BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors pay in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ at a median of $54,620 per year ($26.26/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $62,890, Prescott Valley-Prescott pays 13% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 240 first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisorss are employed across the Prescott Valley-Prescott MSA in SOC 53-1047.

The Prescott Valley-Prescott pay distribution spans from $39,440 at the 10th percentile to $83,800 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 $45,400 and the 75th at $70,890, so half of Prescott Valley-Prescott-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 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ 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 AZ data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.