SOC 31-1132 · Healthcare Support Occupations

Orderlies

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$38,290

U.S. median hourly wage$18.41

U.S. employment52,440

Nationally, orderlies earned a median of $38,290 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 52,440 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Orderlies: pay and employment by state
State
California	$49,920	$24.00	4,870	0.3
Washington	$48,690	$23.41	200	0.1
Vermont	$48,120	$23.13	70	0.2
Hawaii	$47,130	$22.66	80	0.1
New York	$46,600	$22.40	4,680	0.5
Oregon	$45,120	$21.69	500	0.3
Minnesota	$44,550	$21.42	430	0.1
Delaware	$43,800	$21.06	190	0.4
Colorado	$43,570	$20.95	540	0.2
Maine	$42,530	$20.45	150	0.2
Wisconsin	$41,380	$19.89	660	0.2
New Hampshire	$40,850	$19.64	140	0.2
Pennsylvania	$40,140	$19.30	3,550	0.6
Rhode Island	$39,830	$19.15	210	0.4
Illinois	$39,450	$18.97	2,110	0.3
Alaska	$39,410	$18.95	70	0.2
District of Columbia	$39,250	$18.87	120	0.2
Massachusetts	$38,970	$18.74	1,810	0.5
North Carolina	$38,680	$18.60	1,730	0.4
New Jersey	$38,670	$18.59	2,640	0.6
Idaho	$38,650	$18.58	300	0.3
Indiana	$38,540	$18.53	1,060	0.3
North Dakota	$38,240	$18.39	70	0.2
Maryland	$38,210	$18.37	1,580	0.6
New Mexico	$37,650	$18.10	130	0.2
Texas	$37,650	$18.10	2,320	0.2
Connecticut	$37,550	$18.06	980	0.6
Wyoming	$37,410	$17.98	50	0.2
Arizona	$37,380	$17.97	1,220	0.4
Kansas	$37,140	$17.86	200	0.1
Ohio	$37,030	$17.80	2,360	0.4
Virginia	$36,960	$17.77	900	0.2
Iowa	$36,850	$17.72	260	0.2
South Carolina	$36,480	$17.54	1,430	0.6
Michigan	$36,220	$17.42	1,700	0.4
Georgia	$36,100	$17.36	2,410	0.5
Nevada	$35,850	$17.24	470	0.3
Missouri	$35,620	$17.13	870	0.3
Florida	$35,420	$17.03	4,440	0.4
Kentucky	$35,260	$16.95	710	0.4
Oklahoma	$34,430	$16.55	370	0.2
Tennessee	$31,840	$15.31	1,200	0.4
West Virginia	$31,770	$15.28	250	0.4
Arkansas	$31,540	$15.16	170	0.1
Alabama	$31,310	$15.05	400	0.2
Mississippi	$29,790	$14.32	440	0.4
Louisiana	$27,330	$13.14	600	0.3
Puerto Rico	$22,330	$10.74	630	0.7

