Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in the U.S.
$62,150avg. a year
$29.88 an hour · 390,160 employed
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in the U.S. earn an average of $62,150 a year and a median of $59,650. Pay is highest in District of Columbia ($74,330) and lowest in South Dakota ($52,760).
$59,650Median pay
$29.88Average hourly
+20%Avg. pay since 2020
390,160Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for production, planning, and expediting clerks
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
1430 jobs
District of Columbia
$74,330
$35.74 an hour
2
Washington
$73,980
$35.57 an hour
31,040 jobs
Hawaii
$70,000
$33.66 an hour
4110 jobs
Wyoming
$69,460
$33.39 an hour
54,090 jobs
Connecticut
$69,060
$33.20 an hour
6960 jobs
Rhode Island
$67,580
$32.49 an hour
77,800 jobs
Colorado
$67,530
$32.47 an hour
81,070 jobs
Idaho
$67,220
$32.32 an hour
956,080 jobs
California
$67,020
$32.22 an hour
101,600 jobs
New Hampshire
$66,180
$31.82 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho Falls, ID | $90,150 | $43.34 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $85,440 | $41.08 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $78,320 | $37.66 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $76,620 | $36.84 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $75,550 | $36.32 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $72,640 | $34.92 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $72,580 | $34.89 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $71,830 | $34.53 |
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Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $60,330 | $57,240 | 2,680 |
| Alaska | $62,190 | $62,590 | 380 |
| Arizona | $61,260 | $58,580 | 9,780 |
| Arkansas | $57,370 | $50,350 | 2,390 |
| California | $67,020 | $63,000 | 56,080 |
| Colorado | $67,530 | $63,980 | 7,800 |
| Connecticut | $69,060 | $63,240 | 4,090 |
| Delaware | $65,570 | $62,700 | 450 |
| District of Columbia | $74,330 | $72,660 | 430 |
| Florida | $55,540 | $51,940 | 20,850 |
| Georgia | $59,240 | $56,850 | 16,370 |
| Hawaii | $70,000 | $63,780 | 1,040 |
| Idaho | $67,220 | $59,950 | 1,070 |
| Illinois | $61,010 | $57,880 | 11,900 |
| Indiana | $60,590 | $58,980 | 9,100 |
| Iowa | $61,080 | $60,320 | 3,540 |
| Kansas | $60,520 | $57,080 | 4,320 |
| Kentucky | $58,710 | $55,690 | 6,480 |
| Louisiana | $64,620 | $60,120 | 1,970 |
| Maine | $60,890 | $60,200 | 1,240 |
| Maryland | $61,280 | $58,590 | 4,670 |
| Massachusetts | $61,670 | $60,280 | 5,650 |
| Michigan | $64,360 | $61,670 | 7,560 |
| Minnesota | $64,400 | $61,490 | 7,330 |
| Mississippi | $56,550 | $51,080 | 2,030 |
| Missouri | $58,560 | $54,170 | 6,310 |
| Montana | $53,100 | $50,800 | 830 |
| Nebraska | $58,340 | $55,710 | 1,690 |
| Nevada | $60,920 | $55,790 | 2,190 |
| New Hampshire | $66,180 | $61,590 | 1,600 |
| New Jersey | $64,170 | $62,710 | 9,410 |
| New Mexico | $58,430 | $49,640 | 1,040 |
| New York | $64,090 | $60,920 | 35,160 |
| North Carolina | $55,820 | $52,640 | 13,000 |
| North Dakota | $65,430 | $58,330 | 450 |
| Ohio | $59,560 | $57,830 | 17,700 |
| Oklahoma | $58,710 | $56,300 | 5,820 |
| Oregon | $61,860 | $60,790 | 2,790 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,680 | $59,240 | 8,790 |
| Rhode Island | $67,580 | $65,310 | 960 |
| South Carolina | $60,830 | $57,640 | 7,020 |
| South Dakota | $52,760 | $50,530 | 690 |
| Tennessee | $56,880 | $53,020 | 12,740 |
| Texas | $58,780 | $55,850 | 33,080 |
| Utah | $64,980 | $61,650 | 4,550 |
| Vermont | $62,470 | $60,560 | 430 |
| Virginia | $63,510 | $61,780 | 8,490 |
| Washington | $73,980 | $77,190 | – |
| West Virginia | $61,970 | $56,290 | 750 |
| Wisconsin | $59,090 | $58,540 | 9,140 |
| Wyoming | $69,460 | $69,710 | 110 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$66,550
28,600 jobsLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$64,910
23,320 jobsSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$75,550
13,160 jobs$58,680
10,130 jobsAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$60,670
9,370 jobsHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$61,250
8,830 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$63,640
8,560 jobsPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$60,940
7,370 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do production, planning, and expediting clerks make?
The average is $62,150 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $59,650 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $29.88, and the median is $28.68 an hour.
Which state pays production, planning, and expediting clerks the most?
District of Columbia, with an average of $74,330 a year. The best-paying metro area is Idaho Falls, ID at $90,150.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $40,080 a year, and the top 10% earn over $86,000.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-5061. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.