The salary statistics of order clerks in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare order clerk salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $19,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for order clerks in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) order clerks is $57,380. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $34,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid order clerks is $19,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of order clerks in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $34,370 | -8.15% | -11.26% |
| 2017 | $37,170 | 1.10% | - |
| 2016 | $36,760 | -5.06% | - |
| 2015 | $38,620 | 1.68% | - |
| 2014 | $37,970 | 0.21% | - |
| 2013 | $37,890 | -0.92% | - |
| 2012 | $38,240 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].