43 Series · SOC 43-3061
Procurement Clerks Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $50,580
- Median / year
- $68,620
- Top 10% earn
- -8.7%
- Growth '23–'33
- 55,810
- US workers
Procurement Clerks earn a median of $50,580 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $50,580, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $38,040 (10th percentile) to $68,620 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 55,810 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($62,880), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Procurement Clerks earn a median of $50,580, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 35% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #19 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 8.7% by 2033.
- $50,580
- Median annual wage
- Top 65%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #19 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 1.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $62,880. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Procurement Clerks (SOC 43-3061) pays a national median of $50,580 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $38,040 at the 10th percentile to $68,620 at the 90th, with a mean of $52,370 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 55,810 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 318 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -8.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 4,600 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $62,880, which is +24% above the national figure. The top metro is Chambersburg, PA at $64,770 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 55,810 jobs Median $50,580/yr
Median Salary
$50,580
per year
Median Hourly
$24.32/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$52,370
average
Employment
55,810
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Procurement Clerks pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$50,580 Bottom 35% higher than 35% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 43-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Procurement Clerks; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 43-series occupations with growth data, Procurement Clerks sits on the slower-growing side at -8.7% growth and $50,580 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-8.7%
Declining
Annual Openings
4,600
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Procurement Clerks roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 4.0
Speaking 4.0
Active Listening 3.9
Critical Thinking 3.8
Writing 3.6
Monitoring 3.6
Social Perceptiveness 3.6
Complex Problem Solving 3.5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.5
Active Learning 3.3
Knowledge Areas
English Language 4.0
Administrative 3.8
Customer and Personal Service 3.8
Economics and Accounting 3.5
Administration and Management 3.4
Mathematics 3.4
Computers and Electronics 3.2
Transportation 3.1
Public Safety and Security 3.0
Production and Processing 2.7
Key Tasks
- ▸ Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.
- ▸ Perform buying duties when necessary.
- ▸ Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
- ▸ Calculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts.
- ▸ Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.
- ▸ Approve and pay bills.
- ▸ Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases, and provide information about these rules to organization staff members and to vendors.
- ▸ Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.
- ▸ Check shipments when they arrive to ensure that orders have been filled correctly and that goods meet specifications.
- ▸ Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$38,040
25th Percentile
$43,420
Median
$50,580
75th Percentile
$60,080
90th Percentile
$68,620
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $62,880 | +24% above national |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $60,110 | +19% above national |
| 3 | New Hampshire | $58,830 | +16% above national |
| 4 | Minnesota | $58,100 | +15% above national |
| 5 | New Jersey | $57,460 | +14% above national |
| 6 | California | $56,160 | +11% above national |
| 7 | Colorado | $55,210 | +9% above national |
| 8 | Utah | $54,950 | +9% above national |
| 9 | Virginia | $54,660 | +8% above national |
| 10 | Alaska | $54,100 | +7% above national |
| 11 | New York | $54,080 | +7% above national |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $53,980 | +7% above national |
| 13 | Maryland | $53,960 | +7% above national |
| 14 | Hawaii | $53,890 | +7% above national |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $53,800 | +6% above national |
| 16 | Maine | $53,070 | +5% above national |
| 17 | Alabama | $52,940 | +5% above national |
| 18 | Washington | $52,910 | +5% above national |
| 19 | Oregon | $52,700 | +4% above national |
| 20 | North Dakota | $51,630 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Nevada | $51,530 | +2% above national |
| 22 | New Mexico | $51,080 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Georgia | $50,730 | same as national |
| 24 | Kentucky | $50,610 | same as national |
| 25 | Connecticut | $50,510 | same as national |
| 26 | North Carolina | $50,390 | same as national |
| 27 | Wyoming | $50,380 | same as national |
| 28 | Idaho | $50,310 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Michigan | $49,980 | 1% below national |
| 30 | Oklahoma | $49,940 | 1% below national |
| 31 | Ohio | $49,880 | 1% below national |
| 32 | South Carolina | $49,810 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Louisiana | $49,680 | 2% below national |
| 34 | Montana | $49,560 | 2% below national |
| 35 | Wisconsin | $49,410 | 2% below national |
| 36 | Indiana | $49,210 | 3% below national |
| 37 | Iowa | $48,870 | 3% below national |
| 38 | Missouri | $48,820 | 3% below national |
| 39 | Florida | $48,710 | 4% below national |
| 40 | West Virginia | $48,050 | 5% below national |
| 41 | Arizona | $47,970 | 5% below national |
| 42 | Vermont | $47,960 | 5% below national |
| 43 | Nebraska | $47,950 | 5% below national |
| 44 | Illinois | $47,770 | 6% below national |
| 45 | Arkansas | $47,760 | 6% below national |
| 46 | Kansas | $47,730 | 6% below national |
| 47 | Texas | $47,660 | 6% below national |
| 48 | Delaware | $47,470 | 6% below national |
| 49 | South Dakota | $46,690 | 8% below national |
| 50 | Mississippi | $46,270 | 9% below national |
