53 Series · SOC 53-1047

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$62,890
Median / year
+1.6%
2024→2025
$96,150
Top 10% earn
+3.7%
Growth '24–'34
623,640
Estimated US jobs

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors earn a median of $62,890 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $62,890, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $43,360 (10th percentile) to $96,150 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 623,640 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Washington ($74,250).

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The pay verdict

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors earn a median of $62,890, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 53% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Transportation and Material Moving, it ranks #15 of 50 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.7% by 2034.

$62,890
Median annual wage
Top 47%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#15 of 50
in Transportation and Material Moving
2.2×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Washington at $74,250. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors moved from $55,060 in May 2019 to $62,890 in May 2025 (+14.2%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors sits -10.2 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (SOC 53-1047) has a national median of $62,890 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $43,360 to $96,150, and the published mean is $66,860. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 623,640 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 528 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $61,890 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $62,890 in May 2025, a rise of $1,000 (+1.6%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 61,300 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry and less than 5 years as the typical related-work-experience category. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Transportation and Material Moving Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $74,250, which is +18% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA at $76,390. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 623,640 jobs Median $62,890/yr

Median Salary

$62,890

per year

Median Hourly

$30.23/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$66,860

average

Employment

623,640

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$62,890 Top 47% higher than 53% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 (this entry) 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$62,890 · 53rd percentile of 825 US occupations

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 53-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 24 53-series occupations with growth data, First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors sits on the slower-growing side at +3.7% growth and $62,890 median pay. Scatter plot of 24 data points. $0$50000$100000$150000$200000$250000 -20%-10%0%10%20% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Laborers and Freight… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.5% · Median annual wage: $40240Stockers and Order F… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 8.5% · Median annual wage: $37330Heavy and Tractor-Tr… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4% · Median annual wage: $58640Light Truck Drivers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 7.3% · Median annual wage: $44860Industrial Truck and… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.1% · Median annual wage: $46420First-Line Superviso… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.7% · Median annual wage: $62890Packers and Packager… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -5.4% · Median annual wage: $36280Driver/Sales Workers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 8.8% · Median annual wage: $38770Bus Drivers, School - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.2% · Median annual wage: $47920Cleaners of Vehicles… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.9% · Median annual wage: $35830Shuttle Drivers and … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.7% · Median annual wage: $37290Bus Drivers, Transit… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.3% · Median annual wage: $59050Refuse and Recyclabl… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.9% · Median annual wage: $49690Parking Attendants - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3% · Median annual wage: $35150Flight Attendants - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 9.2% · Median annual wage: $63580Airline Pilots, Copi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.9% · Median annual wage: $232140Automotive and Water… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1% · Median annual wage: $35670Commercial Pilots - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.1% · Median annual wage: $123220Motor Vehicle Operat… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6% · Median annual wage: $37180Railroad Conductors … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.1% · Median annual wage: $78000Crane and Tower Oper… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3% · Median annual wage: $68080Machine Feeders and … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -13% · Median annual wage: $41220Taxi Drivers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 11.1% · Median annual wage: $42100Captains, Mates, and… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.5% · Median annual wage: $92460
Among 24 53-series occupations with growth data, First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors sits on the slower-growing side at +3.7% growth and $62,890 median pay.
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  • Laborers and Freight…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.5%, Median annual wage $40240
  • Stockers and Order F…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.5%, Median annual wage $37330
  • Heavy and Tractor-Tr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4%, Median annual wage $58640
  • Light Truck Drivers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.3%, Median annual wage $44860
  • Industrial Truck and…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.1%, Median annual wage $46420
  • First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $62890
  • Packers and Packager…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.4%, Median annual wage $36280
  • Driver/Sales Workers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.8%, Median annual wage $38770
  • Bus Drivers, School: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.2%, Median annual wage $47920
  • Cleaners of Vehicles…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $35830
  • Shuttle Drivers and …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.7%, Median annual wage $37290
  • Bus Drivers, Transit…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $59050
  • Refuse and Recyclabl…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.9%, Median annual wage $49690
  • Parking Attendants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $35150
  • Flight Attendants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.2%, Median annual wage $63580
  • Airline Pilots, Copi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $232140
  • Automotive and Water…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1%, Median annual wage $35670
  • Commercial Pilots: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.1%, Median annual wage $123220
  • Motor Vehicle Operat…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6%, Median annual wage $37180
  • Railroad Conductors …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.1%, Median annual wage $78000
  • Crane and Tower Oper…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $68080
  • Machine Feeders and …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -13%, Median annual wage $41220
  • Taxi Drivers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11.1%, Median annual wage $42100
  • Captains, Mates, and…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.5%, Median annual wage $92460

