Median pay for production planners runs from $33,220 in Mayaguez to $94,010 in Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area — a 2.83× range across 509 metropolitan areas. The national median of $59,650 sits inside that range but describes no particular market.
Ten per cent of production planners earn below $40,080 and ten per cent above $86,000 — a 2.15× band. The upside from median to 90th percentile is 44%, which is a normal amount of room for experience and specialisation to matter. An offer below the 25th percentile is worth questioning; one above the 75th is worth taking seriously.
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area () leads and Mayaguez (PR) trails, but the gap is modest. For a role like this the more useful comparison is not between cities but between the 10th and 90th percentile within one — see the band above.
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $94,010 | $45.20 | 0.98 | 220 |
| Idaho Falls ID | $83,790 | $40.29 | 0.98 | 200 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | $81,850 | $39.35 | 2.51 | 13,160 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA | $76,900 | $36.97 | 1.21 | 7,220 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CA | $76,500 | $36.78 | 1.18 | 3,360 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard WA | $76,070 | $36.57 | 2.03 | 480 |
| Longview-Kelso WA | $75,190 | $36.15 | 1.5 | 150 |
| Bay City MI | $74,030 | $35.59 | 0.72 | 60 |
| Decatur IL | $73,680 | $35.42 | 0.59 | 70 |
| Tuscaloosa AL | $70,610 | $33.95 | 0.36 | 100 |
| Carson City NV | $69,930 | $33.62 | 0.47 | 40 |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $69,750 | $33.54 | 0.62 | 60 |
| Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $69,500 | $33.41 | 0.78 | 90 |
| Midland MI | $68,880 | $33.11 | 0.55 | 50 |
| Ogden UT | $68,500 | $32.93 | 1.51 | 1,030 |
| Trenton-Princeton NJ | $68,470 | $32.92 | 1.3 | 780 |
| Weirton-Steubenville WV-OH | $68,420 | $32.89 | 0.77 | 70 |
| Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $68,320 | $32.85 | 1.44 | 350 |
| Fairbanks-College AK | $68,180 | $32.78 | 0.44 | 40 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi UT | $67,800 | $32.60 | 0.87 | 670 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $67,710 | $32.55 | 0.45 | 120 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville CA | $67,530 | $32.47 | 0.98 | 240 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara CA | $67,480 | $32.44 | 0.83 | 420 |
| Bismarck ND | $67,430 | $32.42 | 0.25 | 40 |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $67,370 | $32.39 | 0.81 | 260 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayaguez PR | $33,220 | $15.97 | 0.47 | 60 |
| Aguadilla PR | $34,170 | $16.43 | 0.86 | 100 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas PR | $36,500 | $17.55 | 0.72 | 1,250 |
| St. George UT | $37,530 | $18.04 | 1.04 | 240 |
| Ponce PR | $38,170 | $18.35 | 0.94 | 150 |
| Arecibo PR | $42,640 | $20.50 | 0.69 | 60 |
| Bangor ME | $43,690 | $21.00 | 0.57 | 100 |
| East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $43,760 | $21.04 | 0.57 | 90 |
| Dothan AL | $43,840 | $21.08 | 0.46 | 70 |
| Laredo TX | $44,100 | $21.20 | 0.78 | 210 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Robins GA | $67,290 | $32.35 | 3.07 | 590 |
| Dalton GA | $47,540 | $22.86 | 2.73 | 450 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | $81,850 | $39.35 | 2.51 | 13,160 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $48,840 | $23.48 | 2.44 | 1,510 |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $57,740 | $27.76 | 2.32 | 1,450 |
| Battle Creek MI | $52,190 | $25.09 | 2.28 | 310 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah WI | $63,170 | $30.37 | 2.19 | 520 |
| Spartanburg SC | $57,780 | $27.78 | 2.18 | 900 |
| Sheboygan WI | $61,750 | $29.69 | 2.17 | 330 |
| Rochester NY | $52,670 | $25.32 | 2.13 | 2,640 |
| Clarksville TN-KY | $49,450 | $23.78 | 2.12 | 550 |
| Rocky Mount NC | $60,380 | $29.03 | 2.03 | 280 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ | $63,130 | $30.35 | 1.2 | 28,600 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA | $61,810 | $29.72 | 1.48 | 23,320 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | $81,850 | $39.35 | 2.51 | 13,160 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX | $56,360 | $27.09 | 1 | 10,130 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell GA | $58,310 | $28.04 | 1.29 | 9,370 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands TX | $57,600 | $27.69 | 1.07 | 8,830 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL-IN | $59,900 | $28.80 | 0.76 | 8,560 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler AZ | $59,110 | $28.42 | 1.24 | 7,370 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA | $76,900 | $36.97 | 1.21 | 7,220 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach FL | $52,070 | $25.04 | 0.79 | 5,610 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MN-WI | $61,460 | $29.55 | 1.03 | 5,050 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad CA | $65,640 | $31.56 | 1.27 | 4,880 |
Figures come from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics programme, May 2025 release, SOC code 43-5061. OEWS surveys employers, so it reports what is actually paid rather than what job advertisements claim, and it excludes the self-employed. Estimates cover 509 of 528 metropolitan areas — near-complete coverage, which means the ranges above are reliable rather than drawn from a handful of markets. Read the methodology.