Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Orderlies
Orderlies transport patients to areas such as operating rooms or x-ray rooms using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds. May maintain stocks of supplies or clean and transport equipment.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Orderlies with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $22,260 to $25,680 per year or $11 to $12 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Orderlies to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
Highest (Top 10%) | $21 | $44,550 |
Senior (Top 25%) | $18 | $36,530 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $14 | $30,030 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $12 | $25,680 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $11 | $22,260 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
CA | $21 | $43,830 |
HI | $20 | $40,940 |
NY | $19 | $39,940 |
MN | $19 | $39,200 |
AK | $19 | $38,480 |
ID | $18 | $37,280 |
WA | $18 | $36,640 |
DC | $17 | $36,290 |
OR | $17 | $36,050 |
CT | $17 | $35,930 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as an Orderly is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like CA doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at CA might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Orderlies are in the states of CA, HI, NY, MN and AK.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
Outpatient Care Centers | $41150 | $19.78 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $39730 | $19.10 |
Home Health Care Services | $37910 | $18.23 |
Local Government | $37840 | $18.19 |
State Government | $34560 | $16.62 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $33470 | $16.09 |
Offices of Physicians | $32160 | $15.46 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $31770 | $15.28 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $31430 | $15.11 |
Specialty Hospitals | $31380 | $15.09 |
Employment Services | $31160 | $14.98 |
Facilities Support Services | $30090 | $14.47 |
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $29400 | $14.13 |
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $28840 | $13.86 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $27930 | $13.43 |
Individual and Family Services | $27560 | $13.25 |
Other Residential Care Facilities | $27370 | $13.16 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $26290 | $12.64 |
Other Support Services | $25960 | $12.48 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | $25800 | $12.40 |