SOC 43-5061 · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Salary in Pinehurst, NC

The average salary for production, planning, and expediting clerks in Pinehurst, North Carolina is $48,250 a year ($23.20 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,970: half of the 70 people in this job in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. average for this job ($62,150).

$48,250average per year

$23.20 / hourMedian $44,970Take-home ≈ $39,532

  • $32K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $70K90th

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

70people in this job
-22%vs U.S. average
#15 of 15North Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay range in Pinehurst

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $69,540 or more. The middle half of production, planning, and expediting clerks in Pinehurst earn between $32,250 and $57,660.

  • $32K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $70K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,250$4,021$23.20
Median$44,970$3,748$21.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,250$2,688$15.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,660$4,805$27.72

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

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Pinehurst vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks in Pinehurst earn 14% less than the North Carolina average ($55,820) and 22% less than the U.S. average ($62,150). At the median the gap is -25% against the U.S. median of $59,650.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Pinehurst$48,250$44,970$31,780$69,54070
North Carolina$55,820$52,640$37,860$77,41013,000
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 Pinehurst

On the average salary of $48,250, a single filer in Pinehurst takes home about $39,532 a year, or $3,294 a month and $1,520 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 Pinehurst a good place for production, planning, and expediting clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Pinehurst area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.3), so the average $48,250 buys what about $54,621 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Pinehurst ($42,920). A typical home costs $415,936, or 8.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Pinehurst ranks 15th of 15 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Raleigh pays the most ($59,590).

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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 Pinehurst: questions

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

$23.20 an hour on average, and $21.62 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,250, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $39,532 a year ($3,294 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,250.

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

The average here is 22% 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 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (38240). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • 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 0.66, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.66).

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