BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors pay in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL at a median of $57,290 per year ($27.54/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $62,890, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville pays 9% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 550 first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisorss are employed across the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville MSA in SOC 53-1047.

The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville pay distribution spans from $40,520 at the 10th percentile to $85,950 at the 90th — a 2.1× 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 $47,270 and the 75th at $68,120, so half of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 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 FL data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.