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
$96,150
Top 10% earn
+3.7%
Growth '23–'33
623,640
US workers

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 US workers. Washington pays the most ($74,250), since pay varies by state and metro area.

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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 2033.

$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.

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (SOC 53-1047) pays a national median of $62,890 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $43,360 at the 10th percentile to $96,150 at the 90th, with a mean of $66,860 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 623,640 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 528 metro areas.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 61,300 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent, with less than 5 years of prior experience generally required. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of C for this role, with a fatality rate of 17.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 4.8 per 100.

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 top metro is West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area at $83,440 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.

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–$200,000: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $200,000 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.

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.

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
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.

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

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+3.7%

Slower than average

Annual Openings

61,300

per year (projected)

Typical Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Work Experience

Less than 5 years

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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C

Moderate Risk

Safety Grade (BLS 2023)

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

$43,360$50,070$62,890$78,160$96,150
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$20.85$24.07$30.23$37.58$46.23
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$43,360

25th Percentile

$50,070

Median

$62,890

75th Percentile

$78,160

90th Percentile

$96,150

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 West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $83,440 +33% above national
2 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $76,390 +21% above national
3 Casper, WY $76,290 +21% above national
4 Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $75,830 +21% above national
5 Walla Walla, WA $75,800 +21% above national
6 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $75,460 +20% above national
7 Longview-Kelso, WA $75,270 +20% above national
8 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $74,240 +18% above national
9 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $74,230 +18% above national
10 Stockton-Lodi, CA $73,970 +18% above national
11 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $73,950 +18% above national
12 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $73,130 +16% above national
13 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $73,060 +16% above national
14 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $72,670 +16% above national
15 Kenosha, WI $72,500 +15% above national
16 Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $72,370 +15% above national
17 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $72,140 +15% above national
18 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $71,950 +14% above national
19 Western Washington nonmetropolitan area $71,630 +14% above national
20 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $71,510 +14% above national
21 Bellingham, WA $71,270 +13% above national
22 Midland, TX $70,840 +13% above national
23 Winchester, VA-WV $70,810 +13% above national
24 Vallejo, CA $70,580 +12% above national
25 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $70,170 +12% above national
26 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $69,920 +11% above national
27 Springfield, MA $69,780 +11% above national
28 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $69,460 +10% above national
29 New Haven, CT $69,390 +10% above national
30 Kennewick-Richland, WA $69,290 +10% above national
31 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $69,250 +10% above national
32 Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,900 +10% above national
33 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $68,710 +9% above national
34 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $68,330 +9% above national
35 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $68,080 +8% above national
36 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $67,960 +8% above national
37 Morristown, TN $67,570 +7% above national
38 Cheyenne, WY $67,540 +7% above national
39 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $67,520 +7% above national
40 Fond du Lac, WI $67,500 +7% above national
41 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $67,500 +7% above national
42 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $67,490 +7% above national
43 Harrisonburg, VA $67,300 +7% above national
44 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $66,990 +7% above national
45 Modesto, CA $66,800 +6% above national
46 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $66,790 +6% above national
47 Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $66,740 +6% above national
48 Rochester, MN $66,650 +6% above national
49 Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $66,390 +6% above national
50 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $66,320 +5% above national
51 Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $66,200 +5% above national
52 Yuma, AZ $66,190 +5% above national
53 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $66,140 +5% above national
54 St. Joseph, MO-KS $66,010 +5% above national
