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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Salary in Cincinnati, OH

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area earn a median $58,650 a year — 2% less than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $48,475 take-home, or $4,040 a month.

Median salary
$58,650
$28.20 per hour
Typical range
$40,770 – $86,780
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Cincinnati, OH
3,120
1.13× national concentration
▲1.2%
Pay trend: The median for production, planning, and expediting clerks in Cincinnati, OH rose from $57,950 (May 2024) to $58,650 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 1.2%.

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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in Cincinnati, OH
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$48,475
per year · effective tax rate 17.3%
$4,040Monthly
$2,020Twice a month
$1,864Every 2 weeks
$23.31Hourly
  • Federal income tax$4,858
  • Social Security (6.2%)$3,636
  • Medicare (1.45%)$850
  • Ohio income tax$831
  • Take-home pay$48,475

Marginal rate: 12% federal + 2.75% state

Living in Cincinnati? City residents also pay Cincinnati’s city income tax — about $1,056 a year on this salary — which lowers take-home pay to $47,419 ($3,952 a month). Choose “Cincinnati” under City income tax in the calculator. Suburban residents usually don’t pay it.

The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro spans Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana. Pick the state you live in — state income tax follows your residence.

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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay by experience in Cincinnati, OH

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$40,770$19.60$34,600$2,883
25th percentile$47,090$22.64$39,504$3,292
Median (50th)$58,650$28.20$48,475$4,040
75th percentile$73,410$35.29$59,238$4,936
90th percentile (top earners)$86,780$41.72$68,276$5,690

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, Ohio resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $58,650 buys in Cincinnati, OH

Prices in Cincinnati, OH are 4.6% lower than the U.S. average (housing costs are 12% below the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median production, planning, and expediting clerks's $48,475 take-home pay has the buying power of $50,828 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,043
26% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,342
33% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$2,997
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks jobs are about as common in Cincinnati, OH as in the U.S. overall (location quotient 1.13).

Best-paying cities for production, planning, and expediting clerks, adjusted for cost of living

Cincinnati, OH ranks #9 of 37 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1Seattle, WA $81,850$66,411$59,759
2San Jose, CA $76,500$58,745$53,200
3Oklahoma City, OK $59,710$48,016$53,110
4Memphis, TN $57,030$48,004$52,077
5Cleveland, OH $59,210$48,909$52,074
6Columbus, OH $59,530$49,158$51,491
7Virginia Beach, VA $63,240$50,171$51,226
8San Francisco, CA $76,900$58,990$51,023
9Cincinnati, OH$58,650$48,475$50,828

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 37 metros →

About the job: production, planning, and expediting clerks

Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
-1.3% (declining)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a production, planning, and expediting clerks make in Cincinnati, OH?

The median production, planning, and expediting clerks salary in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area is $58,650 a year, or about $28.20 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $47,090 and $73,410.

What is a production, planning, and expediting clerks’s take-home pay in Cincinnati, OH?

On the median $58,650 salary, a single filer living in Ohio takes home about $48,475 a year ($4,040 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $831 in Ohio taxes in 2026.

Is Cincinnati, OH a good place to work as a production, planning, and expediting clerks?

Pay here is 2% below the national median of $59,650. Local prices are 4.6% below the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $50,828 would in a typical U.S. city. Cincinnati, OH ranks #9 of 37 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a production, planning, and expediting clerks afford rent in Cincinnati, OH?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Cincinnati, OH is $1,043 a month ($1,342 for two bedrooms) — 26% of a median production, planning, and expediting clerks’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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