SOC 43-4151 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Order Clerks — Vermont
Vermont · 1 metro areas compared
The median wage for Order Clerks in Vermont is $49,950 per year, 8.2% above the national median of $46,170.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -17.2%
- Openings per year
- 8,000
- Typical entry-level education
- Some college, no degree
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
5.5% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Vermont.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Order Clerks in Vermont is $49,950 per year, 8.2% above the national median of $46,170. Pay ranges from under $39,750 at the tenth percentile to more than $61,030 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $46,900 to $56,620.
Among the 48 states with published data for this occupation, Vermont ranks 3rd by median wage. Burlington leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $51,500. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 376th of 528 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $39,750 | −13.9% |
| 25th | $46,900 | +1.6% |
| Median (50th) | $49,950 | +8.2% |
| 75th | $56,620 | +22.6% |
| 90th | $61,030 | +32.2% |
| Mean | $50,750 | +9.9% |
Highest-paying metro areas in Vermont
| # | Metro area | Median | Jobs | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington | $51,500 | — |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Vermont sit close to the national average, so $49,950 is worth roughly its face value against pay elsewhere.
Published median
$49,950as reported by BLSLocal price level
98.0US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$50,969US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $49,950 a year, 8.2% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $39,750 to $61,030 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- It ranks 3rd of 48 states for this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is Burlington, at $51,500.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Order Clerks in Vermont?
The median annual wage is $49,950, or $24.02 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $46,170, so pay in Vermont is 8.2% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Vermont earns more than $61,030 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $39,750 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Burlington, at $51,500 per year.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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