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+3.7%

About as fast as average

Annual Openings

61,300

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+22,500

609,600 (2024) → 632,200 (2034)

Typical Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Work Experience

Less than 5 years

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

All safety ratings →
Group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

17.5/100K

Injury Rate

4.8/100

Danger Index

28/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$43,360
25th$50,070
Median$62,890
75th$78,160
90th$96,150

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$20.85
25th$24.07
Median$30.23
75th$37.58
90th$46.23

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors pay history, 2019–2025

Published national median across 7 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$54,000$56,000$58,000$60,000$62,000$64,000 2019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2019: $55,060National median - 2020: $54,870National median - 2021: $54,850National median - 2022: $57,860National median - 2023: $60,510National median - 2024: $61,890National median - 2025: $62,890$62,890
National median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, May 2019 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2019 $55,060
2020 $54,870
2021 $54,850
2022 $57,860
2023 $60,510
2024 $61,890
2025 $62,890

2019 median

$55,060

2025 median

$62,890

2019–2025 change

+$7,830 (+14.2%)

Avg/year

+2.2%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2019 $55,060 First banked release 455,390
May 2020 $54,870 -0.3% 477,430
May 2021 $54,850 +0.0% 549,260
May 2022 $57,860 +5.5% 591,760
May 2023 $60,510 +4.6% 594,330
May 2024 $61,890 +2.3% 605,510
May 2025 $62,890 +1.6% 623,640

