Order Clerks Salary in the US
A order clerks earns a national median of $46,170 a year (mean $48,220) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #640 of 825.
How much does a order clerks earn in the US?
A order clerks in the United States earns a median of $46,170 a year (mean $48,220), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 9% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 75,200 people work in this occupation (SOC 43-4151), ranked #640 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$46,170
per year
Mean
$48,220
per year
Employment
75,200
US workers
National rank
#640
of 825 by median
What a order clerks earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a order clerks (SOC 43-4151) earns a median annual wage of $46,170 and a mean (average) of $48,220. The median is the midpoint — half of order clerks earn more and half earn less — and is 9% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a order clerks in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for order clerks is $46,170, and the mean (average) is $48,220. The median is the midpoint — half of order clerks earn more and half earn less.
- How does order clerks pay compare to the US average?
- At $46,170, a order clerks earns 9% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many order clerks are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 75,200 order clerks employed nationally (SOC 43-4151), across all industries.
- Where does this order clerks salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 43-4151. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 43-4151 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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