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Orderlies Salary in the Industry of Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

The salary statistics and trend of orderlies in the industry of nursing and residential care facilities are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare orderlies salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,140
25th Percentile Wage
$20,400
50th Percentile Wage
$23,350
75th Percentile Wage
$27,890
90th Percentile Wage
$35,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for orderlies in the industry of nursing and residential care facilities. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) orderlies is $35,080. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $23,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent orderlies is $18,140.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of orderlies in the industry of Nursing and Residential Care Facilities from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$23,350
2.83% 7.54%
2016
$22,690
2.29% -
2015
$22,170
4.15% -
2014
$21,250
-0.89% -
2013
$21,440
-0.70% -
2012
$21,590
- -

Table 3. Compare Orderlies Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of orderlies in 37 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of orderlies in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$43,020
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$36,050
Outpatient Care Centers
$33,940
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
$33,710
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$31,390
Hospitals - State government owned
$30,010
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$29,960
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$29,220
Home Health Care Services
$29,130
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$29,050
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$28,540
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$28,340
Other Residential Care Facilities
$27,910
Hospitals - Privately owned
$27,750
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$27,670
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$27,630
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$27,590
Offices of Physicians
$27,200
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$26,870
Hospitals - Local government owned
$25,360
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$25,360
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
$23,910
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$23,600
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$23,570
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$23,540
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
$23,530
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$23,380
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$23,350
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$23,300
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$23,110
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$22,690
Social Assistance
$22,530
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$22,300
Individual and Family Services
$22,000
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$21,110
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$21,030
Ambulance Services
$19,560

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