Across the 7 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $55,060 in May 2019 to $62,890 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +2.2% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 455,390 in May 2019 to 623,640 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Washington $74,250 +18% above national
2 Maryland $74,070 +18% above national
3 Rhode Island $72,750 +16% above national
4 Wyoming $70,590 +12% above national
5 Minnesota $68,430 +9% above national
6 New Jersey $67,980 +8% above national
7 New York $67,300 +7% above national
8 Massachusetts $65,570 +4% above national
9 California $65,550 +4% above national
10 Connecticut $65,440 +4% above national
11 Illinois $65,420 +4% above national
12 Colorado $65,380 +4% above national
13 North Dakota $65,070 +3% above national
14 Hawaii $65,000 +3% above national
15 South Dakota $64,780 +3% above national
16 Indiana $64,700 +3% above national
17 Wisconsin $64,560 +3% above national
18 Alaska $64,420 +2% above national
19 New Hampshire $63,950 +2% above national
20 Georgia $63,540 +1% above national
21 South Carolina $63,470 +1% above national
22 Arizona $63,360 +1% above national
23 Kansas $62,940 same as national
24 Utah $62,600 same as national
25 Delaware $62,510 1% below national
26 Virginia $62,130 1% below national
27 Ohio $61,760 2% below national
28 Oregon $61,540 2% below national
29 Pennsylvania $61,460 2% below national
30 Oklahoma $61,270 3% below national
31 Tennessee $61,160 3% below national
32 Florida $61,000 3% below national
33 Montana $60,670 4% below national
34 Nebraska $60,630 4% below national
35 Iowa $60,490 4% below national
36 Vermont $60,410 4% below national
37 Missouri $60,370 4% below national
38 Nevada $60,340 4% below national
39 District of Columbia $60,310 4% below national
40 Michigan $60,280 4% below national
41 Louisiana $60,260 4% below national
42 Kentucky $60,090 4% below national
43 Maine $60,090 4% below national
44 North Carolina $60,070 4% below national
45 Texas $60,000 5% below national
46 Alabama $59,780 5% below national
47 Mississippi $59,290 6% below national
48 Arkansas $56,810 10% below national
49 Idaho $56,290 10% below national
50 New Mexico $55,790 11% below national
51 West Virginia $52,420 17% below national
52 Virgin Islands $48,160 23% below national
53 Guam $37,550 40% below national
54 Puerto Rico $35,720 43% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $76,390 +21% above national
2 Casper, WY $76,290 +21% above national
3 Walla Walla, WA $75,800 +21% above national
4 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $75,460 +20% above national
5 Longview-Kelso, WA $75,270 +20% above national
6 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $74,240 +18% above national
7 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $74,230 +18% above national
8 Stockton-Lodi, CA $73,970 +18% above national
9 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $73,950 +18% above national
10 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $72,670 +16% above national
11 Kenosha, WI $72,500 +15% above national
12 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $72,140 +15% above national
13 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $71,950 +14% above national
14 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $71,510 +14% above national
15 Bellingham, WA $71,270 +13% above national
16 Midland, TX $70,840 +13% above national
17 Winchester, VA-WV $70,810 +13% above national
18 Vallejo, CA $70,580 +12% above national
19 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $70,170 +12% above national
20 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $69,920 +11% above national
21 Springfield, MA $69,780 +11% above national
22 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $69,460 +10% above national
23 New Haven, CT $69,390 +10% above national
24 Kennewick-Richland, WA $69,290 +10% above national
25 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $69,250 +10% above national
26 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $68,710 +9% above national
27 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $68,330 +9% above national
28 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $67,960 +8% above national
29 Morristown, TN $67,570 +7% above national
30 Cheyenne, WY $67,540 +7% above national
31 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $67,520 +7% above national
32 Fond du Lac, WI $67,500 +7% above national
33 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $67,500 +7% above national
34 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $67,490 +7% above national
35 Harrisonburg, VA $67,300 +7% above national
36 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $66,990 +7% above national
37 Modesto, CA $66,800 +6% above national
38 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $66,790 +6% above national
39 Rochester, MN $66,650 +6% above national
40 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $66,320 +5% above national
41 Yuma, AZ $66,190 +5% above national
42 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $66,140 +5% above national
43 St. Joseph, MO-KS $66,010 +5% above national
44 Urban Honolulu, HI $65,890 +5% above national
45 Evansville, IN $65,810 +5% above national
46 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $65,730 +5% above national
47 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $65,590 +4% above national
