Hiring a procurement clerk in Seattle, WA

Employers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area pay procurement clerks a median of $53,610, with the middle half of the market between $48,300 and $60,700. Seattle residents working in office and administrative support occupations report a median of $49,361, which is 8% below what the metro pays for this role.

What does a procurement clerk earn here?

Place of work

What employers pay

Annual wages paid by employers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
25th percentile	$48,300
Median	$53,610
75th percentile	$60,700

Half of procurement clerks in this area earn between $48,300 and $60,700. A band set below $48,300 competes for the bottom quarter of the market.

Place of residence

What Seattle residents earn

$49,361

Median earnings of Seattle residents working in office and administrative support occupations, 32,051 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 8% 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 two sit close together, so pay alone is unlikely to be what wins or loses this hire.

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 Seattle?

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, 67.5% of Seattle adults hold one. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501.

The average Seattle commute runs 26.6 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 31.3% already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In King County, administrative and support services employs 74,865 and turns over 14.1% a quarter, with 18,016 hires against 18,405 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $6,722 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 $10,722 to $16,083 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.

Price this search

Eight questions about the role. Your tier range appears on screen.

Hiring a procurement clerk somewhere else?

Same role, different market. The wage band moves with the metro.

Other office and administrative support roles in Seattle

Seattle is the largest of 3 Washington cities in this dataset.