BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors pay in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT at a median of $66,140 per year ($31.80/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $62,890, Salt Lake City-Murray pays +5% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 3,690 first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisorss are employed across the Salt Lake City-Murray MSA in SOC 53-1047.

The Salt Lake City-Murray pay distribution spans from $45,930 at the 10th percentile to $95,340 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 $53,810 and the 75th at $80,330, so half of Salt Lake City-Murray-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 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 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 UT data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.