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
+3.3%
2024→2025
$86,000
Top 10% earn
-1.8%
Growth '24–'34
390,160
Estimated US jobs

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 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Washington ($77,190).

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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 2034.

$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.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks moved from $48,260 in May 2019 to $59,650 in May 2025 (+23.6%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks sits -0.8 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks (SOC 43-5061) has a national median of $59,650 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $40,080 to $86,000, and the published mean is $62,150. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 390,160 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 53 state or territory areas and 509 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $57,770 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $59,650 in May 2025, a rise of $1,880 (+3.3%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a -1.8% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 34,100 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as moderate-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Office and Administrative Support Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

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 highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Idaho Falls, ID at $83,790. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

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

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

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.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 (this entry) 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$59,650 · 48th percentile of 825 US occupations

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. Scatter plot of 23 data points. $30000$40000$50000$60000$70000$80000 -20%-15%-10%-5%0%5%10% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Customer Service Rep… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -5.5% · Median annual wage: $44770Office Clerks, General - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -6.7% · Median annual wage: $45010Secretaries and Admi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.6% · Median annual wage: $47540First-Line Superviso… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.3% · Median annual wage: $69500Bookkeeping, Account… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -5.8% · Median annual wage: $50670Medical Secretaries … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.2% · Median annual wage: $45930Shipping, Receiving,… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -7.7% · Median annual wage: $45260Executive Secretarie… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.6% · Median annual wage: $76590Billing and Posting … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.4% · Median annual wage: $48500Production, Planning… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.8% · Median annual wage: $59650Tellers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -12.9% · Median annual wage: $43030Postal Service Mail … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -3.5% · Median annual wage: $60550Hotel, Motel, and Re… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.7% · Median annual wage: $35070Insurance Claims and… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -3.7% · Median annual wage: $49230Dispatchers, Except … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.9% · Median annual wage: $50340Office and Administr… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -7.8% · Median annual wage: $45670Court, Municipal, an… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3% · Median annual wage: $48700Loan Interviewers an… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -2.3% · Median annual wage: $50020Bill and Account Col… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -10.5% · Median annual wage: $47030Legal Secretaries an… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -5.8% · Median annual wage: $55570Eligibility Intervie… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1% · Median annual wage: $54210Payroll and Timekeep… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -16.7% · Median annual wage: $58260Interviewers, Except… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -11.6% · Median annual wage: $45920
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.
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  • Customer Service Rep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.5%, Median annual wage $44770
  • Office Clerks, General: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.7%, Median annual wage $45010
  • Secretaries and Admi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $47540
  • First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.3%, Median annual wage $69500
  • Bookkeeping, Account…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.8%, Median annual wage $50670
  • Medical Secretaries …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.2%, Median annual wage $45930
  • Shipping, Receiving,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.7%, Median annual wage $45260
  • Executive Secretarie…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.6%, Median annual wage $76590
  • Billing and Posting …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.4%, Median annual wage $48500
  • Production, Planning…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.8%, Median annual wage $59650
  • Tellers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -12.9%, Median annual wage $43030
  • Postal Service Mail …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.5%, Median annual wage $60550
  • Hotel, Motel, and Re…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $35070
  • Insurance Claims and…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.7%, Median annual wage $49230
  • Dispatchers, Except …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.9%, Median annual wage $50340
  • Office and Administr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.8%, Median annual wage $45670
  • Court, Municipal, an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $48700
  • Loan Interviewers an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.3%, Median annual wage $50020
  • Bill and Account Col…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10.5%, Median annual wage $47030
  • Legal Secretaries an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.8%, Median annual wage $55570
  • Eligibility Intervie…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1%, Median annual wage $54210
  • Payroll and Timekeep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -16.7%, Median annual wage $58260
  • Interviewers, Except…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -11.6%, Median annual wage $45920

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)

Employment Change

-7,100

388,800 (2024) → 381,700 (2034)

