First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers

BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors pay in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR at a median of $63,180 per year ($30.37/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $62,890, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers pays same as, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 1,080 first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisorss are employed across the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA in SOC 53-1047.

The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers pay distribution spans from $40,580 at the 10th percentile to $99,720 at the 90th, a 2.5× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $48,420 and the 75th at $80,040, so half of Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers-based first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisorss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide AR data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.