The highest-paying states for orderlies (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of orderlies in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $39,390, Hawaii is the highest paying state for orderlies. It is followed by Minnesota (average annual salary $39,120). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of orderlies in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $39,390 |
$31,990 | 190 |
| 2 | Minnesota | $39,120 |
$23,090 | 630 |
| 3 | Alaska | $38,100 |
$29,270 | 120 |
| 4 | California | $37,420 |
$27,150 | 4,460 |
| 5 | New York | $35,500 |
$24,260 | 3,240 |
| 6 | Wyoming | $35,150 |
$23,990 | 50 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $35,080 |
$26,540 | 2,310 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $34,280 |
$25,010 | 470 |
| 9 | North Dakota | $33,800 |
$25,440 | 100 |
| 10 | Delaware | $33,630 |
$26,950 | 360 |
| 11 | Nevada | $33,130 |
$23,550 | 280 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $31,820 |
$22,940 | 140 |
| 13 | Washington | $30,940 |
$24,680 | 430 |
| 14 | District of Columbia | $30,910 |
$26,590 | 220 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $30,780 |
$22,830 | 130 |
| 16 | New Jersey | $29,810 |
$22,140 | 2,800 |
| 17 | Colorado | $29,260 |
$22,330 | 670 |
| 18 | Iowa | $29,090 |
$22,640 | 270 |
| 19 | Illinois | $29,010 |
$21,780 | 2,920 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $28,910 |
$21,940 | 630 |
| 21 | Michigan | $28,540 |
$21,500 | 1,660 |
| 22 | Montana | $28,430 |
$21,860 | 40 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $28,220 |
$21,920 | 2,560 |
| 24 | Indiana | $28,140 |
$21,700 | 1,580 |
| 25 | Idaho | $28,020 |
$21,790 | 180 |
| 26 | New Mexico | $27,880 |
$21,760 | 230 |
| 27 | Maine | $27,680 |
$22,160 | 170 |
| 28 | Virginia | $27,570 |
$21,450 | 940 |
| 29 | Maryland | $27,450 |
$21,470 | 1,240 |
| 30 | Georgia | $27,420 |
$20,210 | 2,010 |
| 31 | Kansas | $27,000 |
$21,680 | 200 |
| 32 | Ohio | $26,880 |
$21,000 | 2,240 |
| 33 | North Carolina | $26,600 |
$20,910 | 840 |
| 34 | Vermont | $26,540 |
$22,860 | 60 |
| 35 | Oregon | $25,130 |
$22,020 | 830 |
| 36 | Arizona | $24,840 |
$22,460 | 800 |
| 37 | Florida | $24,600 |
$20,480 | 2,240 |
| 38 | West Virginia | $24,520 |
$20,510 | 210 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $24,330 |
$20,060 | 210 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $23,870 |
$20,740 | 600 |
| 41 | Texas | $23,780 |
$19,370 | 4,150 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $23,630 |
$17,940 | 1,040 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $23,560 |
$18,120 | 750 |
| 44 | South Dakota | $23,530 |
$19,690 | 70 |
| 45 | Utah | $23,320 |
$20,310 | 280 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $23,300 |
$18,980 | 550 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $23,090 |
$18,000 | 1,080 |
| 48 | Alabama | $22,990 |
$17,590 | 810 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $22,820 |
$18,890 | 540 |
| 50 | Missouri | $22,740 |
$18,160 | 1,430 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $21,830 |
$16,990 | 410 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $18,720 |
$16,410 | 630 |