Pay by metro area

All 124 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Orderlies: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$69,870	$33.59	480	0.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$65,790	$31.63	300	0.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$63,780	$30.66	40	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$62,380	$29.99	370	0.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$50,110	$24.09	80	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$50,040	$24.06	50	0.2
Modesto, CA	$49,890	$23.99	80	0.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$49,760	$23.93	1,890	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$49,410	$23.75	330	0.2
Rochester, MN	$48,290	$23.22	70	0.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$47,510	$22.84	260	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$47,440	$22.81	620	0.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$46,560	$22.38	100	0.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$45,850	$22.04	4,970	0.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$45,110	$21.69	290	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$44,920	$21.60	280	0.2
Utica-Rome, NY	$44,890	$21.58	50	0.4
Boulder, CO	$44,660	$21.47	40	0.2
Reading, PA	$44,510	$21.40	100	0.6
Rochester, NY	$44,260	$21.28	310	0.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$43,930	$21.12	300	0.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$43,570	$20.95	1,740	0.6
Colorado Springs, CO	$42,920	$20.64	80	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$42,840	$20.59	360	0.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$42,170	$20.28	270	1.1
Urban Honolulu, HI	$42,080	$20.23	60	0.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$41,120	$19.77	Not published	Not published
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$40,420	$19.43	500	0.5
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$40,380	$19.41	30	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$39,950	$19.21	280	0.9
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$39,800	$19.14	1,330	0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$39,680	$19.08	100	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$39,640	$19.06	1,770	0.4
York-Hanover, PA	$39,630	$19.06	170	0.9
Anchorage, AK	$39,410	$18.95	Not published	Not published
Flint, MI	$39,310	$18.90	70	0.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$39,210	$18.85	110	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$39,180	$18.84	370	0.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$39,160	$18.83	720	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$39,000	$18.75	170	0.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$38,920	$18.71	140	0.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$38,690	$18.60	410	0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	$38,680	$18.60	Not published	Not published
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$38,660	$18.59	190	0.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$38,630	$18.57	660	0.2
Boise City, ID	$38,620	$18.57	180	0.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$38,370	$18.45	500	0.5
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$38,350	$18.44	40	0.3
Syracuse, NY	$38,280	$18.40	270	0.9
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$37,930	$18.23	190	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$37,870	$18.21	750	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$37,760	$18.16	960	0.7
Cleveland, OH	$37,740	$18.14	550	0.5
Pittsburgh, PA	$37,740	$18.14	720	0.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$37,670	$18.11	350	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$37,650	$18.10	90	0.2
Richmond, VA	$37,560	$18.06	100	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$37,410	$17.99	1,280	0.4
Fresno, CA	$37,410	$17.99	220	0.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$37,380	$17.97	900	0.4
Columbus, OH	$37,360	$17.96	500	0.5
Kansas City, MO-KS	$37,150	$17.86	320	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$37,090	$17.83	70	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$37,000	$17.79	190	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$36,980	$17.78	630	0.6
Traverse City, MI	$36,940	$17.76	30	0.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$36,910	$17.74	470	0.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$36,590	$17.59	50	0.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$36,480	$17.54	260	0.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$36,400	$17.50	220	0.4
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$36,330	$17.47	50	0.3
Toledo, OH	$36,290	$17.45	100	0.3
Akron, OH	$36,250	$17.43	110	0.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$36,220	$17.42	820	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$36,210	$17.41	190	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$36,170	$17.39	280	0.4
Worcester, MA	$36,050	$17.33	180	0.5
Green Bay, WI	$35,960	$17.29	50	0.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$35,840	$17.23	150	0.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$35,830	$17.22	40	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$35,770	$17.20	1,210	0.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$35,750	$17.19	80	0.5
Port St. Lucie, FL	$35,710	$17.17	80	0.5
St. Louis, MO-IL	$35,620	$17.13	440	0.3
Warner Robins, GA	$35,570	$17.10	40	0.5
Rockford, IL	$35,520	$17.08	60	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$35,420	$17.03	150	0.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$35,410	$17.02	820	0.6
Evansville, IN	$35,270	$16.96	160	1.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$35,230	$16.94	580	0.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$35,180	$16.91	220	0.4
Oklahoma City, OK	$35,030	$16.84	130	0.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$34,760	$16.71	90	0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH	$34,700	$16.69	90	0.5
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$34,690	$16.68	70	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$34,430	$16.55	190	0.4
Jacksonville, FL	$34,290	$16.49	350	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$34,010	$16.35	50	0.2
El Paso, TX	$33,880	$16.29	60	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$33,640	$16.17	70	0.2
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$33,520	$16.12	110	1.2
Fayetteville, NC	$33,010	$15.87	70	0.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$32,140	$15.45	190	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$31,830	$15.30	140	0.6
Birmingham, AL	$31,310	$15.05	120	0.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$31,250	$15.03	50	0.2
Columbus, GA-AL	$31,200	$15.00	70	0.6
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$30,730	$14.78	50	0.3
Savannah, GA	$30,420	$14.63	120	0.6
Altoona, PA	$30,370	$14.60	Not published	Not published
Monroe, LA	$30,170	$14.51	60	0.7
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$29,780	$14.32	80	0.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$29,490	$14.18	130	0.5
Florence, SC	$29,430	$14.15	140	1.6
Jackson, MS	$28,450	$13.68	160	0.6
Lafayette, LA	$28,170	$13.54	50	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$27,330	$13.14	60	0.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$27,270	$13.11	190	0.4
Hattiesburg, MS	$26,840	$12.91	60	0.9
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$26,720	$12.85	90	0.8
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$22,360	$10.75	480	0.7
Mayaguez, PR	$21,930	$10.54	60	1.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	Not published	Not published	260	0.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	Not published	Not published	30	0.3

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.