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

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Group

Office and Administrative Support Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

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

10th$40,080
25th$47,820
Median$59,650
75th$75,000
90th$86,000

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$19.27
25th$22.99
Median$28.68
75th$36.06
90th$41.34

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$45,000$50,000$55,000$60,000$65,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $46,150National median - 2016: $46,760National median - 2017: $46,670National median - 2018: $47,580National median - 2019: $48,260National median - 2020: $49,640National median - 2021: $48,040National median - 2022: $50,630National median - 2023: $53,900National median - 2024: $57,770National median - 2025: $59,650$59,650
National median annual wage for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $46,150
2016 $46,760
2017 $46,670
2018 $47,580
2019 $48,260
2020 $49,640
2021 $48,040
2022 $50,630
2023 $53,900
2024 $57,770
2025 $59,650

2015 median

$46,150

2025 median

$59,650

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$11,390 (+23.6%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+3.6%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $46,150 First banked release 309,110
May 2016 $46,760 +1.3% 321,780
May 2017 $46,670 -0.2% 336,000
May 2018 $47,580 +1.9% 350,150
May 2019 $48,260 Classification break 370,380
May 2020 $49,640 +2.9% 362,090
May 2021 $48,040 -3.2% 367,200
May 2022 $50,630 +5.4% 389,920
May 2023 $53,900 +6.5% 393,980
May 2024 $57,770 +7.2% 385,000
May 2025 $59,650 +3.3% 390,160

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $46,150 in May 2015 to $59,650 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.6% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 370,380 in May 2019 to 390,160 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

Salary by State

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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

