What are the main factors that influence a Processing Clerk's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Processing Clerk's salary?

A Processing Clerk's salary grows with experience: an Order Fulfillment Clerk I (0-1 years)earns $36,564, an Processing Clerk (1-3 years)earns $47,625, an Order Fulfillment Clerk III (3-5 years)earns $59,086, an Order Fulfillment Supervisor (5+ years)earns $64,568, an Order Fulfillment Senior Supervisor (5+ years)earns $83,035,

What are the highest paying states for a Processing Clerk?

Processing Clerk salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Processing Clerk roles are District of Columbia $52,380, California $52,181, Massachusetts $51,485. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Processing Clerk roles make?

Salaries for Processing Clerk level roles vary by specialization: Order Processing Clerk: $59,133; Data Processing Clerk: $47,550; Policy Processing Clerk, Sr.: $43,024; Item Processing Clerk: $42,399; Sterile Processing Clerk: $41,267.

How do different companies affect a Processing Clerk's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Processing Clerk roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Processing Clerk Salary in the United States

How much does a Processing Clerk make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Processing Clerk in the United States is $47,308 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, a Processing Clerk's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,129
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,739 to $52,449
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,579

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Processing Clerk Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,449	$4,371	$1,009	$25
Average	$47,308	$3,942	$910	$23
25th Percentile	$42,739	$3,562	$822	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Processing Clerk Salaries

A Processing Clerk's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Processing Clerk Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Processing Clerk's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $36,564
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,625
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $59,086
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,568
Expert (over 8 years): $83,035

Levels	Salary
Order Ful... Level Processing Clerk	$36,564
Processin... Level Processing Clerk	$47,625
Order Ful... Level Processing Clerk	$59,086
Order Ful... Level Processing Clerk	$64,568
Order Ful... Level Processing Clerk	$83,035

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How Do Processing Clerk Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Processing Clerks. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $52,380.
California: $52,181.
Massachusetts: $51,485.

District of Columbia $52,380 California $52,181 Massachusetts $51,485 Washington $51,296 New Jersey $51,277 Alaska $51,211 Connecticut $50,558 New York $50,293

Hawaii $49,446 Rhode Island $49,049 Maryland $48,779 Minnesota $48,410 Colorado $48,268 Illinois $48,221 Oregon $48,041 Delaware $47,909

New Hampshire $47,826 Virginia $47,639 Pennsylvania $47,095 Nevada $46,821 North Dakota $46,731 Michigan $46,589 Wisconsin $46,537 Vermont $46,433

Texas $46,144 Maine $46,125 Arizona $46,097 Ohio $46,064 Georgia $45,629 Indiana $45,411 Wyoming $45,368 Utah $45,302

Iowa $45,274 Kansas $45,047 Louisiana $44,981 North Carolina $44,957 Missouri $44,947 Florida $44,763 Montana $44,664 Nebraska $44,569

Kentucky $44,517 South Carolina $44,328 Tennessee $44,209 Idaho $44,162 New Mexico $43,817 Oklahoma $43,741 Alabama $43,462 South Dakota $42,994

Arkansas $42,738 West Virginia $42,601 Mississippi $42,189

Top Paying Cities for Processing Clerks

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $59,670
San Francisco: $59,016
Oakland: $57,773

