53 Series · SOC 53-7065

Stockers and Order Fillers Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$37,330
Median / year
$49,260
Top 10% earn
+8.5%
Growth '23–'33
2,833,810
US workers

Stockers and Order Fillers earn a median of $37,330 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $37,330, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $30,110 (10th percentile) to $49,260 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 2,833,810 US workers. Washington pays the most ($44,620), since pay varies by state and metro area.

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The pay verdict

Stockers and Order Fillers earn a median of $37,330, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 7% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Transportation and Material Moving, it ranks #43 of 50 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 8.5% by 2033.

$37,330
Median annual wage
Top 93%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#43 of 50
in Transportation and Material Moving
1.6×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Washington at $44,620. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.

Stockers and Order Fillers (SOC 53-7065) pays a national median of $37,330 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $30,110 at the 10th percentile to $49,260 at the 90th, with a mean of $39,540 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 2,833,810 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 528 metro areas.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +8.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as much faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 472,300 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is No formal educational credential and short-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 C for this role, with a fatality rate of 17.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 4.8 per 100.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $44,620, which is +20% above the national figure. The top metro is Cheyenne, WY at $46,900 - 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 2,833,810 jobs Median $37,330/yr

Median Salary

$37,330

per year

Median Hourly

$17.95/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$39,540

average

Employment

2,833,810

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Stockers and Order Fillers pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$37,330 Bottom 7% higher than 7% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Above this entry. $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–$200,000: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $200,000 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.

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 53-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Stockers and Order Fillers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 24 53-series occupations with growth data, Stockers and Order Fillers sits on the faster-growing side at +8.5% growth and $37,330 median pay.

Among 24 53-series occupations with growth data, Stockers and Order Fillers sits on the faster-growing side at +8.5% growth and $37,330 median pay. Scatter plot of 24 data points. $0$50000$100000$150000$200000$250000 -20%-10%0%10%20% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage
Among 24 53-series occupations with growth data, Stockers and Order Fillers sits on the faster-growing side at +8.5% growth and $37,330 median pay.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+8.5%

Much faster than average

Annual Openings

472,300

per year (projected)

Typical Education

No formal educational credential

On-the-Job Training

Short-term on-the-job training

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

All safety ratings →
C

Moderate Risk

Safety Grade (BLS 2023)

Fatality Rate

17.5/100K

Injury Rate

4.8/100

Danger Index

28/100

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 Stockers and Order Fillers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Active Listening 3.3
Reading Comprehension 3.0
Speaking 2.9
Monitoring 2.9
Social Perceptiveness 2.9
Service Orientation 2.9
Critical Thinking 2.8
Coordination 2.8
Judgment and Decision Making 2.6
Time Management 2.6

Knowledge Areas

Customer and Personal Service 3.2
English Language 3.1
Public Safety and Security 2.8
Transportation 2.8
Mathematics 2.6
Administrative 2.5
Education and Training 2.3
Computers and Electronics 2.3
Sales and Marketing 2.2
Communications and Media 2.2

Key Tasks

  • Complete order receipts.
  • Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.
  • Compute prices of items or groups of items.
  • Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.
  • Keep records of out-going orders.
  • Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise.
  • Operate equipment such as forklifts.
  • Stamp, attach, or change price tags on merchandise, referring to price list.
  • Obtain merchandise from bins or shelves.
  • Itemize and total customer merchandise selection at checkout counter, using cash register, and accept cash or charge card for purchases.

Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$30,110$34,450$37,330$44,650$49,260
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$14.48$16.56$17.95$21.47$23.68
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$30,110

