SOC 43-5061 · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Salary in Durham, NC

The average salary for production, planning, and expediting clerks in Durham, North Carolina is $55,120 a year ($26.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,170: half of the 790 people in this job in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,150).

$55,120average per year

$26.50 / hourMedian $50,170Take-home ≈ $44,778

  • $38K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $80K90th

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

790people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#6 of 15North Carolina metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay range in Durham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $79,560 or more. The middle half of production, planning, and expediting clerks in Durham earn between $44,770 and $62,030.

  • $38K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $80K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,120$4,593$26.50
Median$50,170$4,181$24.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,770$3,731$21.52
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,030$5,169$29.82

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

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Durham vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks in Durham earn about the same as the North Carolina average ($55,820) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($62,150). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $59,650.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Durham$55,120$50,170$38,300$79,560790
North Carolina$55,820$52,640$37,860$77,41013,000
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 Durham

On the average salary of $55,120, a single filer in Durham takes home about $44,778 a year, or $3,732 a month and $1,722 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 Durham a good place for production, planning, and expediting clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Durham area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.6), so the average $55,120 buys what about $56,492 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Durham ($60,720). A typical home costs $414,340, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salary in other North Carolina cities

Durham ranks 6th of 15 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Raleigh pays the most ($59,590).

All Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salaries in North Carolina

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 Durham: questions

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

$26.50 an hour on average, and $24.12 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,300 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,770, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $44,778 a year ($3,732 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,120.

Do production, planning, and expediting clerks earn more in Durham 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (20500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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 0.91, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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