55 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $65,990 +5% above national
56 Urban Honolulu, HI $65,890 +5% above national
57 Evansville, IN $65,810 +5% above national
58 Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area $65,750 +5% above national
59 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $65,730 +5% above national
60 South Florida nonmetropolitan area $65,650 +4% above national
61 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $65,590 +4% above national
62 Yuba City, CA $65,590 +4% above national
63 Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $65,520 +4% above national
64 Decatur, IL $65,470 +4% above national
65 Janesville-Beloit, WI $65,450 +4% above national
66 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $65,440 +4% above national
67 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $65,440 +4% above national
68 Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $65,380 +4% above national
69 Florence, SC $65,320 +4% above national
70 Minot, ND $65,310 +4% above national
71 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $65,290 +4% above national
72 Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $65,070 +3% above national
73 North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $65,050 +3% above national
74 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $65,030 +3% above national
75 Savannah, GA $65,000 +3% above national
76 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $64,990 +3% above national
77 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $64,990 +3% above national
78 St. Cloud, MN $64,990 +3% above national
79 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,920 +3% above national
80 Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $64,850 +3% above national
81 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $64,830 +3% above national
82 Greeley, CO $64,810 +3% above national
83 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $64,560 +3% above national
84 Syracuse, NY $64,540 +3% above national
85 Battle Creek, MI $64,510 +3% above national
86 Worcester, MA $64,450 +2% above national
87 Lebanon, PA $64,420 +2% above national
88 Madison, WI $64,420 +2% above national
89 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $64,270 +2% above national
90 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $64,190 +2% above national
91 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $64,110 +2% above national
92 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $64,100 +2% above national
93 High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area $63,970 +2% above national
94 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $63,940 +2% above national
95 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $63,910 +2% above national
96 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $63,900 +2% above national
97 Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,790 +1% above national
98 Duluth, MN-WI $63,740 +1% above national
99 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $63,730 +1% above national
100 Green Bay, WI $63,660 +1% above national
101 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $63,630 +1% above national
102 Kansas City, MO-KS $63,610 +1% above national
103 Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $63,610 +1% above national
104 Topeka, KS $63,600 +1% above national
105 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $63,520 +1% above national
106 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $63,470 +1% above national
107 Maryland nonmetropolitan area $63,470 +1% above national
108 Fargo, ND-MN $63,460 +1% above national
109 Mankato, MN $63,450 +1% above national
110 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $63,440 +1% above national
111 Grand Forks, ND-MN $63,440 +1% above national
112 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $63,430 +1% above national
113 Colorado Springs, CO $63,400 +1% above national
114 Barnstable Town, MA $63,390 +1% above national
115 Napa, CA $63,350 +1% above national
116 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $63,350 +1% above national
117 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $63,340 +1% above national
118 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $63,300 +1% above national
119 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $63,250 +1% above national
120 Manchester-Nashua, NH $63,240 +1% above national
121 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $63,240 +1% above national
122 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $63,180 same as national
123 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $63,160 same as national
124 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $63,080 same as national
125 Vineland, NJ $63,070 same as national
126 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $63,060 same as national
127 West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $63,060 same as national
128 Reno, NV $62,970 same as national
129 Sheboygan, WI $62,960 same as national
130 Odessa, TX $62,950 same as national
131 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,900 same as national
132 Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $62,880 same as national
133 Columbia, SC $62,860 same as national
134 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $62,820 same as national
135 Gainesville, GA $62,800 same as national
136 St. Louis, MO-IL $62,790 same as national
137 Reading, PA $62,770 same as national
138 Lexington Park, MD $62,750 same as national
139 Rochester, NY $62,740 same as national
140 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $62,710 same as national
141 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $62,630 same as national
142 Chambersburg, PA $62,590 same as national
143 Killeen-Temple, TX $62,550 1% below national
144 Yakima, WA $62,550 1% below national
145 Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $62,540 1% below national
146 Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $62,520 1% below national
147 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $62,400 1% below national
148 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $62,400 1% below national