25th Percentile

$34,450

Median

$37,330

75th Percentile

$44,650

90th Percentile

$49,260

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Washington $44,620 +20% above national
2 Oregon $43,480 +16% above national
3 California $42,870 +15% above national
4 Colorado $42,350 +13% above national
5 Connecticut $40,590 +9% above national
6 Alaska $40,310 +8% above national
7 District of Columbia $39,640 +6% above national
8 Wyoming $39,580 +6% above national
9 Hawaii $39,300 +5% above national
10 Montana $39,050 +5% above national
11 New York $39,030 +5% above national
12 Maryland $37,690 +1% above national
13 Utah $37,690 +1% above national
14 Illinois $37,680 +1% above national
15 South Dakota $37,650 +1% above national
16 Massachusetts $37,540 +1% above national
17 Arizona $37,500 same as national
18 Delaware $37,420 same as national
19 Nevada $37,380 same as national
20 Idaho $37,310 same as national
21 New Jersey $37,250 same as national
22 Maine $37,220 same as national
23 Ohio $37,130 1% below national
24 Vermont $37,130 1% below national
25 Minnesota $37,120 1% below national
26 Texas $36,840 1% below national
27 Kentucky $36,810 1% below national
28 North Dakota $36,790 1% below national
29 New Hampshire $36,780 1% below national
30 Missouri $36,710 2% below national
31 Iowa $36,640 2% below national
32 Pennsylvania $36,640 2% below national
33 Rhode Island $36,470 2% below national
34 Florida $36,400 2% below national
35 Virginia $36,380 3% below national
36 Indiana $36,250 3% below national
37 Tennessee $36,140 3% below national
38 South Carolina $36,020 4% below national
39 North Carolina $35,950 4% below national
40 Michigan $35,930 4% below national
41 Nebraska $35,920 4% below national
42 New Mexico $35,830 4% below national
43 Georgia $35,620 5% below national
44 Kansas $35,450 5% below national
45 Wisconsin $35,000 6% below national
46 Oklahoma $34,790 7% below national
47 Arkansas $34,700 7% below national
48 West Virginia $34,510 8% below national
49 Louisiana $34,490 8% below national
50 Alabama $34,290 8% below national
51 Mississippi $34,270 8% below national
52 Virgin Islands $28,130 25% below national
53 Puerto Rico $25,030 33% below national
54 Guam $22,910 39% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Cheyenne, WY $46,900 +26% above national
2 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $46,830 +25% above national
3 Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $46,120 +24% above national
4 Kenosha, WI $46,030 +23% above national
5 Bend, OR $45,840 +23% above national
6 Bozeman, MT $45,520 +22% above national
7 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $45,130 +21% above national
8 Boulder, CO $45,010 +21% above national
9 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $44,970 +20% above national
10 Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area $44,610 +20% above national
11 Greeley, CO $44,560 +19% above national
12 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $44,480 +19% above national
13 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $44,440 +19% above national
14 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $44,300 +19% above national
15 Vallejo, CA $44,300 +19% above national
16 Stockton-Lodi, CA $44,220 +18% above national
17 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $44,140 +18% above national
18 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $44,070 +18% above national
19 Western Washington nonmetropolitan area $43,960 +18% above national
20 New Haven, CT $43,840 +17% above national
21 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $43,200 +16% above national
22 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $43,200 +16% above national
23 Chambersburg, PA $42,990 +15% above national
24 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $42,910 +15% above national
25 Visalia, CA $42,080 +13% above national
26 Bellingham, WA $41,750 +12% above national
27 Salem, OR $41,520 +11% above national
28 Colorado Springs, CO $41,440 +11% above national
29 Modesto, CA $41,320 +11% above national
30 Napa, CA $41,200 +10% above national
31 Fairbanks-College, AK $40,850 +9% above national
32 Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $40,840 +9% above national
33 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $40,730 +9% above national
34 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $40,680 +9% above national
35 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $40,650 +9% above national
36 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $40,510 +9% above national
37 Yakima, WA $40,460 +8% above national
38 Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $40,410 +8% above national
39 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $40,350 +8% above national
40 Anchorage, AK $40,310 +8% above national
41 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $40,280 +8% above national
42 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $40,250 +8% above national
43 Grand Junction, CO $40,120 +7% above national
44 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $40,120 +7% above national
45 Glens Falls, NY $39,930 +7% above national
46 Odessa, TX $39,810 +7% above national
47 Helena, MT $39,760 +7% above national
48 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $39,690 +6% above national
49 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $39,640 +6% above national
50 Walla Walla, WA $39,490 +6% above national
51 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $39,460 +6% above national
52 Yuba City, CA $39,460 +6% above national
53 El Centro, CA $39,450 +6% above national
54 Salisbury, MD $39,450 +6% above national
55 Lewiston, ID-WA $39,390 +6% above national
56 Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $39,390 +6% above national
57 Mankato, MN $39,360 +5% above national
58 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $39,280 +5% above national
59 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $39,230 +5% above national
60 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,230 +5% above national
61 Salinas, CA $39,200 +5% above national
62 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $39,200 +5% above national
