43 Series · SOC 43-5061
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $59,650
- Median / year
- $86,000
- Top 10% earn
- -1.8%
- Growth '23–'33
- 390,160
- US workers
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks earn a median of $59,650 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $59,650, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $40,080 (10th percentile) to $86,000 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 390,160 US workers. Washington pays the most ($77,190), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks earn a median of $59,650, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 48% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #6 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 1.8% by 2033.
- $59,650
- Median annual wage
- Top 52%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #6 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 2.1×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $77,190. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks (SOC 43-5061) pays a national median of $59,650 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $40,080 at the 10th percentile to $86,000 at the 90th, with a mean of $62,150 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 390,160 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 509 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -1.8% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 34,100 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $77,190, which is +29% above the national figure. The top metro is Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area at $94,010 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 390,160 jobs Median $59,650/yr
Median Salary
$59,650
per year
Median Hourly
$28.68/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$62,150
average
Employment
390,160
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$59,650 Bottom 48% higher than 48% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 43-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 43-series occupations with growth data, Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks sits on the slower-growing side at -1.8% growth and $59,650 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-1.8%
Declining
Annual Openings
34,100
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 3.6
Speaking 3.6
Active Listening 3.5
Time Management 3.5
Critical Thinking 3.4
Writing 3.1
Monitoring 3.1
Complex Problem Solving 3.1
Coordination 3.0
Social Perceptiveness 2.9
Knowledge Areas
Production and Processing 4.3
Customer and Personal Service 3.8
English Language 3.6
Administrative 3.6
Administration and Management 3.5
Computers and Electronics 3.3
Mathematics 2.8
Transportation 2.6
Public Safety and Security 2.3
Personnel and Human Resources 2.1
Key Tasks
- ▸ Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
- ▸ Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
- ▸ Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.
- ▸ Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.
- ▸ Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.
- ▸ Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.
- ▸ Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
- ▸ Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
- ▸ Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts.
- ▸ Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that status reports can be completed.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$40,080
25th Percentile
$47,820
Median
$59,650
75th Percentile
$75,000
90th Percentile
$86,000
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $77,190 | +29% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $72,660 | +22% above national |
| 3 | Wyoming | $69,710 | +17% above national |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $65,310 | +9% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $63,980 | +7% above national |
| 6 | Hawaii | $63,780 | +7% above national |
| 7 | Connecticut | $63,240 | +6% above national |
| 8 | California | $63,000 | +6% above national |
| 9 | New Jersey | $62,710 | +5% above national |
| 10 | Delaware | $62,700 | +5% above national |
| 11 | Alaska | $62,590 | +5% above national |
| 12 | Virginia | $61,780 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Michigan | $61,670 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Utah | $61,650 | +3% above national |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $61,590 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Minnesota | $61,490 | +3% above national |
| 17 | New York | $60,920 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Oregon | $60,790 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Vermont | $60,560 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Iowa | $60,320 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Massachusetts | $60,280 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Maine | $60,200 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Louisiana | $60,120 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Idaho | $59,950 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $59,240 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Indiana | $58,980 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Maryland | $58,590 | 2% below national |
| 28 | Arizona | $58,580 | 2% below national |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $58,540 | 2% below national |
| 30 | North Dakota | $58,330 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Illinois | $57,880 | 3% below national |
| 32 | Ohio | $57,830 | 3% below national |
