Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerk Salary in the Industry of Couriers and Messengers

The salary statistics and trend of production, planning, and expediting clerks in the industry of couriers and messengers are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare production, planning, and expediting clerk salaries in different industries within the transportation and warehousing sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,380
25th Percentile Wage
$40,070
50th Percentile Wage
$48,650
75th Percentile Wage
$57,260
90th Percentile Wage
$62,740

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for production, planning, and expediting clerks in the industry of couriers and messengers. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) production, planning, and expediting clerks is $62,740. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $48,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent production, planning, and expediting clerks is $34,380.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of production, planning, and expediting clerks in the industry of Couriers and Messengers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$48,650
3.31% 10.61%
2016
$47,040
0.85% -
2015
$46,640
0.56% -
2014
$46,380
3.19% -
2013
$44,900
3.14% -
2012
$43,490
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Table 3. Compare Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerk Salary in Different Industries within the Transportation and Warehousing Sector

The average salaries of production, planning, and expediting clerks in 34 industries within the transportation and warehousing sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of production, planning, and expediting clerks in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil
$78,560
Pipeline Transportation
$71,570
Other Pipeline Transportation
$68,590
Postal Service (federal government)
$59,790
Postal Service (federal government)
$59,790
Rail Transportation
$54,750
Rail Transportation
$54,750
Inland Water Transportation
$53,600
Scheduled Air Transportation
$49,760
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
$49,240
Charter Bus Industry
$48,770
Couriers and Express Delivery Services
$48,680
Couriers and Messengers
$48,650
Support Activities for Air Transportation
$48,570
Air Transportation
$48,430
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
$48,170
Water Transportation
$46,770
Support Activities for Water Transportation
$46,710
Nonscheduled Air Transportation
$44,920
Specialized Freight Trucking
$43,640
Support Activities for Transportation
$43,610
Support Activities for Rail Transportation
$42,380
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation
$42,340
Support Activities for Road Transportation
$42,290
Warehousing and Storage
$41,430
Warehousing and Storage
$41,430
General Freight Trucking
$41,080
Truck Transportation
$41,050
Urban Transit Systems
$40,340
Freight Transportation Arrangement
$39,200
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
$39,170
School and Employee Bus Transportation
$38,810
Other Support Activities for Transportation
$38,410
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
$37,930

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