63 Logan, UT-ID $39,180 +5% above national
64 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $39,160 +5% above national
65 Dover, DE $39,150 +5% above national
66 Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $39,150 +5% above national
67 Fresno, CA $39,130 +5% above national
68 Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $39,130 +5% above national
69 Medford, OR $39,120 +5% above national
70 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $39,100 +5% above national
71 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $39,070 +5% above national
72 Pittsfield, MA $39,060 +5% above national
73 Billings, MT $39,050 +5% above national
74 Columbus, OH $39,040 +5% above national
75 Albany, OR $38,970 +4% above national
76 Punta Gorda, FL $38,970 +4% above national
77 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $38,950 +4% above national
78 Syracuse, NY $38,950 +4% above national
79 Kennewick-Richland, WA $38,940 +4% above national
80 Portland-South Portland, ME $38,930 +4% above national
81 West Montana nonmetropolitan area $38,820 +4% above national
82 Ithaca, NY $38,810 +4% above national
83 Janesville-Beloit, WI $38,780 +4% above national
84 Casper, WY $38,770 +4% above national
85 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $38,710 +4% above national
86 Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $38,670 +4% above national
87 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $38,650 +4% above national
88 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $38,630 +3% above national
89 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $38,600 +3% above national
90 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $38,450 +3% above national
91 South Florida nonmetropolitan area $38,450 +3% above national
92 Urban Honolulu, HI $38,440 +3% above national
93 Binghamton, NY $38,310 +3% above national
94 Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $38,310 +3% above national
95 West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $38,310 +3% above national
96 Redding, CA $38,250 +2% above national
97 Coeur d'Alene, ID $38,240 +2% above national
98 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $38,220 +2% above national
99 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $38,210 +2% above national
100 Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $38,210 +2% above national
101 Midland, TX $38,200 +2% above national
102 Longview-Kelso, WA $38,190 +2% above national
103 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $38,190 +2% above national
104 Ogden, UT $38,140 +2% above national
105 Harrisonburg, VA $38,130 +2% above national
106 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $38,130 +2% above national
107 Utica-Rome, NY $38,130 +2% above national
108 Jacksonville, FL $38,110 +2% above national
109 Barnstable Town, MA $38,100 +2% above national
110 Merced, CA $38,080 +2% above national
111 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $38,060 +2% above national
112 Reno, NV $38,020 +2% above national
113 Naples-Marco Island, FL $38,000 +2% above national
114 Reading, PA $37,990 +2% above national
115 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $37,970 +2% above national
116 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $37,960 +2% above national
117 Rochester, NY $37,940 +2% above national
118 Kingston, NY $37,910 +2% above national
119 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $37,890 +2% above national
120 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $37,870 +1% above national
121 St. Louis, MO-IL $37,840 +1% above national
122 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $37,810 +1% above national
123 Yuma, AZ $37,810 +1% above national
124 Flint, MI $37,800 +1% above national
125 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $37,780 +1% above national
126 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $37,730 +1% above national
127 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $37,720 +1% above national
128 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $37,700 +1% above national
129 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $37,650 +1% above national
130 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $37,610 +1% above national
131 Akron, OH $37,600 +1% above national
132 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $37,590 +1% above national
133 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $37,550 +1% above national
134 Boise City, ID $37,530 +1% above national
135 Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area $37,530 +1% above national
136 Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $37,530 +1% above national
137 Elmira, NY $37,520 +1% above national
138 Flagstaff, AZ $37,520 +1% above national
139 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $37,510 same as national
140 Lexington Park, MD $37,500 same as national
141 Waco, TX $37,500 same as national
142 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $37,480 same as national
143 Carson City, NV $37,460 same as national
144 Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $37,450 same as national
145 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $37,440 same as national
146 Lebanon, PA $37,440 same as national
147 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $37,440 same as national
148 Eugene-Springfield, OR $37,430 same as national
149 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $37,410 same as national
150 South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $37,410 same as national
151 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $37,360 same as national
152 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $37,350 same as national
153 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $37,330 same as national
154 Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,330 same as national
155 Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $37,300 same as national
156 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $37,290 same as national
157 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $37,280 same as national
158 Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,260 same as national