| 33 | South Carolina | $57,640 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Alabama | $57,240 | 4% below national |
| 35 | Kansas | $57,080 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Georgia | $56,850 | 5% below national |
| 37 | Oklahoma | $56,300 | 6% below national |
| 38 | West Virginia | $56,290 | 6% below national |
| 39 | Texas | $55,850 | 6% below national |
| 40 | Nevada | $55,790 | 6% below national |
| 41 | Nebraska | $55,710 | 7% below national |
| 42 | Kentucky | $55,690 | 7% below national |
| 43 | Missouri | $54,170 | 9% below national |
| 44 | Guam | $53,070 | 11% below national |
| 45 | Tennessee | $53,020 | 11% below national |
| 46 | North Carolina | $52,640 | 12% below national |
| 47 | Florida | $51,940 | 13% below national |
| 48 | Mississippi | $51,080 | 14% below national |
| 49 | Montana | $50,800 | 15% below national |
| 50 | South Dakota | $50,530 | 15% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $50,350 | 16% below national |
| 52 | New Mexico | $49,640 | 17% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $37,570 | 37% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $94,010 | +58% above national |
| 2 | Idaho Falls, ID | $83,790 | +40% above national |
| 3 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $81,850 | +37% above national |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $76,900 | +29% above national |
| 5 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $76,500 | +28% above national |
| 6 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $76,070 | +28% above national |
| 7 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $75,190 | +26% above national |
| 8 | Bay City, MI | $74,030 | +24% above national |
| 9 | Decatur, IL | $73,680 | +24% above national |
| 10 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $70,610 | +18% above national |
| 11 | Carson City, NV | $69,930 | +17% above national |
| 12 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $69,750 | +17% above national |
| 13 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $69,500 | +17% above national |
| 14 | Midland, MI | $68,880 | +15% above national |
| 15 | Ogden, UT | $68,500 | +15% above national |
| 16 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $68,470 | +15% above national |
| 17 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $68,420 | +15% above national |
| 18 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $68,320 | +15% above national |
| 19 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $68,180 | +14% above national |
| 20 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $67,800 | +14% above national |
| 21 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $67,710 | +14% above national |
| 22 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $67,530 | +13% above national |
| 23 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $67,480 | +13% above national |
| 24 | Bismarck, ND | $67,430 | +13% above national |
| 25 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $67,370 | +13% above national |
| 26 | Warner Robins, GA | $67,290 | +13% above national |
| 27 | El Centro, CA | $67,000 | +12% above national |
| 28 | Walla Walla, WA | $67,000 | +12% above national |
| 29 | Corpus Christi, TX | $66,540 | +12% above national |
| 30 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $66,540 | +12% above national |
| 31 | Wichita, KS | $66,300 | +11% above national |
| 32 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $66,220 | +11% above national |
| 33 | Logan, UT-ID | $66,190 | +11% above national |
| 34 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $66,130 | +11% above national |
| 35 | Boulder, CO | $66,050 | +11% above national |
| 36 | Saginaw, MI | $65,880 | +10% above national |
| 37 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $65,690 | +10% above national |
| 38 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $65,640 | +10% above national |
| 39 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $65,370 | +10% above national |
| 40 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $65,080 | +9% above national |
| 41 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $64,960 | +9% above national |
| 42 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $64,660 | +8% above national |
| 43 | Baton Rouge, LA | $64,630 | +8% above national |
| 44 | Mankato, MN | $64,480 | +8% above national |
| 45 | Duluth, MN-WI | $64,460 | +8% above national |
| 46 | Lexington Park, MD | $64,280 | +8% above national |
| 47 | Albany, OR | $63,940 | +7% above national |
| 48 | Charleston, WV | $63,740 | +7% above national |
| 49 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $63,490 | +6% above national |
| 50 | Dubuque, IA | $63,370 | +6% above national |
| 51 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $63,240 | +6% above national |
| 52 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $63,170 | +6% above national |
| 53 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $63,130 | +6% above national |
| 54 | Mobile, AL | $63,120 | +6% above national |
| 55 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $63,070 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Topeka, KS | $63,010 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Modesto, CA | $62,950 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $62,940 | +6% above national |
| 59 | St. Cloud, MN | $62,720 | +5% above national |
| 60 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $62,720 | +5% above national |
| 61 | Anchorage, AK | $62,590 | +5% above national |
| 62 | Vallejo, CA | $62,590 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Niles, MI | $62,560 | +5% above national |