48 Yuba City, CA $65,590 +4% above national
49 Decatur, IL $65,470 +4% above national
50 Janesville-Beloit, WI $65,450 +4% above national
51 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $65,440 +4% above national
52 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $65,440 +4% above national
53 Florence, SC $65,320 +4% above national
54 Minot, ND $65,310 +4% above national
55 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $65,290 +4% above national
56 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $65,030 +3% above national
57 Savannah, GA $65,000 +3% above national
58 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $64,990 +3% above national
59 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $64,990 +3% above national
60 St. Cloud, MN $64,990 +3% above national
61 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $64,830 +3% above national
62 Greeley, CO $64,810 +3% above national
63 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $64,560 +3% above national
64 Syracuse, NY $64,540 +3% above national
65 Battle Creek, MI $64,510 +3% above national
66 Worcester, MA $64,450 +2% above national
67 Lebanon, PA $64,420 +2% above national
68 Madison, WI $64,420 +2% above national
69 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $64,270 +2% above national
70 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $64,190 +2% above national
71 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $64,110 +2% above national
72 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $64,100 +2% above national
73 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $63,900 +2% above national
74 Duluth, MN-WI $63,740 +1% above national
75 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $63,730 +1% above national
76 Green Bay, WI $63,660 +1% above national
77 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $63,630 +1% above national
78 Kansas City, MO-KS $63,610 +1% above national
79 Topeka, KS $63,600 +1% above national
80 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $63,520 +1% above national
81 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,470 +1% above national
82 Fargo, ND-MN $63,460 +1% above national
83 Mankato, MN $63,450 +1% above national
84 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $63,440 +1% above national
85 Grand Forks, ND-MN $63,440 +1% above national
86 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $63,430 +1% above national
87 Colorado Springs, CO $63,400 +1% above national
88 Barnstable Town, MA $63,390 +1% above national
89 Napa, CA $63,350 +1% above national
90 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $63,340 +1% above national
91 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $63,250 +1% above national
92 Manchester-Nashua, NH $63,240 +1% above national
93 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $63,240 +1% above national
94 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $63,180 same as national
95 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $63,160 same as national
96 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $63,080 same as national
97 Vineland, NJ $63,070 same as national
98 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $63,060 same as national
99 Reno, NV $62,970 same as national
100 Sheboygan, WI $62,960 same as national
101 Odessa, TX $62,950 same as national
102 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,900 same as national
103 Columbia, SC $62,860 same as national
104 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $62,820 same as national
105 Gainesville, GA $62,800 same as national
106 St. Louis, MO-IL $62,790 same as national
107 Reading, PA $62,770 same as national
108 Lexington Park, MD $62,750 same as national
109 Rochester, NY $62,740 same as national
110 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $62,710 same as national
111 Chambersburg, PA $62,590 same as national
112 Killeen-Temple, TX $62,550 1% below national
113 Yakima, WA $62,550 1% below national
114 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $62,400 1% below national
115 Valdosta, GA $62,390 1% below national
116 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $62,370 1% below national
117 Grand Island, NE $62,360 1% below national
118 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,350 1% below national
119 Appleton, WI $62,340 1% below national
120 Helena, MT $62,320 1% below national
121 Naples-Marco Island, FL $62,280 1% below national
122 Chattanooga, TN-GA $62,270 1% below national
123 Decatur, AL $62,270 1% below national
124 York-Hanover, PA $62,270 1% below national
125 Columbus, OH $62,260 1% below national
126 Spartanburg, SC $62,240 1% below national
127 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $62,190 1% below national
128 Cleveland, OH $62,160 1% below national
129 Baton Rouge, LA $62,140 1% below national
130 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $62,130 1% below national
131 Lancaster, PA $62,130 1% below national
132 Traverse City, MI $62,130 1% below national
133 Owensboro, KY $62,110 1% below national
134 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $62,070 1% below national
135 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $62,000 1% below national
136 Lima, OH $61,930 2% below national
137 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $61,920 2% below national
138 Anchorage, AK $61,860 2% below national
