SOC 43-4151 · Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro

Order Clerks Salary in Elkhart, IN

The average salary for order clerks in Elkhart, Indiana is $47,200 a year ($22.69 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,960: half of the 130 people in this job in the Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,337).

$47,200average per year

$22.69 / hourMedian $46,960Take-home ≈ $37,795

  • $36K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

130people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 7Indiana metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Order Clerks pay range in Elkhart

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,370 or more. The middle half of order clerks in Elkhart earn between $39,050 and $52,250.

  • $36K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,200$3,933$22.69
Median$46,960$3,913$22.58
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,050$3,254$18.77
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,250$4,354$25.12

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Order Clerks salary after taxes in Elkhart

On the average salary of $47,200, a single filer in Elkhart takes home about $37,795 a year, or $3,150 a month and $1,454 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).

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Is Elkhart a good place for order clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Elkhart area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.3), so the average $47,200 buys what about $52,256 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Elkhart ($48,070). A typical home costs $265,734, or 5.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Order Clerks salary in other Indiana cities

Elkhart ranks 4th of 7 Indiana metro areas for this job; Terre Haute pays the most ($50,090).

All Order Clerks salaries in Indiana

Highest-paying cities for order clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($59,500).

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Order Clerks salary in Elkhart: questions

How much do order clerks make an hour in Elkhart?

$22.69 an hour on average, and $22.58 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level order clerks salary in Elkhart?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,050, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the order clerks take-home pay in Elkhart?

About $37,795 a year ($3,150 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,200. Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).

Do order clerks earn more in Elkhart than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,337).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-4151; area Elkhart-Goshen, IN (21140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.18, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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