159 Worcester, MA $37,250 same as national
160 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $37,210 same as national
161 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $37,190 same as national
162 Chico, CA $37,180 same as national
163 Columbia, SC $37,180 same as national
164 Richmond, VA $37,180 same as national
165 Springfield, MA $37,160 same as national
166 Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $37,160 same as national
167 Rapid City, SD $37,150 same as national
168 Bismarck, ND $37,140 1% below national
169 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $37,130 1% below national
170 Asheville, NC $37,120 1% below national
171 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $37,120 1% below national
172 Victoria, TX $37,120 1% below national
173 Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $37,100 1% below national
174 Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $37,090 1% below national
175 Lexington-Fayette, KY $37,080 1% below national
176 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $37,080 1% below national
177 Bangor, ME $37,040 1% below national
178 Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $37,040 1% below national
179 York-Hanover, PA $37,030 1% below national
180 Toledo, OH $37,000 1% below national
181 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $36,990 1% below national
182 Topeka, KS $36,980 1% below national
183 St. Cloud, MN $36,970 1% below national
184 Missoula, MT $36,960 1% below national
185 Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,960 1% below national
186 Springfield, OH $36,950 1% below national
187 St. George, UT $36,940 1% below national
188 East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,940 1% below national
189 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,910 1% below national
190 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $36,890 1% below national
191 Fargo, ND-MN $36,880 1% below national
192 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $36,880 1% below national
193 Dubuque, IA $36,850 1% below national
194 Kansas City, MO-KS $36,850 1% below national
195 Cedar Rapids, IA $36,840 1% below national
196 Corvallis, OR $36,830 1% below national
197 Omaha, NE-IA $36,810 1% below national
198 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $36,800 1% below national
199 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $36,800 1% below national
200 Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $36,800 1% below national
201 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $36,790 1% below national
202 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $36,780 1% below national
203 Great Falls, MT $36,760 2% below national
204 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $36,750 2% below national
205 Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $36,750 2% below national
206 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $36,730 2% below national
207 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $36,730 2% below national
208 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $36,720 2% below national
209 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $36,720 2% below national
210 Arizona nonmetropolitan area $36,720 2% below national
211 Madison, WI $36,710 2% below national
212 Twin Falls, ID $36,710 2% below national
213 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $36,700 2% below national
214 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $36,700 2% below national
215 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,690 2% below national
216 North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $36,670 2% below national
217 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $36,640 2% below national
218 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $36,640 2% below national
219 St. Joseph, MO-KS $36,640 2% below national
220 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $36,620 2% below national
221 Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $36,620 2% below national
222 Maryland nonmetropolitan area $36,610 2% below national
223 Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,580 2% below national
224 Killeen-Temple, TX $36,560 2% below national
225 Pocatello, ID $36,560 2% below national
226 Spartanburg, SC $36,560 2% below national
227 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $36,530 2% below national
228 Springfield, MO $36,530 2% below national
229 Grants Pass, OR $36,500 2% below national
230 Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $36,480 2% below national
231 Corpus Christi, TX $36,470 2% below national
232 Clarksville, TN-KY $36,460 2% below national
233 Iowa City, IA $36,440 2% below national
234 Wausau, WI $36,440 2% below national
235 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $36,410 2% below national
236 Lancaster, PA $36,400 2% below national
237 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $36,400 2% below national
238 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,390 3% below national
239 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $36,370 3% below national
240 Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $36,350 3% below national
241 Lawrence, KS $36,340 3% below national
242 Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $36,300 3% below national
243 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $36,290 3% below national
244 Cleveland, OH $36,290 3% below national
245 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $36,290 3% below national
246 Valdosta, GA $36,290 3% below national
247 Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $36,290 3% below national
248 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $36,260 3% below national
249 Albuquerque, NM $36,240 3% below national
250 Ames, IA $36,240 3% below national
251 Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $36,240 3% below national
252 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,240 3% below national
253 Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $36,240 3% below national
254 Ann Arbor, MI $36,230 3% below national
255 Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $36,220 3% below national