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Idaho Falls, ID $83,790 +40% above national
2 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $81,850 +37% above national
3 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $76,900 +29% above national
4 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $76,500 +28% above national
5 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $76,070 +28% above national
6 Longview-Kelso, WA $75,190 +26% above national
7 Bay City, MI $74,030 +24% above national
8 Decatur, IL $73,680 +24% above national
9 Tuscaloosa, AL $70,610 +18% above national
10 Carson City, NV $69,930 +17% above national
11 Midland, MI $68,880 +15% above national
12 Ogden, UT $68,500 +15% above national
13 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $68,470 +15% above national
14 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $68,420 +15% above national
15 Fairbanks-College, AK $68,180 +14% above national
16 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $67,800 +14% above national
17 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $67,530 +13% above national
18 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $67,480 +13% above national
19 Bismarck, ND $67,430 +13% above national
20 Warner Robins, GA $67,290 +13% above national
21 El Centro, CA $67,000 +12% above national
22 Walla Walla, WA $67,000 +12% above national
23 Corpus Christi, TX $66,540 +12% above national
24 Manchester-Nashua, NH $66,540 +12% above national
25 Wichita, KS $66,300 +11% above national
26 Urban Honolulu, HI $66,220 +11% above national
27 Logan, UT-ID $66,190 +11% above national
28 Boulder, CO $66,050 +11% above national
29 Saginaw, MI $65,880 +10% above national
30 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $65,640 +10% above national
31 Portland-South Portland, ME $65,370 +10% above national
32 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $65,080 +9% above national
33 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $64,960 +9% above national
34 Lexington-Fayette, KY $64,660 +8% above national
35 Baton Rouge, LA $64,630 +8% above national
36 Mankato, MN $64,480 +8% above national
37 Duluth, MN-WI $64,460 +8% above national
38 Lexington Park, MD $64,280 +8% above national
39 Albany, OR $63,940 +7% above national
40 Charleston, WV $63,740 +7% above national
41 Dubuque, IA $63,370 +6% above national
42 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $63,240 +6% above national
43 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $63,170 +6% above national
44 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $63,130 +6% above national
45 Mobile, AL $63,120 +6% above national
46 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $63,070 +6% above national
47 Topeka, KS $63,010 +6% above national
48 Modesto, CA $62,950 +6% above national
49 Kennewick-Richland, WA $62,940 +6% above national
50 St. Cloud, MN $62,720 +5% above national
51 St. Joseph, MO-KS $62,720 +5% above national
52 Anchorage, AK $62,590 +5% above national
53 Vallejo, CA $62,590 +5% above national
54 Niles, MI $62,560 +5% above national
55 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $62,520 +5% above national
56 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $62,420 +5% above national
57 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $62,400 +5% above national
58 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $62,170 +4% above national
59 Pueblo, CO $62,020 +4% above national
60 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $61,890 +4% above national
61 New Haven, CT $61,880 +4% above national
62 Napa, CA $61,850 +4% above national
63 Huntsville, AL $61,840 +4% above national
64 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $61,810 +4% above national
65 Ann Arbor, MI $61,780 +4% above national
66 Sheboygan, WI $61,750 +4% above national
67 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $61,710 +3% above national
68 Rochester, MN $61,710 +3% above national
69 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $61,670 +3% above national
70 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $61,620 +3% above national
71 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $61,620 +3% above national
72 Chambersburg, PA $61,500 +3% above national
73 Kokomo, IN $61,500 +3% above national
74 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $61,490 +3% above national
75 Gettysburg, PA $61,490 +3% above national
76 Texarkana, TX-AR $61,480 +3% above national
77 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $61,460 +3% above national
78 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $61,460 +3% above national
79 Lake Charles, LA $61,420 +3% above national
80 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $61,380 +3% above national
81 York-Hanover, PA $61,380 +3% above national
82 Springfield, MA $61,330 +3% above national
83 Monroe, MI $61,310 +3% above national
84 Reading, PA $61,250 +3% above national
85 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $61,240 +3% above national
86 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $61,200 +3% above national
87 Traverse City, MI $61,190 +3% above national
88 Bloomington, IN $61,150 +3% above national
89 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $61,110 +2% above national
90 Flagstaff, AZ $61,110 +2% above national
91 Sandusky, OH $61,010 +2% above national
92 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $60,990 +2% above national
93 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $60,960 +2% above national
94 Colorado Springs, CO $60,860 +2% above national
95 Ames, IA $60,800 +2% above national
96 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $60,770 +2% above national
97 Jackson, MI $60,700 +2% above national
98 Boise City, ID $60,670 +2% above national