149 Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area $62,400 1% below national
150 Valdosta, GA $62,390 1% below national
151 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $62,370 1% below national
152 Grand Island, NE $62,360 1% below national
153 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,350 1% below national
154 Appleton, WI $62,340 1% below national
155 Helena, MT $62,320 1% below national
156 Naples-Marco Island, FL $62,280 1% below national
157 Chattanooga, TN-GA $62,270 1% below national
158 Decatur, AL $62,270 1% below national
159 York-Hanover, PA $62,270 1% below national
160 Columbus, OH $62,260 1% below national
161 Spartanburg, SC $62,240 1% below national
162 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $62,190 1% below national
163 Cleveland, OH $62,160 1% below national
164 Baton Rouge, LA $62,140 1% below national
165 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $62,130 1% below national
166 Lancaster, PA $62,130 1% below national
167 Traverse City, MI $62,130 1% below national
168 Owensboro, KY $62,110 1% below national
169 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $62,070 1% below national
170 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $62,000 1% below national
171 Lima, OH $61,930 2% below national
172 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $61,920 2% below national
173 Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $61,870 2% below national
174 Anchorage, AK $61,860 2% below national
175 Dover, DE $61,850 2% below national
176 Fort Wayne, IN $61,850 2% below national
177 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $61,820 2% below national
178 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $61,810 2% below national
179 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $61,780 2% below national
180 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $61,760 2% below national
181 West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $61,740 2% below national
182 Fresno, CA $61,730 2% below national
183 Jackson, TN $61,720 2% below national
184 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $61,670 2% below national
185 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $61,660 2% below national
186 Boulder, CO $61,640 2% below national
187 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $61,640 2% below national
188 Fairbanks-College, AK $61,630 2% below national
189 South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $61,630 2% below national
190 Portland-South Portland, ME $61,610 2% below national
191 Winston-Salem, NC $61,590 2% below national
192 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,590 2% below national
193 Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $61,550 2% below national
194 Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $61,510 2% below national
195 Kingston, NY $61,500 2% below national
196 Utica-Rome, NY $61,480 2% below national
197 Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $61,480 2% below national
198 Akron, OH $61,460 2% below national
199 Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,450 2% below national
200 Jacksonville, FL $61,420 2% below national
201 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $61,420 2% below national
202 Birmingham, AL $61,400 2% below national
203 Lake Charles, LA $61,390 2% below national
204 Bozeman, MT $61,360 2% below national
205 Toledo, OH $61,360 2% below national
206 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $61,340 2% below national
207 East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $61,330 2% below national
208 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $61,320 2% below national
209 Visalia, CA $61,310 3% below national
210 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $61,300 3% below national
211 Mobile, AL $61,290 3% below national
212 Hammond, LA $61,270 3% below national
213 Oklahoma City, OK $61,270 3% below national
214 Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $61,250 3% below national
215 Canton-Massillon, OH $61,240 3% below national
216 Waco, TX $61,240 3% below national
217 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $61,180 3% below national
218 Eau Claire, WI $61,170 3% below national
219 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $61,160 3% below national
220 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $61,140 3% below national
221 Kokomo, IN $61,120 3% below national
222 Macon-Bibb County, GA $61,060 3% below national
223 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $61,040 3% below national
224 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,030 3% below national
225 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $60,980 3% below national
226 Rocky Mount, NC $60,980 3% below national
227 Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,980 3% below national
228 Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,950 3% below national
229 Elmira, NY $60,940 3% below national
230 Gainesville, FL $60,940 3% below national
231 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $60,940 3% below national
232 Salisbury, MD $60,890 3% below national
233 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $60,880 3% below national
234 Hinesville, GA $60,840 3% below national
235 Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $60,840 3% below national
236 Dothan, AL $60,770 3% below national
237 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $60,760 3% below national
238 Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $60,760 3% below national
239 Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,760 3% below national
240 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $60,720 3% below national
241 Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area $60,700 3% below national
242 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $60,690 3% below national
243 Rapid City, SD $60,660 4% below national
244 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $60,660 4% below national
245 Kankakee, IL $60,600 4% below national
246 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $60,590 4% below national
