SOC 43-5061 · Rochester, MN metro

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Salary in Rochester, MN

The average salary for production, planning, and expediting clerks in Rochester, Minnesota is $62,860 a year ($30.22 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,710: half of the 140 people in this job in the Rochester, MN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($62,150).

$62,860average per year

$30.22 / hourMedian $61,710Take-home ≈ $49,937

  • $45K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $83K90th

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

140people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
#4 of 5Minnesota metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay range in Rochester

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,890 a year or less, while the top 10% make $83,340 or more. The middle half of production, planning, and expediting clerks in Rochester earn between $50,800 and $72,900.

  • $45K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $83K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$62,860$5,238$30.22
Median$61,710$5,142$29.67
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,800$4,233$24.42
Experienced (75th percentile)$72,900$6,075$35.05

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

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Rochester vs. Minnesota and the U.S.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks in Rochester earn about the same as the Minnesota average ($64,400) and about the same as the U.S. average ($62,150). At the median the gap is +3% against the U.S. median of $59,650.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Rochester$62,860$61,710$44,890$83,340140
Minnesota$64,400$61,490$46,630$85,0507,330
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 Rochester

On the average salary of $62,860, a single filer in Rochester takes home about $49,937 a year, or $4,161 a month and $1,921 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Rochester area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.8), so the average $62,860 buys what about $69,213 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Rochester ($60,620). A typical home costs $343,121, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Rochester ranks 4th of 5 Minnesota metro areas for this job; Duluth pays the most ($69,050).

All Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salaries in Minnesota

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 Rochester: questions

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

$30.22 an hour on average, and $29.67 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,890 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,800, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $49,937 a year ($4,161 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,860. Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Rochester, MN (40340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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). Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.46, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.46).

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