| 64 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $62,520 | +5% above national |
| 65 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $62,420 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $62,400 | +5% above national |
| 67 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $62,320 | +4% above national |
| 68 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $62,190 | +4% above national |
| 69 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $62,170 | +4% above national |
| 70 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $62,150 | +4% above national |
| 71 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $62,070 | +4% above national |
| 72 | Pueblo, CO | $62,020 | +4% above national |
| 73 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $61,890 | +4% above national |
| 74 | New Haven, CT | $61,880 | +4% above national |
| 75 | Napa, CA | $61,850 | +4% above national |
| 76 | Huntsville, AL | $61,840 | +4% above national |
| 77 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $61,810 | +4% above national |
| 78 | Ann Arbor, MI | $61,780 | +4% above national |
| 79 | Sheboygan, WI | $61,750 | +4% above national |
| 80 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $61,710 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Rochester, MN | $61,710 | +3% above national |
| 82 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $61,670 | +3% above national |
| 83 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $61,620 | +3% above national |
| 84 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $61,620 | +3% above national |
| 85 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $61,550 | +3% above national |
| 86 | Chambersburg, PA | $61,500 | +3% above national |
| 87 | Kokomo, IN | $61,500 | +3% above national |
| 88 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $61,490 | +3% above national |
| 89 | Gettysburg, PA | $61,490 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $61,480 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $61,460 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $61,460 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Lake Charles, LA | $61,420 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $61,380 | +3% above national |
| 95 | York-Hanover, PA | $61,380 | +3% above national |
| 96 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $61,360 | +3% above national |
| 97 | Springfield, MA | $61,330 | +3% above national |
| 98 | Monroe, MI | $61,310 | +3% above national |
| 99 | Reading, PA | $61,250 | +3% above national |
| 100 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $61,240 | +3% above national |
| 101 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $61,200 | +3% above national |
| 102 | Traverse City, MI | $61,190 | +3% above national |
| 103 | Bloomington, IN | $61,150 | +3% above national |
| 104 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $61,140 | +2% above national |
| 105 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $61,110 | +2% above national |
| 106 | Flagstaff, AZ | $61,110 | +2% above national |
| 107 | Sandusky, OH | $61,010 | +2% above national |
| 108 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $61,010 | +2% above national |
| 109 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $60,990 | +2% above national |
| 110 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $60,960 | +2% above national |
| 111 | Colorado Springs, CO | $60,860 | +2% above national |
| 112 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $60,830 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Ames, IA | $60,800 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $60,770 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Jackson, MI | $60,700 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Boise City, ID | $60,670 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $60,650 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Lynchburg, VA | $60,650 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Birmingham, AL | $60,600 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $60,590 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Bloomington, IL | $60,550 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $60,510 | +1% above national |
| 123 | Rocky Mount, NC | $60,380 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $60,350 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $60,330 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $60,320 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $60,320 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $60,280 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Lima, OH | $60,230 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Columbus, IN | $60,180 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $60,180 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $60,140 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $60,110 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $60,100 | +1% above national |
| 135 | Columbia, SC | $60,090 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Fresno, CA | $60,090 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $60,090 | +1% above national |
| 138 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $60,040 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Madison, WI | $60,020 | +1% above national |
| 140 | Ithaca, NY | $59,990 | +1% above national |
| 141 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $59,910 | same as national |
| 142 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $59,900 | same as national |
| 143 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $59,860 | same as national |
