SOC 43-5061 · Dalton, GA metro

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Salary in Dalton, GA

The average salary for production, planning, and expediting clerks in Dalton, Georgia is $51,570 a year ($24.80 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,540: half of the 450 people in this job in the Dalton, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,150).

$51,570average per year

$24.80 / hourMedian $47,540Take-home ≈ $41,792

  • $38K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $76K90th

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

450people in this job
-17%vs U.S. average
#13 of 14Georgia metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay range in Dalton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,130 or more. The middle half of production, planning, and expediting clerks in Dalton earn between $40,460 and $58,600.

  • $38K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $76K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$51,570$4,298$24.79
Median$47,540$3,962$22.86
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,460$3,372$19.45
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,600$4,883$28.17

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

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Dalton vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks in Dalton earn 13% less than the Georgia average ($59,240) and 17% less than the U.S. average ($62,150). At the median the gap is -20% against the U.S. median of $59,650.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dalton$51,570$47,540$37,750$76,130450
Georgia$59,240$56,850$40,830$81,41016,370
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 Dalton

On the average salary of $51,570, a single filer in Dalton takes home about $41,792 a year, or $3,483 a month and $1,607 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Dalton area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.8), so the average $51,570 buys what about $57,399 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Dalton ($42,210). A typical home costs $250,372, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Dalton ranks 13th of 14 Georgia metro areas for this job; Warner Robins pays the most ($70,340).

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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).

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

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

$24.80 an hour on average, and $22.86 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,460, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,792 a year ($3,483 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $51,570.

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

The average here is 17% 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 Dalton, GA (19140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.73, this job is 2.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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