247 Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $60,580 4% below national
248 Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $60,540 4% below national
249 North Florida nonmetropolitan area $60,520 4% below national
250 Glens Falls, NY $60,510 4% below national
251 Salem, OR $60,500 4% below national
252 Wichita, KS $60,490 4% below national
253 Bismarck, ND $60,460 4% below national
254 Wausau, WI $60,460 4% below national
255 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $60,440 4% below national
256 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,440 4% below national
257 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $60,440 4% below national
258 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $60,420 4% below national
259 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $60,390 4% below national
260 Missoula, MT $60,370 4% below national
261 Raleigh-Cary, NC $60,370 4% below national
262 Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,370 4% below national
263 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $60,360 4% below national
264 Grand Junction, CO $60,350 4% below national
265 Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $60,340 4% below national
266 Pueblo, CO $60,330 4% below national
267 Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $60,330 4% below national
268 Flagstaff, AZ $60,320 4% below national
269 Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $60,300 4% below national
270 Bloomington, IN $60,280 4% below national
271 Billings, MT $60,270 4% below national
272 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $60,270 4% below national
273 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $60,260 4% below national
274 Enid, OK $60,230 4% below national
275 Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $60,230 4% below national
276 Knoxville, TN $60,160 4% below national
277 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $60,120 4% below national
278 Tulsa, OK $60,100 4% below national
279 Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $60,090 4% below national
280 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $60,080 4% below national
281 Lexington-Fayette, KY $60,070 4% below national
282 Richmond, VA $60,060 4% below national
283 Punta Gorda, FL $60,030 5% below national
284 Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $60,000 5% below national
285 West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $59,990 5% below national
286 Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,980 5% below national
287 Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $59,970 5% below national
288 Greensboro-High Point, NC $59,940 5% below national
289 Rockford, IL $59,940 5% below national
290 Cleveland, TN $59,910 5% below national
291 West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $59,910 5% below national
292 Joplin, MO-KS $59,900 5% below national
293 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $59,880 5% below national
294 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $59,870 5% below national
295 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $59,810 5% below national
296 Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $59,810 5% below national
297 Springfield, MO $59,800 5% below national
298 Jackson, MS $59,790 5% below national
299 Gettysburg, PA $59,780 5% below national
300 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $59,780 5% below national
301 Sumter, SC $59,770 5% below national
302 Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $59,770 5% below national
303 Cedar Rapids, IA $59,730 5% below national
304 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $59,660 5% below national
305 Wilmington, NC $59,660 5% below national
306 Binghamton, NY $59,620 5% below national
307 Dubuque, IA $59,620 5% below national
308 Pittsfield, MA $59,620 5% below national
309 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $59,590 5% below national
310 Columbus, IN $59,570 5% below national
311 Peoria, IL $59,560 5% below national
312 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,470 5% below national
313 South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $59,440 5% below national
314 Champaign-Urbana, IL $59,400 6% below national
315 Omaha, NE-IA $59,400 6% below national
316 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,360 6% below national
317 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $59,300 6% below national
318 East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $59,280 6% below national
319 Albany, OR $59,270 6% below national
320 Lincoln, NE $59,270 6% below national
321 Ogden, UT $59,250 6% below national
322 Dalton, GA $59,230 6% below national
323 Fayetteville, NC $59,220 6% below national
324 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $59,220 6% below national
325 Chico, CA $59,180 6% below national
326 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,170 6% below national
327 Lynchburg, VA $59,130 6% below national
328 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $59,130 6% below national
329 Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $59,130 6% below national
330 Huntsville, AL $59,120 6% below national
331 Paducah, KY-IL $59,120 6% below national
332 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $59,110 6% below national
333 Columbus, GA-AL $59,090 6% below national
334 Sherman-Denison, TX $59,070 6% below national
335 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $59,020 6% below national
336 Mansfield, OH $59,010 6% below national
337 Port St. Lucie, FL $58,970 6% below national
338 West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $58,960 6% below national
339 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,960 6% below national
340 West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,940 6% below national
341 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $58,920 6% below national
342 Youngstown-Warren, OH $58,900 6% below national
343 Monroe, MI $58,840 6% below national
344 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $58,820 6% below national
345 Bangor, ME $58,810 6% below national