| 51 | Tennessee | $38,710 | 23% below national |
| 52 | Guam | $38,100 | 25% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $30,940 | 39% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chambersburg, PA | $64,770 | +28% above national |
| 2 | York-Hanover, PA | $64,770 | +28% above national |
| 3 | Salinas, CA | $64,520 | +28% above national |
| 4 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $63,630 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $62,800 | +24% above national |
| 6 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $62,310 | +23% above national |
| 7 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $61,700 | +22% above national |
| 8 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $61,580 | +22% above national |
| 9 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $61,170 | +21% above national |
| 10 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $60,800 | +20% above national |
| 11 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $60,650 | +20% above national |
| 12 | Vineland, NJ | $60,280 | +19% above national |
| 13 | Salem, OR | $60,150 | +19% above national |
| 14 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $60,090 | +19% above national |
| 15 | Rochester, MN | $59,790 | +18% above national |
| 16 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $58,950 | +17% above national |
| 17 | Ogden, UT | $58,280 | +15% above national |
| 18 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $58,200 | +15% above national |
| 19 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $58,190 | +15% above national |
| 20 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $58,050 | +15% above national |
| 21 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $57,830 | +14% above national |
| 22 | Springfield, MA | $57,780 | +14% above national |
| 23 | El Centro, CA | $57,640 | +14% above national |
| 24 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $57,510 | +14% above national |
| 25 | Colorado Springs, CO | $57,460 | +14% above national |
| 26 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $57,240 | +13% above national |
| 27 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $57,200 | +13% above national |
| 28 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $57,050 | +13% above national |
| 29 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $56,930 | +13% above national |
| 30 | Warner Robins, GA | $56,930 | +13% above national |
| 31 | Worcester, MA | $56,640 | +12% above national |
| 32 | Manhattan, KS | $56,620 | +12% above national |
| 33 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $56,450 | +12% above national |
| 34 | Vallejo, CA | $56,450 | +12% above national |
| 35 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $56,430 | +12% above national |
| 36 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $56,350 | +11% above national |
| 37 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $56,060 | +11% above national |
| 38 | Lebanon, PA | $56,060 | +11% above national |
| 39 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $55,920 | +11% above national |
| 40 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $55,920 | +11% above national |
| 41 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $55,890 | +10% above national |
| 42 | Fayetteville, NC | $55,640 | +10% above national |
| 43 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $55,620 | +10% above national |
| 44 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $55,390 | +10% above national |
| 45 | Richmond, VA | $55,390 | +10% above national |
| 46 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $55,300 | +9% above national |
| 47 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $55,220 | +9% above national |
| 48 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $55,070 | +9% above national |
| 49 | Elizabethtown, KY | $54,950 | +9% above national |
| 50 | Lawton, OK | $54,950 | +9% above national |
| 51 | Oklahoma City, OK | $54,950 | +9% above national |
| 52 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $54,950 | +9% above national |
| 53 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $54,900 | +9% above national |
| 54 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $54,750 | +8% above national |
| 55 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $54,730 | +8% above national |
| 56 | Reading, PA | $54,570 | +8% above national |
| 57 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $54,510 | +8% above national |
| 58 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $54,290 | +7% above national |
| 59 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $54,240 | +7% above national |
| 60 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $54,190 | +7% above national |
| 61 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $54,130 | +7% above national |
| 62 | Bend, OR | $54,070 | +7% above national |
| 63 | Columbus, GA-AL | $54,020 | +7% above national |
| 64 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $53,890 | +7% above national |
| 65 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $53,800 | +6% above national |
| 66 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $53,610 | +6% above national |
| 67 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $53,540 | +6% above national |
| 68 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $53,300 | +5% above national |
| 69 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $53,290 | +5% above national |
| 70 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $53,290 | +5% above national |
| 71 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $53,290 | +5% above national |
| 72 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $53,180 | +5% above national |
| 73 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $53,100 | +5% above national |
| 74 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $53,080 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $53,060 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Lancaster, PA | $52,950 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $52,920 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $52,910 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $52,850 | +4% above national |
| 80 | Ann Arbor, MI | $52,740 | +4% above national |
| 81 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $52,710 | +4% above national |
| 82 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $52,700 | +4% above national |
