Average Orderlies Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

BLS tracks 30 orderlies in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for orderlies in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 30
How common this job is here: 0.93×; Similar to the national average.

Where orderlies earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for orderlies this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

California: $24.00/hr
Washington: $23.41/hr
Vermont: $23.13/hr
Hawaii: $22.66/hr
New York: $22.40/hr
Oregon: $21.69/hr
Minnesota: $21.42/hr
Delaware: $21.06/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: $33.59/hr
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $31.63/hr
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA: $30.66/hr
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA: $29.99/hr
Bakersfield-Delano, CA: $24.09/hr
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA: $24.06/hr
Modesto, CA: $23.99/hr
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: $23.93/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for orderlies from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +3.3%; 1,800 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 7,800; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.