346 Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $58,790 7% below national
347 El Centro, CA $58,780 7% below national
348 Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,760 7% below national
349 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $58,690 7% below national
350 Altoona, PA $58,680 7% below national
351 Iowa City, IA $58,570 7% below national
352 Pittsburgh, PA $58,540 7% below national
353 Tucson, AZ $58,540 7% below national
354 Wheeling, WV-OH $58,540 7% below national
355 Michigan City-La Porte, IN $58,520 7% below national
356 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $58,510 7% below national
357 Albany, GA $58,470 7% below national
358 Arizona nonmetropolitan area $58,470 7% below national
359 Midland, MI $58,460 7% below national
360 Columbia, MO $58,450 7% below national
361 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $58,440 7% below national
362 Sandusky, OH $58,440 7% below national
363 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $58,430 7% below national
364 Corpus Christi, TX $58,390 7% below national
365 Fort Smith, AR-OK $58,390 7% below national
366 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $58,390 7% below national
367 Logan, UT-ID $58,380 7% below national
368 West Montana nonmetropolitan area $58,370 7% below national
369 Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $58,360 7% below national
370 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $58,330 7% below national
371 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $58,320 7% below national
372 Longview, TX $58,320 7% below national
373 Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $58,320 7% below national
374 Goldsboro, NC $58,300 7% below national
375 Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $58,280 7% below national
376 Ames, IA $58,270 7% below national
377 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $58,260 7% below national
378 Ocala, FL $58,210 7% below national
379 Lawrence, KS $58,200 7% below national
380 Springfield, IL $58,180 7% below national
381 Tallahassee, FL $58,150 8% below national
382 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $58,130 8% below national
383 Ann Arbor, MI $58,120 8% below national
384 Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $58,090 8% below national
385 Asheville, NC $58,080 8% below national
386 Salinas, CA $58,080 8% below national
387 Coeur d'Alene, ID $58,030 8% below national
388 Clarksville, TN-KY $58,000 8% below national
389 Hattiesburg, MS $57,940 8% below national
390 Auburn-Opelika, AL $57,870 8% below national
391 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $57,850 8% below national
392 Warner Robins, GA $57,850 8% below national
393 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $57,790 8% below national
394 Manhattan, KS $57,780 8% below national
395 Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $57,780 8% below national
396 Athens-Clarke County, GA $57,770 8% below national
397 Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $57,760 8% below national
398 Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,760 8% below national
399 Eugene-Springfield, OR $57,700 8% below national
400 Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $57,690 8% below national
401 Rome, GA $57,680 8% below national
402 Terre Haute, IN $57,640 8% below national
403 Bowling Green, KY $57,600 8% below national
404 Medford, OR $57,590 8% below national
405 Amarillo, TX $57,470 9% below national
406 Bloomington, IL $57,470 9% below national
407 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $57,460 9% below national
408 Bend, OR $57,440 9% below national
409 Lafayette, LA $57,430 9% below national
410 Great Falls, MT $57,420 9% below national
411 Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $57,410 9% below national
412 Merced, CA $57,400 9% below national
413 Redding, CA $57,390 9% below national
414 Gadsden, AL $57,340 9% below national
415 Saginaw, MI $57,330 9% below national
416 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $57,320 9% below national
417 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $57,290 9% below national
418 St. George, UT $57,220 9% below national
419 East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,200 9% below national
420 Greenville, NC $57,190 9% below national
421 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $57,190 9% below national
422 Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $57,190 9% below national
423 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $57,180 9% below national
424 Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $57,120 9% below national
425 Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $57,120 9% below national
426 Montgomery, AL $57,110 9% below national
427 Muncie, IN $57,100 9% below national
428 Anniston-Oxford, AL $57,080 9% below national
429 Farmington, NM $57,050 9% below national
430 Tuscaloosa, AL $57,020 9% below national
431 Carson City, NV $56,990 9% below national
432 Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $56,940 9% below national
433 Victoria, TX $56,830 10% below national
434 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $56,810 10% below national
435 Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,800 10% below national
436 Boise City, ID $56,790 10% below national
437 Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,790 10% below national
438 Ithaca, NY $56,780 10% below national
439 Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,730 10% below national
440 Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,700 10% below national
441 Pocatello, ID $56,690 10% below national
442 Jefferson City, MO $56,680 10% below national
443 Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,590 10% below national
444 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $56,420 10% below national
445 Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,360 10% below national
446 Erie, PA $56,260 11% below national
447 Homosassa Springs, FL $56,250 11% below national
448 Lewiston, ID-WA $56,240 11% below national
449 Albuquerque, NM $56,210 11% below national
450 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $56,210 11% below national
