Procurement Clerks Career, Salary and Skills
Procurement Clerks have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $50,580 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 55,810. Wage data is published for 289 locations.
Occupation description
Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.
O*NET code
43-3061.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$50,580
Hourly median
$24.32
Employment
55,810
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 4.00 | 3.88 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Active Listening | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Monitoring | 3.62 | 3.00 |
| Writing | 3.62 | 3.25 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.62 | 3.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.50 | 3.12 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.50 | 3.12 |
| Active Learning | 3.25 | 3.62 |
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.
Technology
- Autotask
- Electronic data interchange EDI software
- IBM Maximo Asset Management
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Inventory tracking software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Word
- Oracle Database
Procurement Clerks salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Procurement Clerks Salary in CAMedian $56,160 · Employment 7,080
- Procurement Clerks Salary in TNMedian $38,710 · Employment 3,900
- Procurement Clerks Salary in TXMedian $47,660 · Employment 3,740
- Procurement Clerks Salary in New York, NYMedian $58,050 · Employment 3,110
- Procurement Clerks Salary in FLMedian $48,710 · Employment 2,890
- Procurement Clerks Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $54,510 · Employment 2,810
- Procurement Clerks Salary in NYMedian $54,080 · Employment 2,680
- Procurement Clerks Salary in NJMedian $57,460 · Employment 2,370
- Procurement Clerks Salary in PAMedian $53,800 · Employment 2,360
- Procurement Clerks Salary in ILMedian $47,770 · Employment 1,950
- Procurement Clerks Salary in GAMedian $50,730 · Employment 1,800
- Procurement Clerks Salary in WAMedian $52,910 · Employment 1,750
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.