SOC 43-5061 · Macon-Bibb County, GA metro

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Salary in Macon, GA

The average salary for production, planning, and expediting clerks in Macon, Georgia is $56,620 a year ($27.22 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,000: half of the 200 people in this job in the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,150).

$56,620average per year

$27.22 / hourMedian $50,000Take-home ≈ $45,597

  • $36K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $82K90th

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

200people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#8 of 14Georgia metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay range in Macon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,480 or more. The middle half of production, planning, and expediting clerks in Macon earn between $45,330 and $66,360.

  • $36K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $82K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,620$4,718$27.22
Median$50,000$4,167$24.04
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,330$3,778$21.79
Experienced (75th percentile)$66,360$5,530$31.90

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

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Macon vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks in Macon earn 4% less than the Georgia average ($59,240) and 9% 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
Macon$56,620$50,000$35,870$82,480200
Georgia$59,240$56,850$40,830$81,41016,370
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 Macon

On the average salary of $56,620, a single filer in Macon takes home about $45,597 a year, or $3,800 a month and $1,754 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 Macon a good place for production, planning, and expediting clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Macon area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.5), so the average $56,620 buys what about $63,957 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Macon ($45,160). A typical home costs $200,228, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Macon ranks 8th of 14 Georgia metro areas for this job; Warner Robins pays the most ($70,340).

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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 Macon: questions

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

$27.22 an hour on average, and $24.04 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,870 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,330, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,597 a year ($3,800 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,620.

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

The average here is 9% 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 Macon-Bibb County, GA (31420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.83, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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