| 83 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $52,540 | +4% above national |
| 84 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $52,480 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $52,440 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $52,420 | +4% above national |
| 87 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $52,370 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Grand Island, NE | $52,270 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Columbia, SC | $52,210 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Santa Fe, NM | $52,170 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Anchorage, AK | $52,150 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Columbus, OH | $52,120 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $52,070 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $52,020 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Green Bay, WI | $51,910 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $51,870 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $51,810 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $51,810 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $51,740 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Madison, WI | $51,700 | +2% above national |
| 101 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $51,680 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Albany, GA | $51,630 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Jacksonville, NC | $51,630 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Rapid City, SD | $51,630 | +2% above national |
| 105 | Birmingham, AL | $51,580 | +2% above national |
| 106 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $51,530 | +2% above national |
| 107 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $51,520 | +2% above national |
| 108 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $51,340 | +2% above national |
| 109 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $51,200 | +1% above national |
| 110 | Albuquerque, NM | $51,170 | +1% above national |
| 111 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $51,120 | +1% above national |
| 112 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $51,110 | +1% above national |
| 113 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $51,070 | +1% above national |
| 114 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $51,070 | +1% above national |
| 115 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $50,940 | +1% above national |
| 116 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $50,890 | +1% above national |
| 117 | Boulder, CO | $50,860 | +1% above national |
| 118 | Syracuse, NY | $50,800 | same as national |
| 119 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $50,770 | same as national |
| 120 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $50,750 | same as national |
| 121 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $50,750 | same as national |
| 122 | Boise City, ID | $50,740 | same as national |
| 123 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $50,610 | same as national |
| 124 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $50,610 | same as national |
| 125 | Cleveland, OH | $50,520 | same as national |
| 126 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $50,500 | same as national |
| 127 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $50,460 | same as national |
| 128 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $50,350 | same as national |
| 129 | Niles, MI | $50,270 | 1% below national |
| 130 | Charleston, WV | $50,260 | 1% below national |
| 131 | Morgantown, WV | $50,250 | 1% below national |
| 132 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $50,180 | 1% below national |
| 133 | Reno, NV | $50,150 | 1% below national |
| 134 | Bangor, ME | $50,110 | 1% below national |
| 135 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $50,060 | 1% below national |
| 136 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $50,050 | 1% below national |
| 137 | Yakima, WA | $49,990 | 1% below national |
| 138 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $49,980 | 1% below national |
| 139 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $49,960 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Jacksonville, FL | $49,940 | 1% below national |
| 141 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $49,940 | 1% below national |
| 142 | Lincoln, NE | $49,940 | 1% below national |
| 143 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $49,940 | 1% below national |
| 144 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $49,940 | 1% below national |
| 145 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,940 | 1% below national |
| 146 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $49,900 | 1% below national |
| 147 | Spartanburg, SC | $49,900 | 1% below national |
| 148 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $49,860 | 1% below national |
| 149 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $49,850 | 1% below national |
| 150 | Savannah, GA | $49,730 | 2% below national |
| 151 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $49,730 | 2% below national |
| 152 | Baton Rouge, LA | $49,680 | 2% below national |
| 153 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $49,680 | 2% below national |
| 154 | Idaho Falls, ID | $49,660 | 2% below national |
| 155 | Medford, OR | $49,660 | 2% below national |
| 156 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $49,650 | 2% below national |
| 157 | Duluth, MN-WI | $49,590 | 2% below national |
| 158 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $49,550 | 2% below national |
| 159 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $49,510 | 2% below national |
| 160 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $49,470 | 2% below national |
| 161 | Casper, WY | $49,440 | 2% below national |
| 162 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $49,440 | 2% below national |
| 163 | Tulsa, OK | $49,400 | 2% below national |
| 164 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $49,360 | 2% below national |
| 165 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $49,350 | 2% below national |
| 166 | Battle Creek, MI | $49,330 | 2% below national |
| 167 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $49,330 | 2% below national |
