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Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks salary in Ames, IA

The median production, planning, and expediting clerks in Ames, IA earns $60,800 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,060 a month.

10th percentile
$45,900
25th percentile
$50,470
Median percentile
$60,800
75th percentile
$65,710
90th percentile
$79,940

Based on 140 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$48,722 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,800
Federal income tax−$5,116
Social Security + Medicare−$4,651
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,310
Monthly take-home$4,060
Every two weeks$1,874

Does it go far here?

$68,445Median pay in Ames, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ames, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,700
Accountants and Auditors$79,320
Registered Nurses$77,160
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,510
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,510
Construction Laborers$49,810
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,740

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