| 144 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $59,840 | same as national |
| 145 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $59,810 | same as national |
| 146 | Salinas, CA | $59,810 | same as national |
| 147 | Greeley, CO | $59,800 | same as national |
| 148 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $59,780 | same as national |
| 149 | Pittsburgh, PA | $59,760 | same as national |
| 150 | Binghamton, NY | $59,740 | same as national |
| 151 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $59,730 | same as national |
| 152 | Oklahoma City, OK | $59,710 | same as national |
| 153 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $59,630 | same as national |
| 154 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $59,620 | same as national |
| 155 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $59,580 | same as national |
| 156 | Columbus, OH | $59,530 | same as national |
| 157 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $59,500 | same as national |
| 158 | Columbia, MO | $59,460 | same as national |
| 159 | Richmond, VA | $59,440 | same as national |
| 160 | Odessa, TX | $59,420 | same as national |
| 161 | Kenosha, WI | $59,390 | same as national |
| 162 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $59,390 | same as national |
| 163 | Akron, OH | $59,340 | 1% below national |
| 164 | Bend, OR | $59,320 | 1% below national |
| 165 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $59,310 | 1% below national |
| 166 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $59,260 | 1% below national |
| 167 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $59,220 | 1% below national |
| 168 | Cleveland, OH | $59,210 | 1% below national |
| 169 | Chico, CA | $59,190 | 1% below national |
| 170 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $59,190 | 1% below national |
| 171 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $59,190 | 1% below national |
| 172 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $59,180 | 1% below national |
| 173 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $59,110 | 1% below national |
| 174 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $59,110 | 1% below national |
| 175 | Elmira, NY | $59,010 | 1% below national |
| 176 | Lawrence, KS | $59,010 | 1% below national |
| 177 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $59,010 | 1% below national |
| 178 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $59,010 | 1% below national |
| 179 | Lancaster, PA | $58,990 | 1% below national |
| 180 | Redding, CA | $58,940 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Appleton, WI | $58,930 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $58,890 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $58,860 | 1% below national |
| 184 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $58,820 | 1% below national |
| 185 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $58,820 | 1% below national |
| 186 | Toledo, OH | $58,810 | 1% below national |
| 187 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $58,780 | 1% below national |
| 188 | Fond du Lac, WI | $58,740 | 2% below national |
| 189 | Worcester, MA | $58,720 | 2% below national |
| 190 | Gainesville, GA | $58,710 | 2% below national |
| 191 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $58,710 | 2% below national |
| 192 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $58,690 | 2% below national |
| 193 | Barnstable Town, MA | $58,680 | 2% below national |
| 194 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $58,680 | 2% below national |
| 195 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $58,670 | 2% below national |
| 196 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $58,650 | 2% below national |
| 197 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $58,650 | 2% below national |
| 198 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $58,650 | 2% below national |
| 199 | Tucson, AZ | $58,580 | 2% below national |
| 200 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $58,560 | 2% below national |
| 201 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $58,510 | 2% below national |
| 202 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $58,510 | 2% below national |
| 203 | Midland, TX | $58,450 | 2% below national |
| 204 | Fort Wayne, IN | $58,390 | 2% below national |
| 205 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $58,380 | 2% below national |
| 206 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $58,380 | 2% below national |
| 207 | Peoria, IL | $58,320 | 2% below national |
| 208 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $58,310 | 2% below national |
| 209 | Hammond, LA | $58,290 | 2% below national |
| 210 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $58,270 | 2% below national |
| 211 | Rockford, IL | $58,230 | 2% below national |
| 212 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $58,220 | 2% below national |
| 213 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $58,180 | 2% below national |
| 214 | Salem, OR | $58,180 | 2% below national |
| 215 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $58,140 | 3% below national |
| 216 | Syracuse, NY | $58,090 | 3% below national |
| 217 | Savannah, GA | $58,050 | 3% below national |
| 218 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,030 | 3% below national |
| 219 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $57,960 | 3% below national |
| 220 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $57,940 | 3% below national |
| 221 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $57,890 | 3% below national |