| 168 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $49,320 | 2% below national |
| 169 | Evansville, IN | $49,320 | 2% below national |
| 170 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $49,300 | 3% below national |
| 171 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $49,280 | 3% below national |
| 172 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $49,260 | 3% below national |
| 173 | Pittsburgh, PA | $49,260 | 3% below national |
| 174 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,210 | 3% below national |
| 175 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $49,170 | 3% below national |
| 176 | Lafayette, LA | $49,140 | 3% below national |
| 177 | Fresno, CA | $49,110 | 3% below national |
| 178 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $49,090 | 3% below national |
| 179 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $49,040 | 3% below national |
| 180 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $48,980 | 3% below national |
| 181 | Akron, OH | $48,930 | 3% below national |
| 182 | Toledo, OH | $48,930 | 3% below national |
| 183 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $48,880 | 3% below national |
| 184 | Iowa City, IA | $48,870 | 3% below national |
| 185 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $48,860 | 3% below national |
| 186 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $48,810 | 3% below national |
| 187 | Tallahassee, FL | $48,800 | 4% below national |
| 188 | Rochester, NY | $48,630 | 4% below national |
| 189 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $48,610 | 4% below national |
| 190 | Appleton, WI | $48,590 | 4% below national |
| 191 | Modesto, CA | $48,590 | 4% below national |
| 192 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $48,560 | 4% below national |
| 193 | St. Cloud, MN | $48,560 | 4% below national |
| 194 | Visalia, CA | $48,550 | 4% below national |
| 195 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $48,540 | 4% below national |
| 196 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $48,520 | 4% below national |
| 197 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $48,500 | 4% below national |
| 198 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $48,360 | 4% below national |
| 199 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $48,350 | 4% below national |
| 200 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $48,350 | 4% below national |
| 201 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $48,330 | 4% below national |
| 202 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $48,270 | 5% below national |
| 203 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $48,170 | 5% below national |
| 204 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $48,150 | 5% below national |
| 205 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $48,130 | 5% below national |
| 206 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $48,110 | 5% below national |
| 207 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $47,970 | 5% below national |
| 208 | Omaha, NE-IA | $47,950 | 5% below national |
| 209 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $47,950 | 5% below national |
| 210 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $47,940 | 5% below national |
| 211 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $47,930 | 5% below national |
| 212 | Corpus Christi, TX | $47,820 | 5% below national |
| 213 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,790 | 6% below national |
| 214 | Erie, PA | $47,690 | 6% below national |
| 215 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $47,690 | 6% below national |
| 216 | Hattiesburg, MS | $47,630 | 6% below national |
| 217 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $47,530 | 6% below national |
| 218 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $47,530 | 6% below national |
| 219 | Tucson, AZ | $47,320 | 6% below national |
| 220 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,320 | 6% below national |
| 221 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $47,220 | 7% below national |
| 222 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,160 | 7% below national |
| 223 | Rockford, IL | $47,130 | 7% below national |
| 224 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $47,100 | 7% below national |
| 225 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $47,050 | 7% below national |
| 226 | Roanoke, VA | $47,050 | 7% below national |
| 227 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $46,970 | 7% below national |
| 228 | Farmington, NM | $46,860 | 7% below national |
| 229 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,860 | 7% below national |
| 230 | Fort Wayne, IN | $46,850 | 7% below national |
| 231 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,800 | 7% below national |
| 232 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $46,780 | 8% below national |
| 233 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $46,660 | 8% below national |
| 234 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $46,640 | 8% below national |
| 235 | Winston-Salem, NC | $46,630 | 8% below national |
| 236 | Merced, CA | $46,570 | 8% below national |
| 237 | Gainesville, FL | $46,380 | 8% below national |
| 238 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $46,370 | 8% below national |
| 239 | San Angelo, TX | $46,260 | 9% below national |
| 240 | Asheville, NC | $46,240 | 9% below national |
| 241 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $46,230 | 9% below national |
| 242 | Springfield, MO | $46,220 | 9% below national |
| 243 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $46,160 | 9% below national |
| 244 | Binghamton, NY | $46,010 | 9% below national |
| 245 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $46,010 | 9% below national |
| 246 | Knoxville, TN | $45,960 | 9% below national |
| 247 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $45,950 | 9% below national |
| 248 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $45,940 | 9% below national |
| 249 | Johnson City, TN | $45,910 | 9% below national |
| 250 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $45,870 | 9% below national |
| 251 | Flagstaff, AZ | $45,760 | 10% below national |
| 252 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $45,600 | 10% below national |
| 253 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $45,570 | 10% below national |
