SOC 43-5061 · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Salary in Waterloo, IA

The average salary for production, planning, and expediting clerks in Waterloo, Iowa is $58,010 a year ($27.89 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $57,430: half of the 160 people in this job in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,150).

$58,010average per year

$27.89 / hourMedian $57,430Take-home ≈ $47,198

  • $45K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $76K90th

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

160people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
#7 of 8Iowa metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay range in Waterloo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,360 or more. The middle half of production, planning, and expediting clerks in Waterloo earn between $47,510 and $63,940.

  • $45K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $76K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,010$4,834$27.89
Median$57,430$4,786$27.61
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,510$3,959$22.84
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,940$5,328$30.74

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

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Waterloo vs. Iowa and the U.S.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks in Waterloo earn 5% less than the Iowa average ($61,080) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($62,150). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $59,650.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Waterloo$58,010$57,430$44,510$76,360160
Iowa$61,080$60,320$45,370$80,5503,540
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 Waterloo

On the average salary of $58,010, a single filer in Waterloo takes home about $47,198 a year, or $3,933 a month and $1,815 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). Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.

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

Prices in the Waterloo area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.1), so the average $58,010 buys what about $66,635 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Waterloo ($47,430). A typical home costs $200,191, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Waterloo ranks 7th of 8 Iowa metro areas for this job; Dubuque pays the most ($67,540).

All Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salaries in Iowa

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 Waterloo: questions

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

$27.89 an hour on average, and $27.61 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,510 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,510, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $47,198 a year ($3,933 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,010. Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.

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

The average here is 7% 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (47940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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). Iowa school district surtaxes (a percentage of state tax in some districts) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.76, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.76).

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