Hiring a procurement clerk in Omaha, NE

Employers in the Omaha, NE-IA area pay procurement clerks a median of $47,950, with the middle half of the market between $42,960 and $58,550. Omaha residents working in office and administrative support occupations report a median of $40,204, which is 16% below what the metro pays for this role.

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What does a procurement clerk earn here?

Place of work

What employers pay

Annual wages paid by employers in the Omaha, NE-IA area. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
25th percentile	$42,960
Median	$47,950
75th percentile	$58,550

Half of procurement clerks in this area earn between $42,960 and $58,550. A band set below $42,960 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.

Place of residence

What Omaha residents earn

$40,204

Median earnings of Omaha residents working in office and administrative support occupations, 28,074 people. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. Where people live, not where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.

The 16% figure is not a pay gap. ACS counts the civilian employed population 16 and over, part-time and part-year work included; OEWS counts wage-and-salary jobs only. The two populations differ, so read this number against other cities rather than as a shortfall: the same definitional difference applies to every city equally, which is what makes a city-to-city reading sound.

The role pays well above the local residential norm, which usually means you can hire from inside Omaha rather than competing for commuters.

What does the role actually involve?

Core tasks

Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.
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.

O*NET 29.1, task statements for SOC 43-3061.

Tools and technologies in demand

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, SAP software, Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Access.

O*NET 29.1, flagged in demand or hot for this occupation. Useful as a screen, not as a checklist.

Is the talent actually in Omaha?

This is a job zone two: some preparation needed occupation. These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

It does not require a degree, which widens the pool considerably. For context, 40.3% of Omaha adults hold one. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501.

The average Omaha commute runs 19.6 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 13.6% already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In Douglas County, administrative and support services employs 28,115 and turns over 13.1% a quarter, with 7,771 hires against 8,289 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $4,816 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 56.

That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about procurement clerks. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a high-churn market, where speed matters more than a perfect fit.

What does the search cost?

The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's median would bill roughly $9,590 to $14,385 on the first year salary alone.

One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.

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