139 Dover, DE $61,850 2% below national
140 Fort Wayne, IN $61,850 2% below national
141 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $61,820 2% below national
142 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $61,780 2% below national
143 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $61,760 2% below national
144 Fresno, CA $61,730 2% below national
145 Jackson, TN $61,720 2% below national
146 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $61,670 2% below national
147 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $61,660 2% below national
148 Boulder, CO $61,640 2% below national
149 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $61,640 2% below national
150 Fairbanks-College, AK $61,630 2% below national
151 Portland-South Portland, ME $61,610 2% below national
152 Winston-Salem, NC $61,590 2% below national
153 Kingston, NY $61,500 2% below national
154 Utica-Rome, NY $61,480 2% below national
155 Akron, OH $61,460 2% below national
156 Jacksonville, FL $61,420 2% below national
157 Birmingham, AL $61,400 2% below national
158 Lake Charles, LA $61,390 2% below national
159 Bozeman, MT $61,360 2% below national
160 Toledo, OH $61,360 2% below national
161 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $61,340 2% below national
162 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $61,320 2% below national
163 Visalia, CA $61,310 3% below national
164 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $61,300 3% below national
165 Mobile, AL $61,290 3% below national
166 Hammond, LA $61,270 3% below national
167 Oklahoma City, OK $61,270 3% below national
168 Canton-Massillon, OH $61,240 3% below national
169 Waco, TX $61,240 3% below national
170 Eau Claire, WI $61,170 3% below national
171 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $61,160 3% below national
172 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $61,140 3% below national
173 Kokomo, IN $61,120 3% below national
174 Macon-Bibb County, GA $61,060 3% below national
175 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $61,040 3% below national
176 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $60,980 3% below national
177 Rocky Mount, NC $60,980 3% below national
178 Elmira, NY $60,940 3% below national
179 Gainesville, FL $60,940 3% below national
180 Salisbury, MD $60,890 3% below national
181 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $60,880 3% below national
182 Hinesville, GA $60,840 3% below national
183 Dothan, AL $60,770 3% below national
184 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $60,760 3% below national
185 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $60,720 3% below national
186 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $60,690 3% below national
187 Rapid City, SD $60,660 4% below national
188 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $60,660 4% below national
189 Kankakee, IL $60,600 4% below national
190 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $60,590 4% below national
191 Glens Falls, NY $60,510 4% below national
192 Salem, OR $60,500 4% below national
193 Wichita, KS $60,490 4% below national
194 Bismarck, ND $60,460 4% below national
195 Wausau, WI $60,460 4% below national
196 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $60,440 4% below national
197 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,440 4% below national
198 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $60,420 4% below national
199 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $60,390 4% below national
200 Missoula, MT $60,370 4% below national
201 Raleigh-Cary, NC $60,370 4% below national
202 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $60,360 4% below national
203 Grand Junction, CO $60,350 4% below national
204 Pueblo, CO $60,330 4% below national
205 Flagstaff, AZ $60,320 4% below national
206 Bloomington, IN $60,280 4% below national
207 Billings, MT $60,270 4% below national
208 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $60,270 4% below national
209 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $60,260 4% below national
210 Enid, OK $60,230 4% below national
211 Knoxville, TN $60,160 4% below national
212 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $60,120 4% below national
213 Tulsa, OK $60,100 4% below national
214 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $60,080 4% below national
215 Lexington-Fayette, KY $60,070 4% below national
216 Richmond, VA $60,060 4% below national
217 Punta Gorda, FL $60,030 5% below national
218 Greensboro-High Point, NC $59,940 5% below national
219 Rockford, IL $59,940 5% below national
220 Cleveland, TN $59,910 5% below national
221 Joplin, MO-KS $59,900 5% below national
222 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $59,880 5% below national
223 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $59,870 5% below national
224 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $59,810 5% below national
225 Springfield, MO $59,800 5% below national
226 Jackson, MS $59,790 5% below national
227 Gettysburg, PA $59,780 5% below national
228 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $59,780 5% below national
229 Sumter, SC $59,770 5% below national
230 Cedar Rapids, IA $59,730 5% below national
231 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $59,660 5% below national
232 Wilmington, NC $59,660 5% below national