99 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $60,650 +2% above national
100 Lynchburg, VA $60,650 +2% above national
101 Birmingham, AL $60,600 +2% above national
102 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $60,590 +2% above national
103 Bloomington, IL $60,550 +2% above national
104 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,510 +1% above national
105 Rocky Mount, NC $60,380 +1% above national
106 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $60,350 +1% above national
107 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $60,330 +1% above national
108 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $60,320 +1% above national
109 Lima, OH $60,230 +1% above national
110 Columbus, IN $60,180 +1% above national
111 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $60,180 +1% above national
112 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $60,110 +1% above national
113 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $60,100 +1% above national
114 Columbia, SC $60,090 +1% above national
115 Fresno, CA $60,090 +1% above national
116 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $60,090 +1% above national
117 Madison, WI $60,020 +1% above national
118 Ithaca, NY $59,990 +1% above national
119 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $59,900 same as national
120 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $59,840 same as national
121 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $59,810 same as national
122 Salinas, CA $59,810 same as national
123 Greeley, CO $59,800 same as national
124 Pittsburgh, PA $59,760 same as national
125 Binghamton, NY $59,740 same as national
126 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $59,730 same as national
127 Oklahoma City, OK $59,710 same as national
128 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $59,630 same as national
129 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $59,620 same as national
130 Columbus, OH $59,530 same as national
131 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $59,500 same as national
132 Columbia, MO $59,460 same as national
133 Richmond, VA $59,440 same as national
134 Odessa, TX $59,420 same as national
135 Kenosha, WI $59,390 same as national
136 Akron, OH $59,340 1% below national
137 Bend, OR $59,320 1% below national
138 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $59,220 1% below national
139 Cleveland, OH $59,210 1% below national
140 Chico, CA $59,190 1% below national
141 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $59,190 1% below national
142 Raleigh-Cary, NC $59,190 1% below national
143 Cedar Rapids, IA $59,180 1% below national
144 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $59,110 1% below national
145 Elmira, NY $59,010 1% below national
146 Lawrence, KS $59,010 1% below national
147 Lewiston, ID-WA $59,010 1% below national
148 Lancaster, PA $58,990 1% below national
149 Redding, CA $58,940 1% below national
150 Appleton, WI $58,930 1% below national
151 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $58,820 1% below national
152 Michigan City-La Porte, IN $58,820 1% below national
153 Toledo, OH $58,810 1% below national
154 Champaign-Urbana, IL $58,780 1% below national
155 Fond du Lac, WI $58,740 2% below national
156 Worcester, MA $58,720 2% below national
157 Gainesville, GA $58,710 2% below national
158 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $58,710 2% below national
159 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $58,690 2% below national
160 Barnstable Town, MA $58,680 2% below national
161 Stockton-Lodi, CA $58,670 2% below national
162 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $58,650 2% below national
163 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $58,650 2% below national
164 Tucson, AZ $58,580 2% below national
165 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $58,510 2% below national
166 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $58,510 2% below national
167 Midland, TX $58,450 2% below national
168 Fort Wayne, IN $58,390 2% below national
169 Peoria, IL $58,320 2% below national
170 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $58,310 2% below national
171 Hammond, LA $58,290 2% below national
172 Rockford, IL $58,230 2% below national
173 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $58,220 2% below national
174 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $58,180 2% below national
175 Salem, OR $58,180 2% below national
176 Syracuse, NY $58,090 3% below national
177 Savannah, GA $58,050 3% below national
178 Janesville-Beloit, WI $57,960 3% below national
179 Green Bay, WI $57,830 3% below national
180 Spartanburg, SC $57,780 3% below national
181 Merced, CA $57,760 3% below national
182 Grand Forks, ND-MN $57,750 3% below national
183 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $57,600 3% below national
184 Morristown, TN $57,510 4% below national
185 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $57,430 4% below national
186 Pittsfield, MA $57,390 4% below national
187 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $57,340 4% below national
188 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $57,310 4% below national
189 Fargo, ND-MN $57,300 4% below national
190 Wheeling, WV-OH $57,260 4% below national
191 Tulsa, OK $57,250 4% below national
192 Decatur, AL $57,240 4% below national
193 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $57,200 4% below national
194 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $57,190 4% below national
195 Bellingham, WA $57,150 4% below national
196 Dover, DE $57,140 4% below national
197 Eugene-Springfield, OR $57,110 4% below national
198 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $57,100 4% below national
199 Visalia, CA $57,100 4% below national
