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How Much Does a Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerk Make?

A production, planning, and expediting clerk in the US earns a median salary of $59,650 a year, or $28.68 an hour (BLS, May 2025). The average is $62,150, and the middle half earn between $47,820 and $75,000.

Median a year $59,650
Median an hour $28.68
Median a month $4,971
Average a year $62,150

Production, planning, and expediting clerk pay range

What production, planning, and expediting clerks earn at each point of the pay scale. The 10th percentile is a rough guide to starting pay.

Percentile A year An hour
10th (lowest 10%) $40,080 $19.27
25th $47,820 $22.99
Median (50th) $59,650 $28.68
75th $75,000 $36.06
90th (top 10%) $86,000 $41.34

The median is 17% more than the $50,980 median for all US jobs. About 390,160 people work as production, planning, and expediting clerks in the US.

After tax and by period

A week
$1,147
Every two weeks
$2,294
Twice a month
$2,485
A month
$4,971

At the median salary, before tax.

Production, planning, and expediting clerk salary by state

Sorted by average pay. District of Columbia pays production, planning, and expediting clerks the most, at $74,330 a year on average.

State Average Median Jobs After tax
District of Columbia $74,330 $72,660 430 After tax
Washington $73,980 $77,190 – After tax
Hawaii $70,000 $63,780 1,040 After tax
Wyoming $69,460 $69,710 110 After tax
Connecticut $69,060 $63,240 4,090 After tax
Rhode Island $67,580 $65,310 960 After tax
Colorado $67,530 $63,980 7,800 After tax
Idaho $67,220 $59,950 1,070 After tax
California $67,020 $63,000 56,080 After tax
New Hampshire $66,180 $61,590 1,600 After tax
Delaware $65,570 $62,700 450 After tax
North Dakota $65,430 $58,330 450 After tax
Utah $64,980 $61,650 4,550 After tax
Louisiana $64,620 $60,120 1,970 After tax
Minnesota $64,400 $61,490 7,330 After tax
Michigan $64,360 $61,670 7,560 After tax
New Jersey $64,170 $62,710 9,410 After tax
New York $64,090 $60,920 35,160 After tax
Virginia $63,510 $61,780 8,490 After tax
Vermont $62,470 $60,560 430 After tax
Alaska $62,190 $62,590 380 After tax
West Virginia $61,970 $56,290 750 After tax
Oregon $61,860 $60,790 2,790 After tax
Massachusetts $61,670 $60,280 5,650 After tax
Maryland $61,280 $58,590 4,670 After tax
Arizona $61,260 $58,580 9,780 After tax
Iowa $61,080 $60,320 3,540 After tax
Illinois $61,010 $57,880 11,900 After tax
Nevada $60,920 $55,790 2,190 After tax
Maine $60,890 $60,200 1,240 After tax
South Carolina $60,830 $57,640 7,020 After tax
Pennsylvania $60,680 $59,240 8,790 After tax
Indiana $60,590 $58,980 9,100 After tax
Kansas $60,520 $57,080 4,320 After tax
Alabama $60,330 $57,240 2,680 After tax
Ohio $59,560 $57,830 17,700 After tax
Georgia $59,240 $56,850 16,370 After tax
Wisconsin $59,090 $58,540 9,140 After tax
Texas $58,780 $55,850 33,080 After tax
Kentucky $58,710 $55,690 6,480 After tax
Oklahoma $58,710 $56,300 5,820 After tax
Missouri $58,560 $54,170 6,310 After tax
New Mexico $58,430 $49,640 1,040 After tax
Nebraska $58,340 $55,710 1,690 After tax
Arkansas $57,370 $50,350 2,390 After tax
Tennessee $56,880 $53,020 12,740 After tax
Mississippi $56,550 $51,080 2,030 After tax
North Carolina $55,820 $52,640 13,000 After tax
Florida $55,540 $51,940 20,850 After tax
Montana $53,100 $50,800 830 After tax
South Dakota $52,760 $50,530 690 After tax
Guam $50,160 $53,070 190
Puerto Rico $42,850 $37,570 1,780

A dash means BLS did not publish that figure for the state.

Other office and administrative support jobs

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (published 2026), for “Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks” (SOC 43-5061). Wages are before tax and leave out self-employed workers. All job salaries

About the Job Salaries

Job Salaries shows what more than 500 US jobs pay, from nurses and electricians to software developers and truck drivers. Each job has its median and average salary, hourly and monthly pay, the pay range from the lowest-paid 10% to the top 10%, and a table of pay in every state. The figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, the largest survey of US pay, in its latest release.

How to use it

  1. 1 Search for a job or pick one from the list.
  2. 2 Read the median salary, hourly pay and the pay range.
  3. 3 Check the salary by state to see where the job pays most.
  4. 4 Open the take-home pay calculator to see the salary after tax.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a production, planning, and expediting clerk make an hour?

The median hourly wage for a production, planning, and expediting clerk is $28.68, and the average is $29.88. The lowest-paid 10% earn under $19.27 an hour and the top 10% over $41.34.

How much does a production, planning, and expediting clerk make a month?

At the median salary of $59,650, a production, planning, and expediting clerk earns about $4,971 a month before tax, or $2,294 every two weeks.

Which state pays production, planning, and expediting clerks the most?

District of Columbia has the highest average pay for a production, planning, and expediting clerk, at $74,330 a year. Next are Washington and Hawaii. Pay is usually higher where living costs are higher, so compare take-home pay too.

What is the starting salary for a production, planning, and expediting clerk?

The lowest-paid 10% of production, planning, and expediting clerks earn less than $40,080 a year, and the lowest 25% less than $47,820. That is a fair guide to starting pay, which depends on the state, the employer and your experience.

How much do the highest-paid production, planning, and expediting clerks make?

The top 10% earn more than $86,000 a year, and the top 25% more than $75,000.