| 222 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $57,840 | 3% below national |
| 223 | Green Bay, WI | $57,830 | 3% below national |
| 224 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $57,810 | 3% below national |
| 225 | Spartanburg, SC | $57,780 | 3% below national |
| 226 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $57,780 | 3% below national |
| 227 | Merced, CA | $57,760 | 3% below national |
| 228 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $57,750 | 3% below national |
| 229 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $57,740 | 3% below national |
| 230 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $57,700 | 3% below national |
| 231 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $57,600 | 3% below national |
| 232 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $57,570 | 3% below national |
| 233 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $57,570 | 3% below national |
| 234 | Morristown, TN | $57,510 | 4% below national |
| 235 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $57,470 | 4% below national |
| 236 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $57,450 | 4% below national |
| 237 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $57,430 | 4% below national |
| 238 | Pittsfield, MA | $57,390 | 4% below national |
| 239 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $57,370 | 4% below national |
| 240 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $57,350 | 4% below national |
| 241 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $57,340 | 4% below national |
| 242 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $57,310 | 4% below national |
| 243 | Fargo, ND-MN | $57,300 | 4% below national |
| 244 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $57,260 | 4% below national |
| 245 | Tulsa, OK | $57,250 | 4% below national |
| 246 | Decatur, AL | $57,240 | 4% below national |
| 247 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $57,200 | 4% below national |
| 248 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $57,190 | 4% below national |
| 249 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $57,170 | 4% below national |
| 250 | Bellingham, WA | $57,150 | 4% below national |
| 251 | Dover, DE | $57,140 | 4% below national |
| 252 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $57,110 | 4% below national |
| 253 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $57,110 | 4% below national |
| 254 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $57,100 | 4% below national |
| 255 | Visalia, CA | $57,100 | 4% below national |
| 256 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $57,030 | 4% below national |
| 257 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $57,020 | 4% below national |
| 258 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $57,020 | 4% below national |
| 259 | Lincoln, NE | $57,000 | 4% below national |
| 260 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $57,000 | 4% below national |
| 261 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $56,960 | 5% below national |
| 262 | Grand Junction, CO | $56,920 | 5% below national |
| 263 | Florence, SC | $56,900 | 5% below national |
| 264 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $56,830 | 5% below national |
| 265 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $56,800 | 5% below national |
| 266 | Joplin, MO-KS | $56,790 | 5% below national |
| 267 | Hinesville, GA | $56,700 | 5% below national |
| 268 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $56,690 | 5% below national |
| 269 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $56,640 | 5% below national |
| 270 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $56,630 | 5% below national |
| 271 | Hattiesburg, MS | $56,620 | 5% below national |
| 272 | Johnstown, PA | $56,620 | 5% below national |
| 273 | Williamsport, PA | $56,390 | 5% below national |
| 274 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $56,380 | 5% below national |
| 275 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $56,360 | 6% below national |
| 276 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $56,270 | 6% below national |
| 277 | Reno, NV | $56,260 | 6% below national |
| 278 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $56,220 | 6% below national |
| 279 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $56,190 | 6% below national |
| 280 | Helena, MT | $56,160 | 6% below national |
| 281 | Greenville, NC | $56,110 | 6% below national |
| 282 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $56,090 | 6% below national |
| 283 | Montgomery, AL | $56,080 | 6% below national |
| 284 | Wausau, WI | $56,050 | 6% below national |
| 285 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $56,050 | 6% below national |
| 286 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $56,040 | 6% below national |
| 287 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $56,010 | 6% below national |
| 288 | Jonesboro, AR | $55,760 | 7% below national |
| 289 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $55,750 | 7% below national |
| 290 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $55,670 | 7% below national |
| 291 | Bozeman, MT | $55,600 | 7% below national |
| 292 | Owensboro, KY | $55,590 | 7% below national |
| 293 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $55,580 | 7% below national |
| 294 | Kankakee, IL | $55,580 | 7% below national |
| 295 | Omaha, NE-IA | $55,540 | 7% below national |
| 296 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $55,440 | 7% below national |
| 297 | Muncie, IN | $55,320 | 7% below national |