256 Santa Fe, NM $36,200 3% below national
257 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $36,180 3% below national
258 Rochester, MN $36,170 3% below national
259 Winchester, VA-WV $36,170 3% below national
260 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $36,170 3% below national
261 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $36,160 3% below national
262 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $36,150 3% below national
263 Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area $36,140 3% below national
264 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $36,130 3% below national
265 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $36,110 3% below national
266 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $36,110 3% below national
267 Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $36,110 3% below national
268 Manchester-Nashua, NH $36,040 3% below national
269 Rockford, IL $36,020 4% below national
270 Tucson, AZ $35,960 4% below national
271 Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,950 4% below national
272 Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,930 4% below national
273 Erie, PA $35,920 4% below national
274 Gainesville, FL $35,920 4% below national
275 Lima, OH $35,920 4% below national
276 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $35,900 4% below national
277 Pittsburgh, PA $35,900 4% below national
278 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $35,840 4% below national
279 Greensboro-High Point, NC $35,840 4% below national
280 Lincoln, NE $35,820 4% below national
281 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,820 4% below national
282 Vineland, NJ $35,810 4% below national
283 Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,800 4% below national
284 Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,800 4% below national
285 East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $35,800 4% below national
286 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $35,770 4% below national
287 Longview, TX $35,770 4% below national
288 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $35,760 4% below national
289 Gettysburg, PA $35,740 4% below national
290 Charlottesville, VA $35,710 4% below national
291 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,710 4% below national
292 Fort Wayne, IN $35,690 4% below national
293 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $35,690 4% below national
294 Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $35,690 4% below national
295 Farmington, NM $35,680 4% below national
296 Birmingham, AL $35,660 4% below national
297 Monroe, MI $35,660 4% below national
298 Port St. Lucie, FL $35,660 4% below national
299 Pueblo, CO $35,660 4% below national
300 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $35,660 4% below national
301 Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,650 5% below national
302 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $35,630 5% below national
303 Burlington, NC $35,620 5% below national
304 Lubbock, TX $35,620 5% below national
305 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,590 5% below national
306 Hammond, LA $35,570 5% below national
307 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $35,560 5% below national
308 Minot, ND $35,530 5% below national
309 Savannah, GA $35,510 5% below national
310 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $35,460 5% below national
311 Grand Forks, ND-MN $35,460 5% below national
312 Joplin, MO-KS $35,460 5% below national
313 Traverse City, MI $35,460 5% below national
314 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $35,420 5% below national
315 Knoxville, TN $35,410 5% below national
316 Laredo, TX $35,410 5% below national
317 Champaign-Urbana, IL $35,400 5% below national
318 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $35,390 5% below national
319 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $35,390 5% below national
320 Midland, MI $35,380 5% below national
321 Florence, SC $35,360 5% below national
322 Amarillo, TX $35,350 5% below national
323 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $35,340 5% below national
324 West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $35,340 5% below national
325 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $35,320 5% below national
326 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $35,300 5% below national
327 Wilmington, NC $35,300 5% below national
328 Sandusky, OH $35,290 5% below national
329 Tulsa, OK $35,270 6% below national
330 San Angelo, TX $35,260 6% below national
331 Greenville, NC $35,240 6% below national
332 Raleigh-Cary, NC $35,220 6% below national
333 College Station-Bryan, TX $35,210 6% below national
334 West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $35,210 6% below national
335 Gainesville, GA $35,180 6% below national
336 Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $35,170 6% below national
337 Ocala, FL $35,160 6% below national
338 Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $35,160 6% below national
339 Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $35,160 6% below national
340 Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $35,140 6% below national
341 Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $35,140 6% below national
342 Battle Creek, MI $35,130 6% below national
343 Oklahoma City, OK $35,120 6% below national
344 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $35,120 6% below national
345 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $35,120 6% below national
346 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $35,100 6% below national
347 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $35,090 6% below national
348 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $35,080 6% below national
349 Winston-Salem, NC $35,080 6% below national
350 Mobile, AL $35,070 6% below national
351 Rocky Mount, NC $35,050 6% below national
352 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $35,050 6% below national
353 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $35,040 6% below national
354 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $35,040 6% below national
