SOC 43-5061 · Salisbury, MD metro

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Salary in Salisbury, MD

The average salary for production, planning, and expediting clerks in Salisbury, Maryland is $55,180 a year ($26.53 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,930: half of the 140 people in this job in the Salisbury, MD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,150).

$55,180average per year

$26.53 / hourMedian $47,930Take-home ≈ $44,108

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $68K75th
  • $81K90th

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

140people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#4 of 4Maryland metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay range in Salisbury

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,300 or more. The middle half of production, planning, and expediting clerks in Salisbury earn between $44,450 and $67,740.

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $68K75th
  • $81K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,180$4,598$26.53
Median$47,930$3,994$23.04
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,450$3,704$21.37
Experienced (75th percentile)$67,740$5,645$32.57

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

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Salisbury vs. Maryland and the U.S.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks in Salisbury earn 10% less than the Maryland average ($61,280) and 11% 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
Salisbury$55,180$47,930$37,410$81,300140
Maryland$61,280$58,590$41,600$88,4804,670
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 Salisbury

On the average salary of $55,180, a single filer in Salisbury takes home about $44,108 a year, or $3,676 a month and $1,696 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

Prices in the Salisbury area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.6), so the average $55,180 buys what about $57,709 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Salisbury ($48,710). A typical home costs $429,483, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Salisbury ranks 4th of 4 Maryland metro areas for this job; Lexington Park pays the most ($69,090).

All Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salaries in Maryland

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 Salisbury: questions

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

$26.53 an hour on average, and $23.04 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,410 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,450, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $44,108 a year ($3,676 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,180. Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

Do production, planning, and expediting clerks earn more in Salisbury 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 Salisbury, MD (41540). 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 (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.06, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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