| 298 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $55,290 | 7% below national |
| 299 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $55,250 | 7% below national |
| 300 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $55,210 | 7% below national |
| 301 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $55,170 | 8% below national |
| 302 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $55,150 | 8% below national |
| 303 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $55,040 | 8% below national |
| 304 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $55,000 | 8% below national |
| 305 | Evansville, IN | $54,990 | 8% below national |
| 306 | Glens Falls, NY | $54,960 | 8% below national |
| 307 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $54,960 | 8% below national |
| 308 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $54,910 | 8% below national |
| 309 | Harrisonburg, VA | $54,870 | 8% below national |
| 310 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $54,850 | 8% below national |
| 311 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $54,790 | 8% below national |
| 312 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $54,770 | 8% below national |
| 313 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $54,730 | 8% below national |
| 314 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $54,680 | 8% below national |
| 315 | Mansfield, OH | $54,520 | 9% below national |
| 316 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $54,470 | 9% below national |
| 317 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $54,420 | 9% below national |
| 318 | Charlottesville, VA | $54,340 | 9% below national |
| 319 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $54,270 | 9% below national |
| 320 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $54,260 | 9% below national |
| 321 | Yuma, AZ | $54,250 | 9% below national |
| 322 | Yuba City, CA | $54,240 | 9% below national |
| 323 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $54,240 | 9% below national |
| 324 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $54,210 | 9% below national |
| 325 | Jacksonville, FL | $54,200 | 9% below national |
| 326 | Iowa City, IA | $54,140 | 9% below national |
| 327 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $54,080 | 9% below national |
| 328 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $54,080 | 9% below national |
| 329 | Billings, MT | $54,060 | 9% below national |
| 330 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $53,780 | 10% below national |
| 331 | Longview, TX | $53,640 | 10% below national |
| 332 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $53,630 | 10% below national |
| 333 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $53,630 | 10% below national |
| 334 | Albany, GA | $53,590 | 10% below national |
| 335 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $53,450 | 10% below national |
| 336 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $53,370 | 11% below national |
| 337 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $53,360 | 11% below national |
| 338 | Asheville, NC | $53,300 | 11% below national |
| 339 | Yakima, WA | $53,040 | 11% below national |
| 340 | Jackson, MS | $52,910 | 11% below national |
| 341 | Jackson, TN | $52,910 | 11% below national |
| 342 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $52,870 | 11% below national |
| 343 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $52,800 | 11% below national |
| 344 | Twin Falls, ID | $52,760 | 12% below national |
| 345 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $52,740 | 12% below national |
| 346 | Rochester, NY | $52,670 | 12% below national |
| 347 | Great Falls, MT | $52,630 | 12% below national |
| 348 | Manhattan, KS | $52,570 | 12% below national |
| 349 | Utica-Rome, NY | $52,550 | 12% below national |
| 350 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $52,460 | 12% below national |
| 351 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $52,310 | 12% below national |
| 352 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $52,300 | 12% below national |
| 353 | Battle Creek, MI | $52,190 | 13% below national |
| 354 | Fayetteville, NC | $52,190 | 13% below national |
| 355 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $52,190 | 13% below national |
| 356 | Springfield, OH | $52,120 | 13% below national |
| 357 | Pocatello, ID | $52,110 | 13% below national |
| 358 | Erie, PA | $52,100 | 13% below national |
| 359 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $52,090 | 13% below national |
| 360 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $52,070 | 13% below national |
| 361 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $52,040 | 13% below national |
| 362 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | 13% below national |
| 363 | Rapid City, SD | $51,980 | 13% below national |
| 364 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $51,860 | 13% below national |
| 365 | Amarillo, TX | $51,740 | 13% below national |
| 366 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $51,730 | 13% below national |
| 367 | Lebanon, PA | $51,650 | 13% below national |
| 368 | Paducah, KY-IL | $51,600 | 13% below national |
| 369 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $51,540 | 14% below national |
| 370 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $51,530 | 14% below national |
| 371 | Winchester, VA-WV | $51,440 | 14% below national |
| 372 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $51,410 | 14% below national |
| 373 | Jefferson City, MO | $51,400 | 14% below national |
| 374 | Morgantown, WV | $51,390 | 14% below national |