200 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $57,030 4% below national
201 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $57,020 4% below national
202 Lincoln, NE $57,000 4% below national
203 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $56,960 5% below national
204 Grand Junction, CO $56,920 5% below national
205 Florence, SC $56,900 5% below national
206 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $56,800 5% below national
207 Joplin, MO-KS $56,790 5% below national
208 Hinesville, GA $56,700 5% below national
209 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $56,640 5% below national
210 Hattiesburg, MS $56,620 5% below national
211 Johnstown, PA $56,620 5% below national
212 Williamsport, PA $56,390 5% below national
213 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $56,360 6% below national
214 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $56,270 6% below national
215 Reno, NV $56,260 6% below national
216 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $56,220 6% below national
217 Helena, MT $56,160 6% below national
218 Greenville, NC $56,110 6% below national
219 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $56,090 6% below national
220 Montgomery, AL $56,080 6% below national
221 Wausau, WI $56,050 6% below national
222 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $56,040 6% below national
223 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $56,010 6% below national
224 Jonesboro, AR $55,760 7% below national
225 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $55,750 7% below national
226 Bozeman, MT $55,600 7% below national
227 Owensboro, KY $55,590 7% below national
228 Anniston-Oxford, AL $55,580 7% below national
229 Kankakee, IL $55,580 7% below national
230 Omaha, NE-IA $55,540 7% below national
231 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $55,440 7% below national
232 Muncie, IN $55,320 7% below national
233 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $55,290 7% below national
234 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $55,150 8% below national
235 Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,000 8% below national
236 Evansville, IN $54,990 8% below national
237 Glens Falls, NY $54,960 8% below national
238 Harrisonburg, VA $54,870 8% below national
239 Mansfield, OH $54,520 9% below national
240 Homosassa Springs, FL $54,470 9% below national
241 Canton-Massillon, OH $54,420 9% below national
242 Charlottesville, VA $54,340 9% below national
243 Yuma, AZ $54,250 9% below national
244 Yuba City, CA $54,240 9% below national
245 Port St. Lucie, FL $54,210 9% below national
246 Jacksonville, FL $54,200 9% below national
247 Iowa City, IA $54,140 9% below national
248 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $54,080 9% below national
249 Billings, MT $54,060 9% below national
250 Longview, TX $53,640 10% below national
251 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $53,630 10% below national
252 Albany, GA $53,590 10% below national
253 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $53,370 11% below national
254 Kansas City, MO-KS $53,360 11% below national
255 Asheville, NC $53,300 11% below national
256 Yakima, WA $53,040 11% below national
257 Jackson, MS $52,910 11% below national
258 Jackson, TN $52,910 11% below national
259 Twin Falls, ID $52,760 12% below national
260 Chattanooga, TN-GA $52,740 12% below national
261 Rochester, NY $52,670 12% below national
262 Great Falls, MT $52,630 12% below national
263 Manhattan, KS $52,570 12% below national
264 Utica-Rome, NY $52,550 12% below national
265 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $52,310 12% below national
266 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $52,300 12% below national
267 Battle Creek, MI $52,190 13% below national
268 Fayetteville, NC $52,190 13% below national
269 Springfield, OH $52,120 13% below national
270 Pocatello, ID $52,110 13% below national
271 Erie, PA $52,100 13% below national
272 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $52,070 13% below national
273 Rapid City, SD $51,980 13% below national
274 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $51,860 13% below national
275 Amarillo, TX $51,740 13% below national
276 Lebanon, PA $51,650 13% below national
277 Paducah, KY-IL $51,600 13% below national
278 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $51,540 14% below national
279 Winchester, VA-WV $51,440 14% below national
280 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $51,410 14% below national
281 Jefferson City, MO $51,400 14% below national
282 Morgantown, WV $51,390 14% below national
283 Greensboro-High Point, NC $51,340 14% below national
284 Kingston, NY $51,300 14% below national
285 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $51,260 14% below national
286 St. Louis, MO-IL $51,260 14% below national
287 Flint, MI $51,210 14% below national
288 Roanoke, VA $51,080 14% below national
289 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $51,010 14% below national
290 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $50,930 15% below national
291 Knoxville, TN $50,870 15% below national
292 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,870 15% below national
293 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $50,810 15% below national
294 State College, PA $50,680 15% below national
295 Youngstown-Warren, OH $50,610 15% below national
296 Altoona, PA $50,540 15% below national
297 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $50,530 15% below national
298 Eau Claire, WI $50,510 15% below national
299 Wichita Falls, TX $50,400 16% below national
300 Terre Haute, IN $50,300 16% below national
301 Sumter, SC $50,270 16% below national
302 Grand Island, NE $50,230 16% below national
303 Vineland, NJ $50,190 16% below national
