diff --git a/parquet-variant/src/builder.rs b/parquet-variant/src/builder.rs
index c595d72e0afc..a5fb66a84ff4 100644
--- a/parquet-variant/src/builder.rs
+++ b/parquet-variant/src/builder.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 // under the License.
 use crate::decoder::{VariantBasicType, VariantPrimitiveType};
 use crate::{ShortString, Variant};
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
 const BASIC_TYPE_BITS: u8 = 2;
 const UNIX_EPOCH_DATE: chrono::NaiveDate = chrono::NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(1970, 1, 1).unwrap();
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ fn make_room_for_header(buffer: &mut Vec<u8>, start_pos: usize, header_size: usi
 ///
 pub struct VariantBuilder {
     buffer: Vec<u8>,
-    dict: HashMap<String, u32>,
+    dict: BTreeMap<String, u32>,
     dict_keys: Vec<String>,
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ impl VariantBuilder {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
             buffer: Vec::new(),
-            dict: HashMap::new(),
+            dict: BTreeMap::new(),
             dict_keys: Vec::new(),
         }
     }
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ impl VariantBuilder {
 
     /// Add key to dictionary, return its ID
     fn add_key(&mut self, key: &str) -> u32 {
-        use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
+        use std::collections::btree_map::Entry;
         match self.dict.entry(key.to_string()) {
             Entry::Occupied(entry) => *entry.get(),
             Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ impl<'a> ListBuilder<'a> {
 pub struct ObjectBuilder<'a> {
     parent: &'a mut VariantBuilder,
     start_pos: usize,
-    fields: Vec<(u32, usize)>, // (field_id, offset)
+    fields: BTreeMap<u32, usize>, // (field_id, offset)
 }
 
 impl<'a> ObjectBuilder<'a> {
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ impl<'a> ObjectBuilder<'a> {
         Self {
             parent,
             start_pos,
-            fields: Vec::new(),
+            fields: BTreeMap::new(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -500,25 +500,27 @@ impl<'a> ObjectBuilder<'a> {
         let id = self.parent.add_key(key);
         let field_start = self.parent.offset() - self.start_pos;
         self.parent.append_value(value);
-        self.fields.push((id, field_start));
+        let res = self.fields.insert(id, field_start);
+        debug_assert!(res.is_none());
     }
 
     /// Finalize object with sorted fields
-    pub fn finish(mut self) {
-        // Sort fields by key name
-        self.fields.sort_by(|a, b| {
-            let key_a = &self.parent.dict_keys[a.0 as usize];
-            let key_b = &self.parent.dict_keys[b.0 as usize];
-            key_a.cmp(key_b)
-        });
-
+    pub fn finish(self) {
         let data_size = self.parent.offset() - self.start_pos;
         let num_fields = self.fields.len();
         let is_large = num_fields > u8::MAX as usize;
         let size_bytes = if is_large { 4 } else { 1 };
 
-        let max_id = self.fields.iter().map(|&(id, _)| id).max().unwrap_or(0);
-        let id_size = int_size(max_id as usize);
+        let field_ids_by_sorted_field_name = self
+            .parent
+            .dict
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|(_, id)| self.fields.contains_key(id).then_some(*id))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        let max_id = self.fields.keys().last().copied().unwrap_or(0) as usize;
+
+        let id_size = int_size(max_id);
         let offset_size = int_size(data_size);
 
         let header_size = 1
@@ -542,17 +544,18 @@ impl<'a> ObjectBuilder<'a> {
         }
 
         // Write field IDs (sorted order)
-        for &(id, _) in &self.fields {
+        for id in &field_ids_by_sorted_field_name {
             write_offset(
                 &mut self.parent.buffer[pos..pos + id_size as usize],
-                id as usize,
+                *id as usize,
                 id_size,
             );
             pos += id_size as usize;
         }
 
         // Write field offsets
-        for &(_, offset) in &self.fields {
+        for id in &field_ids_by_sorted_field_name {
+            let &offset = self.fields.get(id).unwrap();
             write_offset(
                 &mut self.parent.buffer[pos..pos + offset_size as usize],
                 offset,
@@ -749,6 +752,77 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(field_ids, vec![1, 2, 0]);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_object_and_metadata_ordering() {
+        let mut builder = VariantBuilder::new();
+
+        let mut obj = builder.new_object();
+
+        obj.append_value("zebra", "stripes"); // ID = 0
+        obj.append_value("apple", "red"); // ID = 1
+
+        {
+            // fields_map is ordered by insertion order (field id)
+            let fields_map = obj.fields.keys().copied().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            assert_eq!(fields_map, vec![0, 1]);
+
+            // dict is ordered by field names
+            // NOTE: when we support nested objects, we'll want to perform a filter by fields_map field ids
+            let dict_metadata = obj
+                .parent
+                .dict
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(f, i)| (f.as_str(), *i))
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+            assert_eq!(dict_metadata, vec![("apple", 1), ("zebra", 0)]);
+
+            // dict_keys is ordered by insertion order (field id)
+            let dict_keys = obj
+                .parent
+                .dict_keys
+                .iter()
+                .map(|k| k.as_str())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            assert_eq!(dict_keys, vec!["zebra", "apple"]);
+        }
+
+        obj.append_value("banana", "yellow"); // ID = 2
+
+        {
+            // fields_map is ordered by insertion order (field id)
+            let fields_map = obj.fields.keys().copied().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            assert_eq!(fields_map, vec![0, 1, 2]);
+
+            // dict is ordered by field names
+            // NOTE: when we support nested objects, we'll want to perform a filter by fields_map field ids
+            let dict_metadata = obj
+                .parent
+                .dict
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(f, i)| (f.as_str(), *i))
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+            assert_eq!(
+                dict_metadata,
+                vec![("apple", 1), ("banana", 2), ("zebra", 0)]
+            );
+
+            // dict_keys is ordered by insertion order (field id)
+            let dict_keys = obj
+                .parent
+                .dict_keys
+                .iter()
+                .map(|k| k.as_str())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            assert_eq!(dict_keys, vec!["zebra", "apple", "banana"]);
+        }
+
+        obj.finish();
+
+        builder.finish();
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_append_object() {
         let (object_metadata, object_value) = {