355 Bloomington, IL $35,030 6% below national
356 Muncie, IN $35,020 6% below national
357 Wheeling, WV-OH $35,020 6% below national
358 Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $35,020 6% below national
359 Fayetteville, NC $35,000 6% below national
360 Idaho Falls, ID $35,000 6% below national
361 Tallahassee, FL $35,000 6% below national
362 Jefferson City, MO $34,980 6% below national
363 Mansfield, OH $34,970 6% below national
364 Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $34,970 6% below national
365 Tyler, TX $34,960 6% below national
366 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $34,930 6% below national
367 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $34,920 6% below national
368 North Florida nonmetropolitan area $34,910 6% below national
369 South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,910 6% below national
370 Auburn-Opelika, AL $34,900 7% below national
371 Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,900 7% below national
372 Roanoke, VA $34,890 7% below national
373 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $34,880 7% below national
374 Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,880 7% below national
375 Bloomington, IN $34,850 7% below national
376 Baton Rouge, LA $34,840 7% below national
377 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $34,830 7% below national
378 Decatur, IL $34,800 7% below national
379 Eau Claire, WI $34,790 7% below national
380 West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $34,780 7% below national
381 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $34,770 7% below national
382 Springfield, IL $34,770 7% below national
383 North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $34,770 7% below national
384 Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $34,770 7% below national
385 Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $34,760 7% below national
386 Niles, MI $34,750 7% below national
387 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $34,750 7% below national
388 Bowling Green, KY $34,730 7% below national
389 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $34,730 7% below national
390 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $34,730 7% below national
391 Columbia, MO $34,720 7% below national
392 Duluth, MN-WI $34,700 7% below national
393 Eagle Pass, TX $34,700 7% below national
394 Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,700 7% below national
395 West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,700 7% below national
396 Hinesville, GA $34,690 7% below national
397 Lake Charles, LA $34,690 7% below national
398 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $34,690 7% below national
399 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $34,680 7% below national
400 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,680 7% below national
401 High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area $34,660 7% below national
402 Grand Island, NE $34,650 7% below national
403 Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,650 7% below national
404 Huntsville, AL $34,620 7% below national
405 Athens-Clarke County, GA $34,600 7% below national
406 Peoria, IL $34,600 7% below national
407 Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,600 7% below national
408 Jackson, MI $34,560 7% below national
409 Lawton, OK $34,560 7% below national
410 Michigan City-La Porte, IN $34,540 7% below national
411 Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,520 8% below national
412 Wichita, KS $34,510 8% below national
413 Canton-Massillon, OH $34,500 8% below national
414 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $34,470 8% below national
415 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $34,460 8% below national
416 Appleton, WI $34,430 8% below national
417 Chattanooga, TN-GA $34,410 8% below national
418 Jackson, TN $34,410 8% below national
419 El Paso, TX $34,400 8% below national
420 Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $34,380 8% below national
421 Montgomery, AL $34,370 8% below national
422 Macon-Bibb County, GA $34,350 8% below national
423 Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,330 8% below national
424 Sherman-Denison, TX $34,320 8% below national
425 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $34,290 8% below national
426 North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $34,230 8% below national
427 Warner Robins, GA $34,210 8% below national
428 Abilene, TX $34,200 8% below national
429 Altoona, PA $34,190 8% below national
430 Wichita Falls, TX $34,180 8% below national
431 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $34,160 8% below national
432 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $34,150 9% below national
433 Rome, GA $34,150 9% below national
434 Green Bay, WI $34,130 9% below national
435 Evansville, IN $34,080 9% below national
436 Jackson, MS $34,060 9% below national
437 West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $34,050 9% below national
438 Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $34,040 9% below national
439 Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,040 9% below national
440 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $34,030 9% below national
441 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $33,990 9% below national
442 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $33,980 9% below national
443 East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $33,940 9% below national
444 Dothan, AL $33,910 9% below national
445 Williamsport, PA $33,910 9% below national
446 State College, PA $33,890 9% below national
447 West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,890 9% below national
448 Jacksonville, NC $33,880 9% below national
449 Goldsboro, NC $33,850 9% below national
450 Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $33,850 9% below national
451 East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $33,850 9% below national
452 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $33,840 9% below national
453 Elizabethtown, KY $33,820 9% below national