| 254 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $45,540 | 10% below national |
| 255 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $45,510 | 10% below national |
| 256 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $45,230 | 11% below national |
| 257 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,210 | 11% below national |
| 258 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $45,140 | 11% below national |
| 259 | Ocala, FL | $45,140 | 11% below national |
| 260 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $45,140 | 11% below national |
| 261 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $44,980 | 11% below national |
| 262 | Utica-Rome, NY | $44,910 | 11% below national |
| 263 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $44,700 | 12% below national |
| 264 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $44,640 | 12% below national |
| 265 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $44,580 | 12% below national |
| 266 | Wichita, KS | $44,570 | 12% below national |
| 267 | Waco, TX | $44,470 | 12% below national |
| 268 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $44,470 | 12% below national |
| 269 | Bellingham, WA | $44,450 | 12% below national |
| 270 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $44,350 | 12% below national |
| 271 | El Paso, TX | $44,350 | 12% below national |
| 272 | Jackson, MS | $44,350 | 12% below national |
| 273 | Las Cruces, NM | $44,350 | 12% below national |
| 274 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $44,350 | 12% below national |
| 275 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $44,310 | 12% below national |
| 276 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $44,300 | 12% below national |
| 277 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $44,240 | 13% below national |
| 278 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $44,240 | 13% below national |
| 279 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $44,200 | 13% below national |
| 280 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $44,110 | 13% below national |
| 281 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $44,060 | 13% below national |
| 282 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $43,960 | 13% below national |
| 283 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $43,830 | 13% below national |
| 284 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $43,660 | 14% below national |
| 285 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $43,330 | 14% below national |
| 286 | Bowling Green, KY | $43,240 | 15% below national |
| 287 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $43,060 | 15% below national |
| 288 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $43,010 | 15% below national |
| 289 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $42,880 | 15% below national |
| 290 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $42,760 | 15% below national |
| 291 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $42,730 | 16% below national |
| 292 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $42,670 | 16% below national |
| 293 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $42,580 | 16% below national |
| 294 | Amarillo, TX | $42,560 | 16% below national |
| 295 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $42,340 | 16% below national |
| 296 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $42,110 | 17% below national |
| 297 | Peoria, IL | $41,960 | 17% below national |
| 298 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $41,940 | 17% below national |
| 299 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $41,830 | 17% below national |
| 300 | Jefferson City, MO | $41,400 | 18% below national |
| 301 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $41,090 | 19% below national |
| 302 | Florence, SC | $40,670 | 20% below national |
| 303 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $40,530 | 20% below national |
| 304 | Tyler, TX | $40,330 | 20% below national |
| 305 | Jackson, TN | $40,250 | 20% below national |
| 306 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $40,230 | 20% below national |
| 307 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $40,190 | 21% below national |
| 308 | Morristown, TN | $39,930 | 21% below national |
| 309 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $39,750 | 21% below national |
| 310 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,160 | 23% below national |
| 311 | Lubbock, TX | $38,730 | 23% below national |
| 312 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $38,660 | 24% below national |
| 313 | Cleveland, TN | $37,920 | 25% below national |
| 314 | Mayaguez, PR | $37,290 | 26% below national |
| 315 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $31,810 | 37% below national |
| 316 | Ponce, PR | $29,070 | 43% below national |
| 317 | Aguadilla, PR | $27,520 | 46% below national |
| 318 | Laredo, TX | $27,450 | 46% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Procurement Clerks make? ▼
The median annual salary for Procurement Clerks is $50,580 ($24.32/hour). The salary range spans from $38,040 at the 10th percentile to $68,620 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Procurement Clerks the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Procurement Clerks at $62,880/year, which is +24% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Procurement Clerks? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Procurement Clerks is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Procurement Clerks? ▼
Procurement Clerks has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1 per 100 workers.
Is Procurement Clerks a good career? ▼
Employment for Procurement Clerks is projected to decline 8.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 4,600 openings are projected each year.
How does Procurement Clerks pay vary by state? ▼
Procurement Clerks salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $62,880/year, while South Dakota pays the least at $46,690/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Procurement Clerks? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Procurement Clerks is Chambersburg, PA at $64,770/year. BLS reports wage data for 318 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Procurement Clerks pay figures in a real decision
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