SOC 43-5061 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks make in Wausau, WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in Wausau, WI is $56,050. The 10th percentile is $40,490 and the 90th percentile is $76,360. Employment is 270.

Median annual wage

$56,050

10th percentile
$40,490
25th percentile
$47,530
Median
$56,050
75th percentile
$64,610
90th percentile
$76,360
Mean
$56,820

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $40,490 and the 90th percentile is $76,360. The difference is $35,870, which is 64.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,530 to the 75th at $64,610, covers $17,080.

The mean annual wage is $56,820, which sits above the median of $56,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wausau, WI median is 6% lower than the national median of $59,650 for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,496, which is 1.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% lower than the Wisconsin median of $58,540.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wausau, WI is 92.651, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks at $60,496 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks. Wausau, WI ranks 17th of 19 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Eau Claire, WI is 75 miles away, with a median of $50,510 and employment of 260. That median is 9.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,431, against $60,496 here.
  • Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 78 miles away, with a median of $63,170 and employment of 520. That median is 12.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,977, against $60,496 here.
  • Appleton, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $58,930 and employment of 380. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,764, against $60,496 here.

Employment share

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks accounts for 0.39% of wage-and-salary employment in Wausau, WI (270 of 69,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.25% of employment (390,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.55 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks make in Wausau, WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks in Wausau, WI is $56,050. The 10th percentile is $40,490 and the 90th percentile is $76,360. Employment is 270.

How does that compare with the national median for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks?

The local median is 6% lower than the national median of $59,650.

What is Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks pay in Wausau, WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wausau, WI is 92.651, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $56,050 is $60,496. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wausau, WI compare with nearby metros for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks?

Eau Claire, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $50,510. Wausau, WI ranks 17th of 19 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.