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
+4.3%
2024→2025
$68,620
Top 10% earn
-8.7%
Growth '24–'34
55,810
Estimated US jobs

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 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is District of Columbia ($62,880).

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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 2034.

$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.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Procurement Clerks moved from $43,310 in May 2019 to $50,580 in May 2025 (+16.8%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Procurement Clerks sits -7.7 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Procurement Clerks (SOC 43-3061) has a national median of $50,580 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $38,040 to $68,620, and the published mean is $52,370. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 55,810 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 53 state or territory areas and 318 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $48,510 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $50,580 in May 2025, a rise of $2,070 (+4.3%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a -8.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 4,600 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as moderate-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Office and Administrative Support Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

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 highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Chambersburg, PA at $64,770. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

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

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

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.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 (this entry) 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$50,580 · 35th percentile of 825 US occupations

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. Scatter plot of 24 data points. $30000$40000$50000$60000$70000$80000 -20%-15%-10%-5%0%5%10% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Customer Service Rep… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -5.5% · Median annual wage: $44770Office Clerks, General - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -6.7% · Median annual wage: $45010Secretaries and Admi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.6% · Median annual wage: $47540First-Line Superviso… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.3% · Median annual wage: $69500Bookkeeping, Account… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -5.8% · Median annual wage: $50670Medical Secretaries … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.2% · Median annual wage: $45930Shipping, Receiving,… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -7.7% · Median annual wage: $45260Executive Secretarie… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.6% · Median annual wage: $76590Billing and Posting … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.4% · Median annual wage: $48500Production, Planning… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.8% · Median annual wage: $59650Tellers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -12.9% · Median annual wage: $43030Postal Service Mail … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -3.5% · Median annual wage: $60550Hotel, Motel, and Re… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.7% · Median annual wage: $35070Insurance Claims and… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -3.7% · Median annual wage: $49230Dispatchers, Except … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.9% · Median annual wage: $50340Office and Administr… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -7.8% · Median annual wage: $45670Court, Municipal, an… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3% · Median annual wage: $48700Loan Interviewers an… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -2.3% · Median annual wage: $50020Bill and Account Col… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -10.5% · Median annual wage: $47030Legal Secretaries an… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -5.8% · Median annual wage: $55570Eligibility Intervie… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1% · Median annual wage: $54210Payroll and Timekeep… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -16.7% · Median annual wage: $58260Interviewers, Except… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -11.6% · Median annual wage: $45920Procurement Clerks - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -8.7% · Median annual wage: $50580
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.
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  • Customer Service Rep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.5%, Median annual wage $44770
  • Office Clerks, General: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.7%, Median annual wage $45010
  • Secretaries and Admi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $47540
  • First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.3%, Median annual wage $69500
  • Bookkeeping, Account…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.8%, Median annual wage $50670
  • Medical Secretaries …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.2%, Median annual wage $45930
  • Shipping, Receiving,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.7%, Median annual wage $45260
  • Executive Secretarie…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $76590
  • Billing and Posting …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.4%, Median annual wage $48500
  • Production, Planning…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.8%, Median annual wage $59650
  • Tellers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -12.9%, Median annual wage $43030
  • Postal Service Mail …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.5%, Median annual wage $60550
  • Hotel, Motel, and Re…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $35070
  • Insurance Claims and…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.7%, Median annual wage $49230
  • Dispatchers, Except …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.9%, Median annual wage $50340
  • Office and Administr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.8%, Median annual wage $45670
  • Court, Municipal, an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $48700
  • Loan Interviewers an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.3%, Median annual wage $50020
  • Bill and Account Col…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10.5%, Median annual wage $47030
  • Legal Secretaries an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.8%, Median annual wage $55570
  • Eligibility Intervie…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1%, Median annual wage $54210
  • Payroll and Timekeep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -16.7%, Median annual wage $58260
  • Interviewers, Except…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -11.6%, Median annual wage $45920
  • Procurement Clerks: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -8.7%, Median annual wage $50580

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)

Employment Change

-5,400

61,900 (2024) → 56,600 (2034)

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

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Group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

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

10th$38,040
25th$43,420
Median$50,580
75th$60,080
90th$68,620

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$18.29
25th$20.88
Median$24.32
75th$28.89
90th$32.99

