SOC 43-5061 · Roanoke, VA metro

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Salary in Roanoke, VA

The average salary for production, planning, and expediting clerks in Roanoke, Virginia is $54,070 a year ($26.00 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,080: half of the 440 people in this job in the Roanoke, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,150).

$54,070average per year

$26.00 / hourMedian $51,080Take-home ≈ $43,330

  • $39K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $76K90th

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

440people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#9 of 9Virginia metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay range in Roanoke

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,360 or more. The middle half of production, planning, and expediting clerks in Roanoke earn between $39,270 and $62,880.

  • $39K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $76K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,070$4,506$26.00
Median$51,080$4,257$24.56
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,270$3,272$18.88
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,880$5,240$30.23

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

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Roanoke vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks in Roanoke earn 15% less than the Virginia average ($63,510) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($62,150). At the median the gap is -14% against the U.S. median of $59,650.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Roanoke$54,070$51,080$39,030$76,360440
Virginia$63,510$61,780$40,630$90,8908,490
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 Roanoke

On the average salary of $54,070, a single filer in Roanoke takes home about $43,330 a year, or $3,611 a month and $1,667 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).

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

Prices in the Roanoke area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $54,070 buys what about $57,756 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Roanoke ($47,140). A typical home costs $301,139, or 5.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Roanoke ranks 9th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Virginia Beach pays the most ($68,910).

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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).

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salary by city

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

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

$26.00 an hour on average, and $24.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,030 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,270, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,330 a year ($3,611 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,070.

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

The average here is 13% 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 Roanoke, VA (40220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.14, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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