233 Binghamton, NY $59,620 5% below national
234 Dubuque, IA $59,620 5% below national
235 Pittsfield, MA $59,620 5% below national
236 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $59,590 5% below national
237 Columbus, IN $59,570 5% below national
238 Peoria, IL $59,560 5% below national
239 Champaign-Urbana, IL $59,400 6% below national
240 Omaha, NE-IA $59,400 6% below national
241 Albany, OR $59,270 6% below national
242 Lincoln, NE $59,270 6% below national
243 Ogden, UT $59,250 6% below national
244 Dalton, GA $59,230 6% below national
245 Fayetteville, NC $59,220 6% below national
246 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $59,220 6% below national
247 Chico, CA $59,180 6% below national
248 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,170 6% below national
249 Lynchburg, VA $59,130 6% below national
250 Huntsville, AL $59,120 6% below national
251 Paducah, KY-IL $59,120 6% below national
252 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $59,110 6% below national
253 Columbus, GA-AL $59,090 6% below national
254 Sherman-Denison, TX $59,070 6% below national
255 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $59,020 6% below national
256 Mansfield, OH $59,010 6% below national
257 Port St. Lucie, FL $58,970 6% below national
258 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $58,920 6% below national
259 Youngstown-Warren, OH $58,900 6% below national
260 Monroe, MI $58,840 6% below national
261 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $58,820 6% below national
262 Bangor, ME $58,810 6% below national
263 El Centro, CA $58,780 7% below national
264 Altoona, PA $58,680 7% below national
265 Iowa City, IA $58,570 7% below national
266 Pittsburgh, PA $58,540 7% below national
267 Tucson, AZ $58,540 7% below national
268 Wheeling, WV-OH $58,540 7% below national
269 Michigan City-La Porte, IN $58,520 7% below national
270 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $58,510 7% below national
271 Albany, GA $58,470 7% below national
272 Midland, MI $58,460 7% below national
273 Columbia, MO $58,450 7% below national
274 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $58,440 7% below national
275 Sandusky, OH $58,440 7% below national
276 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $58,430 7% below national
277 Corpus Christi, TX $58,390 7% below national
278 Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,390 7% below national
279 Logan, UT-ID $58,380 7% below national
280 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $58,320 7% below national
281 Longview, TX $58,320 7% below national
282 Goldsboro, NC $58,300 7% below national
283 Ames, IA $58,270 7% below national
284 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $58,260 7% below national
285 Ocala, FL $58,210 7% below national
286 Lawrence, KS $58,200 7% below national
287 Springfield, IL $58,180 7% below national
288 Tallahassee, FL $58,150 8% below national
289 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $58,130 8% below national
290 Ann Arbor, MI $58,120 8% below national
291 Asheville, NC $58,080 8% below national
292 Salinas, CA $58,080 8% below national
293 Coeur d'Alene, ID $58,030 8% below national
294 Clarksville, TN-KY $58,000 8% below national
295 Hattiesburg, MS $57,940 8% below national
296 Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,870 8% below national
297 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,850 8% below national
298 Warner Robins, GA $57,850 8% below national
299 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $57,790 8% below national
300 Manhattan, KS $57,780 8% below national
301 Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,770 8% below national
302 Eugene-Springfield, OR $57,700 8% below national
303 Rome, GA $57,680 8% below national
304 Terre Haute, IN $57,640 8% below national
305 Bowling Green, KY $57,600 8% below national
306 Medford, OR $57,590 8% below national
307 Amarillo, TX $57,470 9% below national
308 Bloomington, IL $57,470 9% below national
309 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $57,460 9% below national
310 Bend, OR $57,440 9% below national
311 Lafayette, LA $57,430 9% below national
312 Great Falls, MT $57,420 9% below national
313 Merced, CA $57,400 9% below national
314 Redding, CA $57,390 9% below national
315 Gadsden, AL $57,340 9% below national
316 Saginaw, MI $57,330 9% below national
317 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $57,320 9% below national
318 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $57,290 9% below national
319 St. George, UT $57,220 9% below national
320 Greenville, NC $57,190 9% below national
321 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $57,190 9% below national
322 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $57,180 9% below national
323 Montgomery, AL $57,110 9% below national
324 Muncie, IN $57,100 9% below national
325 Anniston-Oxford, AL $57,080 9% below national
326 Farmington, NM $57,050 9% below national
327 Tuscaloosa, AL $57,020 9% below national
328 Carson City, NV $56,990 9% below national
329 Victoria, TX $56,830 10% below national
330 Boise City, ID $56,790 10% below national
331 Ithaca, NY $56,780 10% below national
332 Pocatello, ID $56,690 10% below national
333 Jefferson City, MO $56,680 10% below national
334 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $56,420 10% below national
