SOC 43-5061 · Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro

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

The average salary for production, planning, and expediting clerks in Lewiston, Maine is $49,800 a year ($23.94 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,690: half of the 100 people in this job in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,150).

$49,800average per year

$23.94 / hourMedian $48,690Take-home ≈ $40,511

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100people in this job
-20%vs U.S. average
#2 of 3Maine metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay range in Lewiston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $70,490 or more. The middle half of production, planning, and expediting clerks in Lewiston earn between $35,260 and $60,100.

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,800$4,150$23.94
Median$48,690$4,058$23.41
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,260$2,938$16.95
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,100$5,008$28.89

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

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

Production, planning, and expediting clerks in Lewiston earn 18% less than the Maine average ($60,890) and 20% less than the U.S. average ($62,150). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $59,650.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lewiston$49,800$48,690$34,960$70,490100
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 Lewiston

On the average salary of $49,800, a single filer in Lewiston takes home about $40,511 a year, or $3,376 a month and $1,558 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). Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled.

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

Prices in the Lewiston area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $49,800 buys what about $52,567 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lewiston ($49,540). A typical home costs $333,850, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Lewiston ranks 2nd 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 Lewiston: questions

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

$23.94 an hour on average, and $23.41 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,260, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $40,511 a year ($3,376 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,800. Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled.

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

The average here is 20% 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 Lewiston-Auburn, ME (30340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • 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 0.82, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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