| 375 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $51,390 | 14% below national |
| 376 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $51,350 | 14% below national |
| 377 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $51,340 | 14% below national |
| 378 | Kingston, NY | $51,300 | 14% below national |
| 379 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $51,260 | 14% below national |
| 380 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $51,260 | 14% below national |
| 381 | Flint, MI | $51,210 | 14% below national |
| 382 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $51,200 | 14% below national |
| 383 | Roanoke, VA | $51,080 | 14% below national |
| 384 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $51,010 | 14% below national |
| 385 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $50,960 | 15% below national |
| 386 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $50,930 | 15% below national |
| 387 | Knoxville, TN | $50,870 | 15% below national |
| 388 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $50,870 | 15% below national |
| 389 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $50,810 | 15% below national |
| 390 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $50,770 | 15% below national |
| 391 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $50,730 | 15% below national |
| 392 | State College, PA | $50,680 | 15% below national |
| 393 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $50,680 | 15% below national |
| 394 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $50,610 | 15% below national |
| 395 | Altoona, PA | $50,540 | 15% below national |
| 396 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $50,530 | 15% below national |
| 397 | Eau Claire, WI | $50,510 | 15% below national |
| 398 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $50,430 | 15% below national |
| 399 | Wichita Falls, TX | $50,400 | 16% below national |
| 400 | Terre Haute, IN | $50,300 | 16% below national |
| 401 | Sumter, SC | $50,270 | 16% below national |
| 402 | Grand Island, NE | $50,230 | 16% below national |
| 403 | Vineland, NJ | $50,190 | 16% below national |
| 404 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $50,170 | 16% below national |
| 405 | Springfield, IL | $50,170 | 16% below national |
| 406 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $50,170 | 16% below national |
| 407 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $50,110 | 16% below national |
| 408 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $50,100 | 16% below national |
| 409 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $50,040 | 16% below national |
| 410 | Goldsboro, NC | $50,030 | 16% below national |
| 411 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $50,020 | 16% below national |
| 412 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $50,000 | 16% below national |
| 413 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $50,000 | 16% below national |
| 414 | Gainesville, FL | $49,980 | 16% below national |
| 415 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $49,930 | 16% below national |
| 416 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $49,910 | 16% below national |
| 417 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $49,910 | 16% below national |
| 418 | Missoula, MT | $49,890 | 16% below national |
| 419 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $49,850 | 16% below national |
| 420 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $49,850 | 16% below national |
| 421 | Lubbock, TX | $49,830 | 16% below national |
| 422 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $49,820 | 16% below national |
| 423 | Medford, OR | $49,730 | 17% below national |
| 424 | Cleveland, TN | $49,680 | 17% below national |
| 425 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $49,620 | 17% below national |
| 426 | Elizabethtown, KY | $49,610 | 17% below national |
| 427 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,520 | 17% below national |
| 428 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $49,510 | 17% below national |
| 429 | Valdosta, GA | $49,470 | 17% below national |
| 430 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $49,450 | 17% below national |
| 431 | Waco, TX | $49,450 | 17% below national |
| 432 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $49,430 | 17% below national |
| 433 | Wilmington, NC | $49,370 | 17% below national |
| 434 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $49,260 | 17% below national |
| 435 | Springfield, MO | $49,220 | 17% below national |
| 436 | Enid, OK | $49,160 | 18% below national |
| 437 | Tyler, TX | $49,150 | 18% below national |
| 438 | Grants Pass, OR | $49,090 | 18% below national |
| 439 | Punta Gorda, FL | $49,010 | 18% below national |
| 440 | Winston-Salem, NC | $48,990 | 18% below national |
| 441 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $48,980 | 18% below national |
| 442 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $48,940 | 18% below national |
| 443 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $48,900 | 18% below national |
| 444 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $48,890 | 18% below national |
| 445 | Lafayette, LA | $48,880 | 18% below national |
| 446 | Bowling Green, KY | $48,860 | 18% below national |
| 447 | Victoria, TX | $48,850 | 18% below national |
| 448 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,850 | 18% below national |
| 449 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $48,840 | 18% below national |
| 450 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $48,730 | 18% below national |