San Jose, CA $59,670

San Francisco, CA $59,016

Oakland, CA $57,773

New York, NY $54,470

Paramus, NJ $53,808

Queens Village, NY $53,805

Passaic, NJ $53,760

Bergenfield, NJ $53,756

Stamford, CT $53,652

Huntington, NY $53,633

Newark, NJ $53,283

Bridgeport, CT $53,183

Vallejo, CA $53,089

New Brunswick, NJ $53,070

Petaluma, CA $53,042

Middlesex, NJ $52,952

Somerset, NJ $52,919

Santa Cruz, CA $52,857

Boston, MA $52,569

Monterey, CA $52,403

Seattle, WA $52,294

Santa Rosa, CA $52,285

Los Angeles, CA $52,271

Juneau, AK $52,148

Washington, DC $52,096

Orange, CA $51,927

Santa Ana, CA $51,802

Long Beach, CA $51,755

Anaheim, CA $51,746

Anchorage, AK $51,722

Santa Maria, CA $51,580

Everett, WA $51,571

Danbury, CT $51,404

Bremerton, WA $51,339

Tacoma, WA $51,168

New Suffolk, NY $51,167

Sacramento, CA $51,154

Santa Barbara, CA $51,102

Trenton, NJ $51,050

San Diego, CA $51,050

Brockton, MA $50,998

Fairbanks, AK $50,882

Lompoc, CA $50,762

Lowell, MA $50,723

Ventura, CA $50,714

Nashua, NH $50,705

Stockton, CA $50,700

Modesto, CA $50,355

Poughkeepsie, NY $50,251

Olympia, WA $50,161

Kennewick, WA $50,161

New Haven, CT $50,142

Lawrence, MA $49,972

Hartford, CT $49,924

Riverside, CA $49,915

New Bedford, MA $49,867

Richland, WA $49,867

Bakersfield, CA $49,801

San Bernardino, CA $49,782

New Britain, CT $49,778

Atlantic City, NJ $49,778

New London, CT $49,759

Norwich, CT $49,744

Portsmouth, NH $49,735

Boulder, CO $49,635

Portland, OR $49,569

Worcester, MA $49,565

Minneapolis, MN $49,418

Philadelphia, PA $49,352

Honolulu, HI $49,196

Saint Paul, MN $49,173

Vineland, NJ $49,163

Providence, RI $49,025

Chicago, IL $48,888

Bellingham, WA $48,831

Springfield, MA $48,794

Baltimore, MD $48,779

Chico, CA $48,661

Pittsfield, MA $48,533

Manchester, NH $48,443

Spokane, WA $48,235

Denver, CO $48,231

Albany, NY $48,008

Troy, NY $47,989

Nassau, NY $47,939

Schenectady, NY $47,890

Wilmington, DE $47,852

Burlington, VT $47,786

Salem, OR $47,767

Portland, ME $47,620

Yakima, WA $47,573

Rochester, MN $47,426

Reno, NV $47,403

Fresno, CA $47,403

Milwaukee, WI $47,360

Detroit, MI $47,313

Ann Arbor, MI $47,305

Allentown, PA $47,299

Colorado Springs, CO $47,218

Syracuse, NY $47,195

Carson City, NV $47,195

Houston, TX $47,128

Eugene, OR $47,105

Gary, IN $47,048

Springfield, OR $47,010

Bismarck, ND $47,001

Galveston, TX $46,967

Medford, OR $46,897

Fort Collins, CO $46,878

Concord, NH $46,854

Austin, TX $46,840

Mesa, AZ $46,740

Reading, PA $46,736

Phoenix, AZ $46,731

Dallas, TX $46,717

Saint Cloud, MN $46,671

Madison, WI $46,608

Utica, NY $46,480

Rochester, NY $46,405

Des Moines, IA $46,400

Raleigh, NC $46,395

Atlanta, GA $46,324

Battle Creek, MI $46,310

Salt Lake City, UT $46,296

Lancaster, PA $46,225

Harrisburg, PA $46,159

Kansas City, MO $46,111

Champaign, IL $46,102

Kansas City, KS $46,102

Fort Worth, TX $46,097

Columbus, OH $46,089

Boca Raton, FL $46,078

Pittsburgh, PA $46,059

Richmond, VA $46,040

Indianapolis, IN $46,031

Cleveland, OH $46,026

Las Vegas, NV $45,969

Cincinnati, OH $45,969

Petersburg, VA $45,898

Huntsville, AL $45,827

Lansing, MI $45,796

Lebanon, PA $45,790

Pueblo, CO $45,785

Appleton, WI $45,771

Buffalo, NY $45,752

Dayton, OH $45,737

Racine, WI $45,728

Charlotte, NC $45,723

Saint Louis, MO $45,709

York, PA $45,681

Elkhart, IN $45,681

Gastonia, NC $45,672

Billings, MT $45,660

Beaumont, TX $45,648

Lorain, OH $45,638

Benton Harbor, MI $45,629

Toledo, OH $45,619

Binghamton, NY $45,596

Rock Hill, SC $45,591

Rockford, IL $45,567

Springfield, IL $45,548

Elyria, OH $45,544

Fargo, ND $45,544

Flagstaff, AZ $45,510

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,482

Duluth, MN $45,454

Miami, FL $45,454

Cheyenne, WY $45,421

Grand Forks, ND $45,421

Bangor, ME $45,316

Cedar Rapids, IA $45,264

Durham, NC $45,245

Louisville, KY $45,241

Grand Rapids, MI $45,231

Hialeah, FL $45,227

Casper, WY $45,160

Scranton, PA $45,104

New Orleans, LA $45,089

Virginia Beach, VA $45,085

Akron, OH $45,061

Peoria, IL $44,999

Sarasota, FL $44,990

Nashville, TN $44,957

Omaha, NE $44,957

Green Bay, WI $44,957

Baton Rouge, LA $44,933

Charleston, SC $44,924

Jamestown, NY $44,900

Davenport, IA $44,900

Tucson, AZ $44,876

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,848

Tampa, FL $44,839

Evansville, IN $44,810

Port Arthur, TX $44,810

Bradenton, FL $44,791

Santa Fe, NM $44,706

Orlando, FL $44,621

Clearwater, FL $44,607

Canton, OH $44,507

La Crosse, WI $44,507

Albuquerque, NM $44,479

Newport News, VA $44,474

High Point, NC $44,460

Ogden, UT $44,441

Corpus Christi, TX $44,403

Norfolk, VA $44,375

Laramie, WY $44,375

Rock Island, IL $44,347

Saginaw, MI $44,337

Jacksonville, FL $44,332

Salisbury, NC $44,323

Boise, ID $44,313

Moline, IL $44,290

Fort Myers, FL $44,276

Memphis, TN $44,266

Tulsa, OK $44,243