Procurement Clerks pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$40,000$45,000$50,000$55,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $40,600National median - 2016: $41,410National median - 2017: $41,910National median - 2018: $42,670National median - 2019: $43,310National median - 2020: $44,740National median - 2021: $45,150National median - 2022: $45,240National median - 2023: $46,670National median - 2024: $48,510National median - 2025: $50,580$50,580
National median annual wage for Procurement Clerks, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $40,600
2016 $41,410
2017 $41,910
2018 $42,670
2019 $43,310
2020 $44,740
2021 $45,150
2022 $45,240
2023 $46,670
2024 $48,510
2025 $50,580

2015 median

$40,600

2025 median

$50,580

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$7,270 (+16.8%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+2.6%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Procurement Clerks by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $40,600 First banked release 71,470
May 2016 $41,410 +2.0% 72,120
May 2017 $41,910 +1.2% 70,510
May 2018 $42,670 +1.8% 68,100
May 2019 $43,310 Classification break 66,030
May 2020 $44,740 +3.3% 61,000
May 2021 $45,150 +0.9% 61,930
May 2022 $45,240 +0.2% 63,340
May 2023 $46,670 +3.2% 61,580
May 2024 $48,510 +3.9% 59,900
May 2025 $50,580 +4.3% 55,810

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $40,600 in May 2015 to $50,580 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +2.6% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 66,030 in May 2019 to 55,810 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

Salary by State

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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