304 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $50,170 16% below national
305 Springfield, IL $50,170 16% below national
306 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $50,110 16% below national
307 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $50,040 16% below national
308 Goldsboro, NC $50,030 16% below national
309 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $50,020 16% below national
310 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $50,000 16% below national
311 Macon-Bibb County, GA $50,000 16% below national
312 Gainesville, FL $49,980 16% below national
313 Missoula, MT $49,890 16% below national
314 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $49,850 16% below national
315 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $49,850 16% below national
316 Lubbock, TX $49,830 16% below national
317 Medford, OR $49,730 17% below national
318 Cleveland, TN $49,680 17% below national
319 Elizabethtown, KY $49,610 17% below national
320 Valdosta, GA $49,470 17% below national
321 Clarksville, TN-KY $49,450 17% below national
322 Waco, TX $49,450 17% below national
323 Coeur d'Alene, ID $49,430 17% below national
324 Wilmington, NC $49,370 17% below national
325 Athens-Clarke County, GA $49,260 17% below national
326 Springfield, MO $49,220 17% below national
327 Enid, OK $49,160 18% below national
328 Tyler, TX $49,150 18% below national
329 Grants Pass, OR $49,090 18% below national
330 Punta Gorda, FL $49,010 18% below national
331 Winston-Salem, NC $48,990 18% below national
332 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $48,980 18% below national
333 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $48,940 18% below national
334 Killeen-Temple, TX $48,900 18% below national
335 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $48,890 18% below national
336 Lafayette, LA $48,880 18% below national
337 Bowling Green, KY $48,860 18% below national
338 Victoria, TX $48,850 18% below national
339 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $48,730 18% below national
340 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $48,690 18% below national
341 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $48,660 18% below national
342 Fort Smith, AR-OK $48,560 19% below national
343 Albuquerque, NM $48,490 19% below national
344 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $48,420 19% below national
345 Johnson City, TN $48,360 19% below national
346 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $48,360 19% below national
347 Tallahassee, FL $48,310 19% below national
348 Naples-Marco Island, FL $47,930 20% below national
349 Salisbury, MD $47,930 20% below national
350 Ocala, FL $47,850 20% below national
351 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $47,720 20% below national
352 El Paso, TX $47,710 20% below national
353 Rome, GA $47,710 20% below national
354 Columbus, GA-AL $47,690 20% below national
355 Abilene, TX $47,660 20% below national
356 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $47,580 20% below national
357 Dalton, GA $47,540 20% below national
358 Sherman-Denison, TX $47,450 20% below national
359 Alexandria, LA $47,230 21% below national
360 San Angelo, TX $46,800 22% below national
361 Lawton, OK $46,650 22% below national
362 Sebring, FL $46,570 22% below national
363 Burlington, NC $46,440 22% below national
364 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $46,200 23% below national
365 Jacksonville, NC $45,410 24% below national
366 Santa Fe, NM $45,140 24% below national
367 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $44,970 25% below national
368 College Station-Bryan, TX $44,940 25% below national
369 Las Cruces, NM $44,700 25% below national
370 Laredo, TX $44,100 26% below national
371 Dothan, AL $43,840 27% below national
372 Bangor, ME $43,690 27% below national
373 Arecibo, PR $42,640 29% below national
374 Ponce, PR $38,170 36% below national
375 St. George, UT $37,530 37% below national
376 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $36,500 39% below national
377 Aguadilla, PR $34,170 43% below national
378 Mayaguez, PR $33,220 44% below national

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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Office and Administrative Support Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($59,650 here) and reported employment (390,160 jobs here).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do 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.
Where does Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $59,650, Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay is higher than 48% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
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 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks need?
BLS assigns Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks to High school diploma or equivalent for typical education needed for entry. Typical on-the-job training assignment: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in this release. WageDex shows the Office and Administrative Support Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
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 Puerto Rico pays the least at $37,570/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Idaho Falls, ID at $83,790/year. BLS reports a median for 378 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $75,000/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
  • Location moves pay significantly: Washington leads at $77,190/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
  • Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs

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Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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