| 451 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $48,700 | 18% below national |
| 452 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $48,690 | 18% below national |
| 453 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,690 | 18% below national |
| 454 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $48,690 | 18% below national |
| 455 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $48,660 | 18% below national |
| 456 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $48,560 | 19% below national |
| 457 | Albuquerque, NM | $48,490 | 19% below national |
| 458 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $48,420 | 19% below national |
| 459 | Johnson City, TN | $48,360 | 19% below national |
| 460 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $48,360 | 19% below national |
| 461 | Tallahassee, FL | $48,310 | 19% below national |
| 462 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $48,310 | 19% below national |
| 463 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $48,200 | 19% below national |
| 464 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $47,930 | 20% below national |
| 465 | Salisbury, MD | $47,930 | 20% below national |
| 466 | Ocala, FL | $47,850 | 20% below national |
| 467 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $47,810 | 20% below national |
| 468 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $47,720 | 20% below national |
| 469 | El Paso, TX | $47,710 | 20% below national |
| 470 | Rome, GA | $47,710 | 20% below national |
| 471 | Columbus, GA-AL | $47,690 | 20% below national |
| 472 | Abilene, TX | $47,660 | 20% below national |
| 473 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $47,580 | 20% below national |
| 474 | Dalton, GA | $47,540 | 20% below national |
| 475 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,520 | 20% below national |
| 476 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $47,450 | 20% below national |
| 477 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $47,370 | 21% below national |
| 478 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,320 | 21% below national |
| 479 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $47,250 | 21% below national |
| 480 | Alexandria, LA | $47,230 | 21% below national |
| 481 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $47,100 | 21% below national |
| 482 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $47,000 | 21% below national |
| 483 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $46,850 | 21% below national |
| 484 | San Angelo, TX | $46,800 | 22% below national |
| 485 | Lawton, OK | $46,650 | 22% below national |
| 486 | Sebring, FL | $46,570 | 22% below national |
| 487 | Burlington, NC | $46,440 | 22% below national |
| 488 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $46,330 | 22% below national |
| 489 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $46,310 | 22% below national |
| 490 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $46,200 | 23% below national |
| 491 | Jacksonville, NC | $45,410 | 24% below national |
| 492 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $45,180 | 24% below national |
| 493 | Santa Fe, NM | $45,140 | 24% below national |
| 494 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $44,970 | 25% below national |
| 495 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $44,940 | 25% below national |
| 496 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $44,780 | 25% below national |
| 497 | Las Cruces, NM | $44,700 | 25% below national |
| 498 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $44,540 | 25% below national |
| 499 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $44,370 | 26% below national |
| 500 | Laredo, TX | $44,100 | 26% below national |
| 501 | Dothan, AL | $43,840 | 27% below national |
| 502 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $43,760 | 27% below national |
| 503 | Bangor, ME | $43,690 | 27% below national |
| 504 | Arecibo, PR | $42,640 | 29% below national |
| 505 | Ponce, PR | $38,170 | 36% below national |
| 506 | St. George, UT | $37,530 | 37% below national |
| 507 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $36,500 | 39% below national |
| 508 | Aguadilla, PR | $34,170 | 43% below national |
| 509 | Mayaguez, PR | $33,220 | 44% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks make? ▼
The median annual salary for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks is $59,650 ($28.68/hour). The salary range spans from $40,080 at the 10th percentile to $86,000 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks the most? ▼
Washington pays the highest median salary for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks at $77,190/year, which is +29% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks? ▼
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1 per 100 workers.
Is Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks a good career? ▼
Employment for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks is projected to decline 1.8% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 34,100 openings are projected each year.
How does Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay vary by state? ▼
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Washington at $77,190/year, while Montana pays the least at $50,800/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks is Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area at $94,010/year. BLS reports wage data for 509 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay figures in a real decision
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