SOC 43-5061 · Chattanooga, TN-GA metro

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Salary in Chattanooga, TN

The average salary for production, planning, and expediting clerks in Chattanooga, Tennessee is $55,450 a year ($26.66 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $52,740: half of the 1,090 people in this job in the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,150).

$55,450average per year

$26.66 / hourMedian $52,740Take-home ≈ $46,734

  • $38K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $76K90th

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

1,090people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#6 of 10Tennessee metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay range in Chattanooga

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,010 or more. The middle half of production, planning, and expediting clerks in Chattanooga earn between $45,030 and $64,590.

  • $38K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $76K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,450$4,621$26.66
Median$52,740$4,395$25.36
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,030$3,752$21.65
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,590$5,382$31.05

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

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Chattanooga vs. Tennessee and the U.S.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks in Chattanooga earn about the same as the Tennessee average ($56,880) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($62,150). At the median the gap is -12% against the U.S. median of $59,650.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Chattanooga$55,450$52,740$37,580$76,0101,090
Tennessee$56,880$53,020$38,300$80,32012,740
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 Chattanooga

On the average salary of $55,450, a single filer in Chattanooga takes home about $46,734 a year, or $3,895 a month and $1,797 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

The Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in TN$46,734$3,895
Working in GA$44,716$3,726

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Chattanooga area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.5), so the average $55,450 buys what about $60,625 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Chattanooga ($46,700). A typical home costs $326,370, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Chattanooga ranks 6th of 10 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Memphis pays the most ($60,380).

All Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salaries in Tennessee

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 Chattanooga: questions

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

$26.66 an hour on average, and $25.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,580 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,030, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,734 a year ($3,895 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,450. Tennessee has no state income tax.

Do production, planning, and expediting clerks earn more in Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga, TN-GA (16860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.62, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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