335 Erie, PA $56,260 11% below national
336 Homosassa Springs, FL $56,250 11% below national
337 Lewiston, ID-WA $56,240 11% below national
338 Albuquerque, NM $56,210 11% below national
339 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $56,210 11% below national
340 Abilene, TX $56,080 11% below national
341 Springfield, OH $56,040 11% below national
342 Alexandria, LA $55,940 11% below national
343 Monroe, LA $55,770 11% below national
344 Bay City, MI $55,750 11% below national
345 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $55,370 12% below national
346 Johnson City, TN $55,310 12% below national
347 State College, PA $55,290 12% below national
348 College Station-Bryan, TX $55,260 12% below national
349 Charleston, WV $55,150 12% below national
350 Roanoke, VA $55,130 12% below national
351 Elizabethtown, KY $54,990 13% below national
352 Sebring, FL $54,880 13% below national
353 Williamsport, PA $54,860 13% below national
354 Santa Fe, NM $54,650 13% below national
355 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $54,620 13% below national
356 Johnstown, PA $54,330 14% below national
357 Jackson, MI $54,290 14% below national
358 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,260 14% below national
359 Burlington, NC $54,220 14% below national
360 Charlottesville, VA $54,090 14% below national
361 Tyler, TX $54,020 14% below national
362 Las Cruces, NM $53,960 14% below national
363 Twin Falls, ID $53,900 14% below national
364 Lubbock, TX $53,790 14% below national
365 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $53,470 15% below national
366 Idaho Falls, ID $53,310 15% below national
367 Jonesboro, AR $53,010 16% below national
368 Texarkana, TX-AR $51,690 18% below national
369 El Paso, TX $51,480 18% below national
370 Flint, MI $51,010 19% below national
371 San Angelo, TX $50,990 19% below national
372 Lawton, OK $50,920 19% below national
373 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $50,870 19% below national
374 Grants Pass, OR $50,820 19% below national
375 Jacksonville, NC $50,770 19% below national
376 Corvallis, OR $50,760 19% below national
377 Niles, MI $50,440 20% below national
378 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $50,170 20% below national
379 Laredo, TX $50,110 20% below national
380 Morgantown, WV $50,100 20% below national
381 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $49,630 21% below national
382 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $49,380 21% below national
383 Beckley, WV $49,250 22% below national
384 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $48,690 23% below national
385 Wichita Falls, TX $47,680 24% below national
386 Hot Springs, AR $45,050 28% below national
387 Eagle Pass, TX $43,970 30% below national
388 Arecibo, PR $36,540 42% below national
389 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $36,230 42% below national
390 Aguadilla, PR $35,840 43% below national
391 Mayaguez, PR $32,980 48% below national
392 Ponce, PR $31,270 50% below national
393 Guayama, PR $29,690 53% below national

Same SOC major group

Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 53 (Transportation and Material Moving Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.

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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Transportation and Material Moving Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($62,890 here) and reported employment (623,640 jobs here).

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors make?
The median annual salary for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors is $62,890 ($30.23/hour). The salary range spans from $43,360 at the 10th percentile to $96,150 at the 90th percentile.
Where does First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $62,890, First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors pay is higher than 53% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors the most?
Washington pays the highest median salary for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors at $74,250/year, which is +18% above the national median.
What education do First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors need?
BLS assigns First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors to High school diploma or equivalent for typical education needed for entry. Its typical related-work-experience assignment is Less than 5 years.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors in this release. WageDex shows the Transportation and Material Moving Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors a good career?
Employment for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors is projected to grow 3.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is about as fast as average. About 61,300 openings are projected each year.
How does First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors pay vary by state?
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Washington at $74,250/year, while Puerto Rico pays the least at $35,720/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA at $76,390/year. BLS reports a median for 393 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors pay figures in a real decision

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Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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