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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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $62,310 +23% above national
6 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $61,700 +22% above national
7 Kennewick-Richland, WA $61,170 +21% above national
8 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $60,800 +20% above national
9 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $60,650 +20% above national
10 Vineland, NJ $60,280 +19% above national
11 Salem, OR $60,150 +19% above national
12 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $60,090 +19% above national
13 Rochester, MN $59,790 +18% above national
14 Stockton-Lodi, CA $58,950 +17% above national
15 Ogden, UT $58,280 +15% above national
16 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $58,200 +15% above national
17 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $58,190 +15% above national
18 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $58,050 +15% above national
19 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $57,830 +14% above national
20 Springfield, MA $57,780 +14% above national
21 El Centro, CA $57,640 +14% above national
22 Colorado Springs, CO $57,460 +14% above national
23 Portland-South Portland, ME $57,200 +13% above national
24 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $57,050 +13% above national
25 Texarkana, TX-AR $56,930 +13% above national
26 Warner Robins, GA $56,930 +13% above national
27 Worcester, MA $56,640 +12% above national
28 Manhattan, KS $56,620 +12% above national
29 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $56,450 +12% above national
30 Vallejo, CA $56,450 +12% above national
31 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $56,430 +12% above national
32 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $56,350 +11% above national
33 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $56,060 +11% above national
34 Lebanon, PA $56,060 +11% above national
35 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $55,920 +11% above national
36 Fayetteville, NC $55,640 +10% above national
37 Urban Honolulu, HI $55,620 +10% above national
38 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $55,390 +10% above national
39 Richmond, VA $55,390 +10% above national
40 Fairbanks-College, AK $55,300 +9% above national
41 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $55,220 +9% above national
42 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $55,070 +9% above national
43 Elizabethtown, KY $54,950 +9% above national
44 Lawton, OK $54,950 +9% above national
45 Oklahoma City, OK $54,950 +9% above national
46 Manchester-Nashua, NH $54,900 +9% above national
47 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $54,750 +8% above national
48 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $54,730 +8% above national
49 Reading, PA $54,570 +8% above national
50 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $54,510 +8% above national
51 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $54,290 +7% above national
52 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $54,240 +7% above national
53 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $54,190 +7% above national
54 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $54,130 +7% above national
55 Bend, OR $54,070 +7% above national
56 Columbus, GA-AL $54,020 +7% above national
57 Raleigh-Cary, NC $53,890 +7% above national
58 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $53,800 +6% above national
59 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $53,610 +6% above national
60 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $53,540 +6% above national
61 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $53,100 +5% above national
62 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $53,080 +5% above national
63 Lancaster, PA $52,950 +5% above national
64 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $52,920 +5% above national
65 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $52,910 +5% above national
66 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $52,850 +4% above national
67 Ann Arbor, MI $52,740 +4% above national
68 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $52,710 +4% above national
69 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $52,700 +4% above national
70 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $52,540 +4% above national
71 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $52,480 +4% above national
72 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $52,440 +4% above national
73 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $52,420 +4% above national
74 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $52,370 +4% above national
75 Grand Island, NE $52,270 +3% above national
76 Columbia, SC $52,210 +3% above national
77 Santa Fe, NM $52,170 +3% above national
78 Anchorage, AK $52,150 +3% above national
79 Columbus, OH $52,120 +3% above national
80 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $52,070 +3% above national
81 Green Bay, WI $51,910 +3% above national
82 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $51,870 +3% above national
83 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $51,740 +2% above national
84 Madison, WI $51,700 +2% above national
85 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $51,680 +2% above national
86 Albany, GA $51,630 +2% above national
87 Jacksonville, NC $51,630 +2% above national
88 Rapid City, SD $51,630 +2% above national
89 Birmingham, AL $51,580 +2% above national
90 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $51,530 +2% above national
91 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $51,520 +2% above national
92 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $51,340 +2% above national
93 Albuquerque, NM $51,170 +1% above national
94 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $51,110 +1% above national
95 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $51,070 +1% above national
96 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $50,890 +1% above national
97 Boulder, CO $50,860 +1% above national
98 Syracuse, NY $50,800 same as national
99 Kansas City, MO-KS $50,770 same as national
100 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $50,750 same as national
101 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $50,750 same as national
102 Boise City, ID $50,740 same as national
103 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $50,610 same as national
104 Cleveland, OH $50,520 same as national
105 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $50,500 same as national
106 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $50,460 same as national
107 Lexington-Fayette, KY $50,350 same as national
108 Niles, MI $50,270 1% below national
109 Charleston, WV $50,260 1% below national
110 Morgantown, WV $50,250 1% below national
111 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $50,180 1% below national
112 Reno, NV $50,150 1% below national
113 Bangor, ME $50,110 1% below national
114 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $50,060 1% below national
115 Yakima, WA $49,990 1% below national
116 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $49,980 1% below national
117 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $49,960 1% below national
118 Jacksonville, FL $49,940 1% below national
119 Killeen-Temple, TX $49,940 1% below national
120 Lincoln, NE $49,940 1% below national
121 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $49,940 1% below national
122 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $49,900 1% below national
123 Spartanburg, SC $49,900 1% below national
124 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $49,860 1% below national
125 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $49,850 1% below national
126 Savannah, GA $49,730 2% below national
127 Baton Rouge, LA $49,680 2% below national