451 Abilene, TX $56,080 11% below national
452 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,060 11% below national
453 Springfield, OH $56,040 11% below national
454 Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $56,040 11% below national
455 Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $56,000 11% below national
456 East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $56,000 11% below national
457 Alexandria, LA $55,940 11% below national
458 Monroe, LA $55,770 11% below national
459 Bay City, MI $55,750 11% below national
460 North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $55,460 12% below national
461 North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $55,400 12% below national
462 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $55,370 12% below national
463 Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $55,340 12% below national
464 Johnson City, TN $55,310 12% below national
465 State College, PA $55,290 12% below national
466 College Station-Bryan, TX $55,260 12% below national
467 Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $55,210 12% below national
468 Charleston, WV $55,150 12% below national
469 Roanoke, VA $55,130 12% below national
470 Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55,070 12% below national
471 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $55,030 12% below national
472 Elizabethtown, KY $54,990 13% below national
473 East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,950 13% below national
474 Sebring, FL $54,880 13% below national
475 Williamsport, PA $54,860 13% below national
476 Santa Fe, NM $54,650 13% below national
477 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,650 13% below national
478 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $54,620 13% below national
479 Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $54,540 13% below national
480 Johnstown, PA $54,330 14% below national
481 South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,330 14% below national
482 Jackson, MI $54,290 14% below national
483 Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $54,290 14% below national
484 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $54,260 14% below national
485 Burlington, NC $54,220 14% below national
486 Charlottesville, VA $54,090 14% below national
487 Tyler, TX $54,020 14% below national
488 Las Cruces, NM $53,960 14% below national
489 Twin Falls, ID $53,900 14% below national
490 Lubbock, TX $53,790 14% below national
491 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $53,470 15% below national
492 Idaho Falls, ID $53,310 15% below national
493 Jonesboro, AR $53,010 16% below national
494 Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,940 16% below national
495 East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,580 16% below national
496 Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,070 17% below national
497 Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,990 17% below national
498 Texarkana, TX-AR $51,690 18% below national
499 El Paso, TX $51,480 18% below national
500 North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,230 19% below national
501 Flint, MI $51,010 19% below national
502 San Angelo, TX $50,990 19% below national
503 Lawton, OK $50,920 19% below national
504 Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $50,910 19% below national
505 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $50,870 19% below national
506 Grants Pass, OR $50,820 19% below national
507 Jacksonville, NC $50,770 19% below national
508 Corvallis, OR $50,760 19% below national
509 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $50,470 20% below national
510 Niles, MI $50,440 20% below national
511 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $50,170 20% below national
512 Laredo, TX $50,110 20% below national
513 Morgantown, WV $50,100 20% below national
514 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $49,630 21% below national
515 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $49,380 21% below national
516 Beckley, WV $49,250 22% below national
517 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $48,690 23% below national
518 Wichita Falls, TX $47,680 24% below national
519 Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $47,080 25% below national
520 Hot Springs, AR $45,050 28% below national
521 Eagle Pass, TX $43,970 30% below national
522 Arecibo, PR $36,540 42% below national
523 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $36,230 42% below national
524 Aguadilla, PR $35,840 43% below national
525 Mayaguez, PR $32,980 48% below national
526 Ponce, PR $31,270 50% below national
527 Guayama, PR $29,690 53% below national
528 Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $29,120 54% below national

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a 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.
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 you need to become a First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors?
The typical entry-level education for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors is High school diploma or equivalent. Less than 5 years of related work experience is also typically required.
How dangerous is being a First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors?
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors has a safety grade of C (Moderate Risk) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 17.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 4.8 per 100 workers.
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 slower than 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 New Mexico pays the least at $55,790/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-paying metro area for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors is West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area at $83,440/year. BLS reports wage data for 528 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.

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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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