Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$63,640avg. a year
$30.60 an hour · 8,560 employed
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $63,640 a year. That is $2,630 (4%) more than the Illinois average of $61,010. The U.S. average is $62,150.
$59,900Median pay
$30.60Average hourly
+4%vs. Illinois average
8,560Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for production, planning, and expediting clerks in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
170 jobs
Decatur, IL
$73,150
$35.17 an hour
2460 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$64,190
$30.86 an hour
3200 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$62,740
$30.16 an hour
4320 jobs
Rockford, IL
$61,530
$29.58 an hour
590 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$60,190
$28.94 an hour
6100 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$59,450
$28.58 an hour
7370 jobs
Peoria, IL
$59,370
$28.55 an hour
8130 jobs
Springfield, IL
$58,250
$28.01 an hour
9100 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$58,120
$27.94 an hour
103,680 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$57,320
$27.56 an hour
1180 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$51,700
$24.86 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $50,030 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | $64,740 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $59,210 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | $58,140 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $49,800 |
| Office Clerks, General | $49,620 |
Questions and answers
How much do production, planning, and expediting clerks make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $63,640 a year, and the median is $59,900. About 8,560 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $2,630 (4%) more than the Illinois average of $61,010.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.76 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 43-5061. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.