Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Illinois
$61,010avg. a year
$29.33 an hour · 11,900 employed
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in Illinois earn an average of $61,010 a year. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $62,150. The best-paying metro area is Decatur, IL at $73,150.
$57,880Median pay
$29.33Average hourly
+14%Avg. pay since 2020
#28Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Illinois metro areas
Average pay for production, planning, and expediting clerks by metro area. Swipe to see all 12.
170 jobs
Decatur, IL
$73,150
$35.17 an hour
2460 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$64,190
$30.86 an hour
38,560 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$63,640
$30.60 an hour
4200 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$62,740
$30.16 an hour
5320 jobs
Rockford, IL
$61,530
$29.58 an hour
690 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$60,190
$28.94 an hour
7100 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$59,450
$28.58 an hour
8370 jobs
Peoria, IL
$59,370
$28.55 an hour
9130 jobs
Springfield, IL
$58,250
$28.01 an hour
10100 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$58,120
$27.94 an hour
113,680 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$57,320
$27.56 an hour
1280 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$51,700
$24.86 an hour
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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Illinois, charted
Pay over time
Illinois, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Illinois production, planning, and expediting clerks work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Related jobs in Illinois
Average pay, Illinois, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do production, planning, and expediting clerks make in Illinois?
The average is $61,010 a year, and the median is $57,880. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $62,150.
What is the hourly wage in Illinois?
$29.33 an hour on average; the median is $27.83.
Where in Illinois do they earn the most?
Decatur, IL ($73,150), followed by Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL ($64,190). The lowest average among 12 metro areas with data is Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ($51,700).
How does Illinois rank?
Illinois ranks #28 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-5061. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national production, planning, and expediting clerks page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.