State wages ยท Cost of living
Order Clerks pay by state
The highest published median is in Massachusetts, at $54,350. South Dakota leads after cost of living, at $51,810. South Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($44,660).
National median
$44,660
Highest state median
$54,350
Massachusetts
Best adjusted pay
$51,810
South Dakota
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $39,850Higher: $51,810Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| South Dakota | $45,900 | +2.8% | 88.586 | $51,810 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | $54,350 | +21.7% | 105.757 | $51,390 | 2 |
| Vermont | $49,810 | +11.5% | 97.958 | $50,850 | 3 |
| Oklahoma | $44,110 | -1.2% | 87.843 | $50,210 | 4 |
| Alabama | $44,260 | -0.9% | 88.823 | $49,830 | 5 |
| West Virginia | $44,160 | -1.1% | 89.497 | $49,340 | 6 |
| Montana | $46,490 | +4.1% | 94.645 | $49,120 | 7 |
| Ohio | $44,780 | +0.3% | 92.774 | $48,270 | 8 |
| Mississippi | $41,500 | -7.1% | 86.953 | $47,730 | 9 |
| Minnesota | $47,020 | +5.3% | 98.621 | $47,680 | 10 |
| Iowa | $41,790 | -6.4% | 87.762 | $47,620 | 11 |
| New Hampshire | $49,200 | +10.2% | 104.165 | $47,230 | 12 |
| Pennsylvania | $46,020 | +3.0% | 97.572 | $47,170 | 13 |
| Maine | $45,700 | +2.3% | 97.05 | $47,090 | 14 |
| Rhode Island | $48,080 | +7.7% | 102.28 | $47,010 | 15 |
| Oregon | $48,530 | +8.7% | 103.361 | $46,950 | 16 |
| Michigan | $45,100 | +1.0% | 96.217 | $46,870 | 17 |
| Kansas | $41,880 | -6.2% | 90.068 | $46,500 | 18 |
| Indiana | $43,360 | -2.9% | 93.329 | $46,460 | 19 |
| Missouri | $41,970 | -6.0% | 90.817 | $46,210 | 20 |
| Arkansas | $40,130 | -10.1% | 86.937 | $46,160 | 21 |
| Arizona | $46,210 | +3.5% | 100.677 | $45,900 | 22 |
| Colorado | $47,100 | +5.5% | 103.052 | $45,710 | 23 |
| North Carolina | $42,910 | -3.9% | 94.326 | $45,490 | 24 |
| Wisconsin | $42,660 | -4.5% | 94.095 | $45,340 | 25 |
| Illinois | $44,790 | +0.3% | 99.958 | $44,810 | 26 |
| Nebraska | $40,060 | -10.3% | 90.103 | $44,460 | 27 |
| Kentucky | $39,660 | -11.2% | 90.159 | $43,990 | 28 |
| Washington | $46,740 | +4.7% | 107.013 | $43,680 | 29 |
| District of Columbia | $47,930 | +7.3% | 109.901 | $43,610 | 30 |
| New York | $47,010 | +5.3% | 107.921 | $43,560 | 31 |
| South Carolina | $40,560 | -9.2% | 93.749 | $43,260 | 32 |
| Georgia | $41,600 | -6.9% | 96.293 | $43,200 | 33 |
| Florida | $44,450 | -0.5% | 103.414 | $42,980 | 34 |
| Idaho | $40,530 | -9.2% | 95.494 | $42,440 | 35 |
| Utah | $41,960 | -6.0% | 98.864 | $42,440 | 35 |
| Nevada | $42,410 | -5.0% | 99.979 | $42,420 | 37 |
| Maryland | $44,490 | -0.4% | 104.959 | $42,390 | 38 |
| Tennessee | $38,890 | -12.9% | 91.87 | $42,330 | 39 |
| California | $46,620 | +4.4% | 110.72 | $42,110 | 40 |
| Connecticut | $42,860 | -4.0% | 103.61 | $41,370 | 41 |
| Hawaii | $45,410 | +1.7% | 109.951 | $41,300 | 42 |
| Texas | $39,960 | -10.5% | 97.057 | $41,170 | 43 |
| Virginia | $41,090 | -8.0% | 101.104 | $40,640 | 44 |
| New Mexico | $37,350 | -16.4% | 92.212 | $40,500 | 45 |
| New Jersey | $43,850 | -1.8% | 108.805 | $40,300 | 46 |
| Alaska | $41,110 | -7.9% | 102.359 | $40,160 | 47 |
| Louisiana | $35,360 | -20.8% | 88.207 | $40,090 | 48 |
| Delaware | $39,770 | -10.9% | 99.808 | $39,850 | 49 |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.