SOC 43-5061 · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Salary in Lakeland, FL

The average salary for production, planning, and expediting clerks in Lakeland, Florida is $55,140 a year ($26.51 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,110: half of the 640 people in this job in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,150).

$55,140average per year

$26.51 / hourMedian $50,110Take-home ≈ $46,485

  • $37K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

640people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#10 of 22Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay range in Lakeland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,850 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,400 or more. The middle half of production, planning, and expediting clerks in Lakeland earn between $43,130 and $60,700.

  • $37K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,140$4,595$26.51
Median$50,110$4,176$24.09
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,130$3,594$20.74
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,700$5,058$29.18

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Lakeland vs. Florida and the U.S.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks in Lakeland earn about the same as the Florida average ($55,540) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($62,150). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $59,650.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lakeland$55,140$50,110$36,850$81,400640
Florida$55,540$51,940$36,810$79,02020,850
United States$62,150$59,650$40,080$86,000390,160

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salary after taxes in Lakeland

On the average salary of $55,140, a single filer in Lakeland takes home about $46,485 a year, or $3,874 a month and $1,788 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Lakeland a good place for production, planning, and expediting clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lakeland area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.1), so the average $55,140 buys what about $56,763 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Lakeland ($46,140). A typical home costs $298,816, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salary in other Florida cities

Lakeland ranks 10th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Wildwood pays the most ($62,160).

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Highest-paying cities for production, planning, and expediting clerks

Idaho Falls, ID pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($90,150).

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salary by city

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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salary in Lakeland: questions

How much do production, planning, and expediting clerks make an hour in Lakeland?

$26.51 an hour on average, and $24.09 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level production, planning, and expediting clerks salary in Lakeland?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,850 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the production, planning, and expediting clerks take-home pay in Lakeland?

About $46,485 a year ($3,874 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,140. Florida has no state income tax.

Do production, planning, and expediting clerks earn more in Lakeland than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,150).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5061; area Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL (29460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.97, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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