Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in the U.S.
$121,600avg. a year
$58.46 an hour · 221,180 employed
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers in the U.S. earn an average of $121,600 a year and a median of $107,230. Pay is highest in Delaware ($153,200) and lowest in Mississippi ($96,480).
$107,230Median pay
$58.46Average hourly
+16%Avg. pay since 2020
221,180Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for transportation, storage, and distribution managers
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
1310 jobs
Delaware
$153,200
$73.65 an hour
29,120 jobs
New Jersey
$145,200
$69.81 an hour
3610 jobs
District of Columbia
$143,760
$69.12 an hour
42,490 jobs
Washington
$143,410
$68.95 an hour
52,310 jobs
Colorado
$140,330
$67.47 an hour
64,310 jobs
Massachusetts
$139,330
$66.99 an hour
76,740 jobs
New York
$137,620
$66.16 an hour
8530 jobs
New Hampshire
$135,530
$65.16 an hour
96,700 jobs
Georgia
$133,650
$64.26 an hour
1030,540 jobs
California
$133,520
$64.19 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $181,050 | $87.04 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $156,560 | $75.27 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $154,010 | $74.05 |
| Decatur, IL | $152,410 | $73.28 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $151,070 | $72.63 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $148,430 | $71.36 |
| Boulder, CO | $147,340 | $70.84 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $146,550 | $70.46 |
Related jobs
- Financial Managers$186,910
- Computer and Information Systems Managers$192,160
- Administrative Services Managers$129,870
- Industrial Production Managers$134,170
- Human Resources Managers$164,230
- Facilities Managers$116,890
Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $124,700 | $118,320 | 1,250 |
| Alaska | $114,410 | $103,080 | – |
| Arizona | $111,650 | $98,750 | 3,390 |
| Arkansas | $108,830 | $89,200 | 1,440 |
| California | $133,520 | $123,780 | 30,540 |
| Colorado | $140,330 | $132,610 | 2,310 |
| Connecticut | $122,760 | $114,210 | 2,410 |
| Delaware | $153,200 | $145,000 | 310 |
| District of Columbia | $143,760 | $132,180 | 610 |
| Florida | $113,060 | $101,570 | – |
| Georgia | $133,650 | $123,330 | 6,700 |
| Hawaii | $115,630 | $101,480 | 830 |
| Idaho | $103,630 | $93,920 | 1,040 |
| Illinois | $129,630 | $120,250 | 11,030 |
| Indiana | $118,260 | $108,720 | 4,190 |
| Iowa | $107,740 | $99,010 | 1,850 |
| Kansas | $116,580 | $106,130 | 1,150 |
| Kentucky | $109,950 | $100,340 | 2,340 |
| Louisiana | $99,290 | $93,650 | 2,840 |
| Maine | $112,210 | $102,110 | 370 |
| Maryland | $117,050 | $105,180 | 3,550 |
| Massachusetts | $139,330 | $123,830 | 4,310 |
| Michigan | $108,510 | $99,100 | 8,180 |
| Minnesota | $128,660 | $118,180 | 4,030 |
| Mississippi | $96,480 | $85,770 | 2,410 |
| Missouri | $116,740 | $102,870 | 3,650 |
| Montana | $110,830 | $108,180 | 300 |
| Nebraska | $102,100 | $97,380 | 1,420 |
| Nevada | $107,800 | $99,860 | 2,250 |
| New Hampshire | $135,530 | $129,470 | 530 |
| New Jersey | $145,200 | $130,610 | 9,120 |
| New Mexico | $106,320 | $101,420 | 660 |
| New York | $137,620 | $127,180 | 6,740 |
| North Carolina | $120,690 | $106,100 | 6,650 |
| North Dakota | $108,810 | $100,720 | 390 |
| Ohio | $112,410 | $101,550 | 9,480 |
| Oklahoma | $104,740 | $96,830 | 1,660 |
| Oregon | $117,430 | $103,520 | 2,860 |
| Pennsylvania | $121,070 | $105,240 | 8,540 |
| Rhode Island | $125,860 | $117,600 | 450 |
| South Carolina | $121,290 | $106,860 | 3,460 |
| South Dakota | $107,970 | $107,410 | 370 |
| Tennessee | $113,090 | $100,740 | 4,910 |
| Texas | $114,870 | $100,700 | 28,710 |
| Utah | $111,480 | $102,180 | 3,010 |
| Vermont | $115,170 | $101,850 | 390 |
| Virginia | $130,290 | $119,140 | 3,380 |
| Washington | $143,410 | $136,500 | 2,490 |
| West Virginia | $101,620 | $98,230 | 530 |
| Wisconsin | $108,370 | $95,900 | 5,410 |
| Wyoming | $114,210 | $112,310 | 130 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$133,080
12,260 jobsNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$148,430
10,410 jobsDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$120,990
9,600 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$133,210
8,570 jobsHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$119,920
7,840 jobsAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$141,320
4,460 jobsPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$132,170
4,270 jobsSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$156,560
3,750 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do transportation, storage, and distribution managers make?
The average is $121,600 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $107,230 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $58.46, and the median is $51.55 an hour.
Which state pays transportation, storage, and distribution managers the most?
Delaware, with an average of $153,200 a year. The best-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $181,050.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $65,120 a year, and the top 10% earn over $194,900.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 11-3071. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.