SOC 43-5061 · Bangor, ME metro

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Salary in Bangor, ME

The average salary for production, planning, and expediting clerks in Bangor, Maine is $47,750 a year ($22.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,690: half of the 100 people in this job in the Bangor, ME metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,150).

$47,750average per year

$22.96 / hourMedian $43,690Take-home ≈ $38,996

  • $34K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $69K90th

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

100people in this job
-23%vs U.S. average
#3 of 3Maine metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay range in Bangor

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,370 a year or less, while the top 10% make $68,540 or more. The middle half of production, planning, and expediting clerks in Bangor earn between $34,710 and $55,730.

  • $34K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $69K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,750$3,979$22.96
Median$43,690$3,641$21.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,710$2,892$16.69
Experienced (75th percentile)$55,730$4,644$26.79

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

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Bangor vs. Maine and the U.S.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks in Bangor earn 22% less than the Maine average ($60,890) and 23% less than the U.S. average ($62,150). At the median the gap is -27% against the U.S. median of $59,650.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bangor$47,750$43,690$34,370$68,540100
Maine$60,890$60,200$35,200$92,1001,240
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 Bangor

On the average salary of $47,750, a single filer in Bangor takes home about $38,996 a year, or $3,250 a month and $1,500 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled.

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

Prices in the Bangor area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.5), so the average $47,750 buys what about $49,478 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Bangor ($47,960). A typical home costs $280,733, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Bangor ranks 3rd of 3 Maine metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($65,320).

All Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salaries in Maine

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 Bangor: questions

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

$22.96 an hour on average, and $21.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,370 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,710, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $38,996 a year ($3,250 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,750. Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled.

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

The average here is 23% 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 Bangor, ME (12620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • 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). Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.57, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.57).

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