SOC 43-5061 · Sumter, SC metro

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Salary in Sumter, SC

The average salary for production, planning, and expediting clerks in Sumter, South Carolina is $56,120 a year ($26.98 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,270: half of the 130 people in this job in the Sumter, SC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,150).

$56,120average per year

$26.98 / hourMedian $50,270Take-home ≈ $45,867

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  • $46K25th
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  • $70K75th
  • $79K90th

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

130people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#7 of 8South Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay range in Sumter

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,640 or more. The middle half of production, planning, and expediting clerks in Sumter earn between $45,910 and $69,760.

  • $40K10th
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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,120$4,677$26.98
Median$50,270$4,189$24.17
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,910$3,826$22.07
Experienced (75th percentile)$69,760$5,813$33.54

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

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Sumter vs. South Carolina and the U.S.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks in Sumter earn 8% less than the South Carolina average ($60,830) and 10% 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
Sumter$56,120$50,270$39,510$78,640130
South Carolina$60,830$57,640$39,810$87,8507,020
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 Sumter

On the average salary of $56,120, a single filer in Sumter takes home about $45,867 a year, or $3,822 a month and $1,764 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).

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

Prices in the Sumter area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.0), so the average $56,120 buys what about $63,758 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Sumter ($42,890). A typical home costs $210,445, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Sumter ranks 7th of 8 South Carolina metro areas for this job; Spartanburg pays the most ($63,640).

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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).

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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salary in Sumter: questions

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

$26.98 an hour on average, and $24.17 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,510 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,910, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,867 a year ($3,822 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,120.

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

The average here is 10% 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 Sumter, SC (44940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • 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 1.54, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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