454 Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,820 9% below national
455 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $33,790 9% below national
456 Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $33,730 10% below national
457 Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,560 10% below national
458 Youngstown-Warren, OH $33,520 10% below national
459 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $33,410 11% below national
460 Dalton, GA $33,370 11% below national
461 Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $33,330 11% below national
462 Bay City, MI $33,320 11% below national
463 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $33,240 11% below national
464 Texarkana, TX-AR $33,180 11% below national
465 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $33,150 11% below national
466 Paducah, KY-IL $33,120 11% below national
467 Kankakee, IL $33,110 11% below national
468 Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $33,090 11% below national
469 Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $33,070 11% below national
470 Kokomo, IN $33,050 11% below national
471 Cleveland, TN $32,870 12% below national
472 Saginaw, MI $32,860 12% below national
473 Homosassa Springs, FL $32,850 12% below national
474 Charleston, WV $32,830 12% below national
475 Albany, GA $32,730 12% below national
476 Las Cruces, NM $32,290 14% below national
477 Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $32,280 14% below national
478 Tuscaloosa, AL $32,210 14% below national
479 Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area $32,210 14% below national
480 Columbus, IN $32,130 14% below national
481 Hot Springs, AR $32,130 14% below national
482 Decatur, AL $32,120 14% below national
483 Johnson City, TN $32,100 14% below national
484 Sheboygan, WI $32,090 14% below national
485 Fort Smith, AR-OK $32,050 14% below national
486 Alexandria, LA $31,920 14% below national
487 Sebring, FL $31,920 14% below national
488 Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $31,800 15% below national
489 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $31,780 15% below national
490 Columbus, GA-AL $31,690 15% below national
491 Johnstown, PA $31,540 16% below national
492 Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $31,420 16% below national
493 Terre Haute, IN $31,380 16% below national
494 Jonesboro, AR $31,330 16% below national
495 Lafayette, LA $31,310 16% below national
496 Gadsden, AL $31,270 16% below national
497 Beckley, WV $31,240 16% below national
498 Owensboro, KY $31,210 16% below national
499 Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,210 16% below national
500 Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $31,140 17% below national
501 Morgantown, WV $31,110 17% below national
502 Monroe, LA $31,070 17% below national
503 Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,070 17% below national
504 Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $31,070 17% below national
505 East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,050 17% below national
506 Hattiesburg, MS $31,040 17% below national
507 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $31,040 17% below national
508 North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,040 17% below national
509 Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,030 17% below national
510 East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $31,020 17% below national
511 Morristown, TN $31,000 17% below national
512 Manhattan, KS $30,990 17% below national
513 Sumter, SC $30,990 17% below national
514 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $30,980 17% below national
515 Lynchburg, VA $30,960 17% below national
516 South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $30,950 17% below national
517 Fond du Lac, WI $30,840 17% below national
518 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $30,570 18% below national
519 Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $30,280 19% below national
520 Anniston-Oxford, AL $29,810 20% below national
521 Enid, OK $29,770 20% below national
522 Ponce, PR $27,030 28% below national
523 Guayama, PR $25,580 31% below national
524 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $25,420 32% below national
525 Arecibo, PR $24,690 34% below national
526 Mayaguez, PR $22,720 39% below national
527 Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,670 39% below national
528 Aguadilla, PR $22,340 40% below national

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Stockers and Order Fillers make?
The median annual salary for Stockers and Order Fillers is $37,330 ($17.95/hour). The salary range spans from $30,110 at the 10th percentile to $49,260 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Stockers and Order Fillers the most?
Washington pays the highest median salary for Stockers and Order Fillers at $44,620/year, which is +20% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Stockers and Order Fillers?
The typical entry-level education for Stockers and Order Fillers is No formal educational credential. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Stockers and Order Fillers?
Stockers and Order Fillers has a safety grade of C (Moderate Risk) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 17.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 4.8 per 100 workers.
Is Stockers and Order Fillers a good career?
Employment for Stockers and Order Fillers is projected to grow 8.5% from 2024 to 2034, which is much faster than average. About 472,300 openings are projected each year.
How does Stockers and Order Fillers pay vary by state?
Stockers and Order Fillers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Washington at $44,620/year, while Alabama pays the least at $34,290/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Stockers and Order Fillers?
The highest-paying metro area for Stockers and Order Fillers is Cheyenne, WY at $46,900/year. BLS reports wage data for 528 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.

What to do with this data

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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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