social Assistance | $23,310 |
| Individual and Family Services | $23,230 |
| Ambulance Services | $23,210 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $23,110 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $23,100 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $23,040 |
| Other Support Services | $23,000 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $22,750 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $28,060 |
| 2017 | $27,180 |
| 2016 | $26,690 |
| 2015 | $25,580 |
| 2014 | $24,650 |