128 Idaho Falls, ID $49,660 2% below national
129 Medford, OR $49,660 2% below national
130 Duluth, MN-WI $49,590 2% below national
131 Canton-Massillon, OH $49,550 2% below national
132 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $49,510 2% below national
133 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $49,470 2% below national
134 Casper, WY $49,440 2% below national
135 Tulsa, OK $49,400 2% below national
136 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $49,350 2% below national
137 Battle Creek, MI $49,330 2% below national
138 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $49,330 2% below national
139 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $49,320 2% below national
140 Evansville, IN $49,320 2% below national
141 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $49,300 3% below national
142 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $49,260 3% below national
143 Pittsburgh, PA $49,260 3% below national
144 St. Louis, MO-IL $49,170 3% below national
145 Lafayette, LA $49,140 3% below national
146 Fresno, CA $49,110 3% below national
147 Cedar Rapids, IA $49,040 3% below national
148 Clarksville, TN-KY $48,980 3% below national
149 Akron, OH $48,930 3% below national
150 Toledo, OH $48,930 3% below national
151 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $48,880 3% below national
152 Iowa City, IA $48,870 3% below national
153 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $48,860 3% below national
154 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $48,810 3% below national
155 Tallahassee, FL $48,800 4% below national
156 Rochester, NY $48,630 4% below national
157 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $48,610 4% below national
158 Appleton, WI $48,590 4% below national
159 Modesto, CA $48,590 4% below national
160 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $48,560 4% below national
161 St. Cloud, MN $48,560 4% below national
162 Visalia, CA $48,550 4% below national
163 Greensboro-High Point, NC $48,500 4% below national
164 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $48,360 4% below national
165 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $48,350 4% below national
166 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $48,330 4% below national
167 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $48,170 5% below national
168 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $47,970 5% below national
169 Omaha, NE-IA $47,950 5% below national
170 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $47,950 5% below national
171 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $47,940 5% below national
172 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $47,930 5% below national
173 Corpus Christi, TX $47,820 5% below national
174 Erie, PA $47,690 6% below national
175 Hattiesburg, MS $47,630 6% below national
176 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $47,530 6% below national
177 Tucson, AZ $47,320 6% below national
178 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $47,220 7% below national
179 Rockford, IL $47,130 7% below national
180 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $47,050 7% below national
181 Roanoke, VA $47,050 7% below national
182 Coeur d'Alene, ID $46,970 7% below national
183 Farmington, NM $46,860 7% below national
184 Fort Wayne, IN $46,850 7% below national
185 Winston-Salem, NC $46,630 8% below national
186 Merced, CA $46,570 8% below national
187 Gainesville, FL $46,380 8% below national
188 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $46,370 8% below national
189 San Angelo, TX $46,260 9% below national
190 Asheville, NC $46,240 9% below national
191 Springfield, MO $46,220 9% below national
192 Eugene-Springfield, OR $46,160 9% below national
193 Binghamton, NY $46,010 9% below national
194 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $46,010 9% below national
195 Knoxville, TN $45,960 9% below national
196 Johnson City, TN $45,910 9% below national
197 Flagstaff, AZ $45,760 10% below national
198 Port St. Lucie, FL $45,600 10% below national
199 Chattanooga, TN-GA $45,570 10% below national
200 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $45,510 10% below national
201 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $45,140 11% below national
202 Ocala, FL $45,140 11% below national
203 Utica-Rome, NY $44,910 11% below national
204 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $44,580 12% below national
205 Wichita, KS $44,570 12% below national
206 Waco, TX $44,470 12% below national
207 Bellingham, WA $44,450 12% below national
208 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $44,350 12% below national
209 El Paso, TX $44,350 12% below national
210 Jackson, MS $44,350 12% below national
211 Las Cruces, NM $44,350 12% below national
212 Macon-Bibb County, GA $44,300 12% below national
213 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $44,240 13% below national
214 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $44,200 13% below national
215 Bowling Green, KY $43,240 15% below national
216 Athens-Clarke County, GA $43,060 15% below national
217 Amarillo, TX $42,560 16% below national
218 Peoria, IL $41,960 17% below national
219 Youngstown-Warren, OH $41,830 17% below national
220 Jefferson City, MO $41,400 18% below national
221 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $41,090 19% below national
222 Florence, SC $40,670 20% below national
223 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $40,530 20% below national
224 Tyler, TX $40,330 20% below national
225 Jackson, TN $40,250 20% below national
226 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $40,230 20% below national
227 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $40,190 21% below national
228 Morristown, TN $39,930 21% below national
229 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $39,750 21% below national
230 Lubbock, TX $38,730 23% below national
231 Cleveland, TN $37,920 25% below national
232 Mayaguez, PR $37,290 26% below national
233 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $31,810 37% below national
234 Ponce, PR $29,070 43% below national
235 Aguadilla, PR $27,520 46% below national
236 Laredo, TX $27,450 46% below national

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do 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.
Where does Procurement Clerks pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $50,580, Procurement Clerks pay is higher than 35% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
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 Procurement Clerks need?
BLS assigns Procurement Clerks to High school diploma or equivalent for typical education needed for entry. Typical on-the-job training assignment: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Procurement Clerks?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Procurement Clerks in this release. WageDex shows the Office and Administrative Support Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
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 Puerto Rico pays the least at $30,940/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Procurement Clerks?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Chambersburg, PA at $64,770/year. BLS reports a median for 236 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Procurement Clerks pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $60,080/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
  • Location moves pay significantly: District of Columbia leads at $62,880/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
  • Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs

These are BLS survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. Your pay depends on experience, employer, exact role, and location.

Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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