Waterloo, IA $44,214

Spartanburg, SC $44,167

Lincoln, NE $44,143

Fort Wayne, IN $44,134

Provo, UT $44,129

Cedar Falls, IA $44,072

San Antonio, TX $44,053

Greensboro, NC $44,034

South Bend, IN $44,030

Savannah, GA $43,978

Muskegon, MI $43,959

Birmingham, AL $43,954

Winston Salem, NC $43,931

Lake Charles, LA $43,817

Anderson, IN $43,807

Lexington, KY $43,793

Augusta, GA $43,779

Greenville, SC $43,779

Lima, OH $43,741

Wichita, KS $43,736

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,736

Columbia, SC $43,694

Springfield, OH $43,684

Asheville, NC $43,609

Bloomington, IN $43,575

Knoxville, TN $43,405

Shreveport, LA $43,400

Wilmington, NC $43,339

Roanoke, VA $43,339

Topeka, KS $43,254

Frankfort, KY $43,249

Oklahoma City, OK $43,216

Chillicothe, OH $43,197

Longview, TX $43,192

Melbourne, FL $43,188

Sioux Falls, SD $43,112

Mobile, AL $43,107

Terre Haute, IN $43,088

Altoona, PA $43,060

Amarillo, TX $43,027

Killeen, TX $43,013

Fayetteville, AR $42,975

Chattanooga, TN $42,960

Sioux City, IA $42,918

Idaho Falls, ID $42,908

Lynchburg, VA $42,871

Gainesville, FL $42,809

Portsmouth, OH $42,785

Little Rock, AR $42,776

Lafayette, LA $42,757

Youngstown, OH $42,757

Daytona Beach, FL $42,729

Clarksville, TN $42,724

Pensacola, FL $42,719

Temple, TX $42,716

Hopkinsville, KY $42,577

Erie, PA $42,568

Florence, SC $42,549

Charleston, WV $42,473

Great Falls, MT $42,450

Macon, GA $42,383

Tallahassee, FL $42,379

Fayetteville, NC $42,369

Waco, TX $42,360

Helena, MT $42,327

Pine Bluff, AR $42,309

Vincennes, IN $42,251

Lubbock, TX $42,232

Alamogordo, NM $42,204

Twin Falls, ID $42,161

Rapid City, SD $42,147

Jackson, MS $42,062

Huntington, WV $42,058

Greenville, MS $42,057

Parkersburg, WV $42,009

Montgomery, AL $42,000

Wichita Falls, TX $41,953

Springfield, MO $41,953

Biloxi, MS $41,929

Monroe, LA $41,882

Johnstown, PA $41,849

Sumter, SC $41,830

Columbus, GA $41,825

Pascagoula, MS $41,735

Abilene, TX $41,735

Kingsport, TN $41,612

Albany, GA $41,612

Gulfport, MS $41,598

Alexandria, LA $41,442

Fort Smith, AR $41,324

El Paso, TX $41,196

Las Cruces, NM $40,983

Harlingen, TX $40,863

Pocatello, ID $40,855

Florence, AL $40,794

Brownsville, TX $40,784

Mcallen, TX $40,685

Dothan, AL $40,619

Columbus, MS $40,338

Altus, OK $40,117

Lawton, OK $40,027

Pierre, SD $39,857

What Skills Can Increase a Processing Clerk's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 14.9% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Order Management (Mentioned in 2.96% Job Postings): Coordinating and streamlining the fulfillment process to satisfy customers and retain their business with the company.
Billing (Mentioned in 1.26% Job Postings): Billing refers to the aspect of banking, whereby someone is charged accurately for what item they purchased.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	14.9%
Order Management	2.96%
Billing	1.26%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Processing Clerk's salary.

Purchasing: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Time Management: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Salesforce: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Purchasing	$54,877	16%
Time Management	$54,404	15%
Salesforce	$53,458	13%
PowerPoint	$53,458	13%
Order Management	$52,985	12%
Initiative	$52,512	11%

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How Education impacts a Processing Clerk's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Processing Clerks enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Processing Clerk with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $49,127 and $52,120).

Processing Clerk Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Processing Clerk

No Diploma 56.8%

High School 56.8%

Associates 10.8%

Bachelors 29.7%

Masters 2.7%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	56.8%
High School	56.8%
Associates	10.8%
Bachelors	29.7%
Masters	2.7%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Processing Clerk Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Processing Clerk's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$42,739

Average $47,308/year

$52,449

$3,562

Average $3,942/month

$4,371

$822

Average $910/week

$1,009

$21

Average $23/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,449	$4,371	$1,009	$25
Average	$47,308	$3,942	$910	$23
25th Percentile	$42,739	$3,562	$822	$21

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Salary Trends for Processing Clerk

Salaries for a Processing Clerk can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $36,184 in 2023 to around $36,033 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Processing Clerk salary trends, .

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2024

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2024	$36,261
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