13 Series · SOC 13-1081
Logisticians Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $82,320
- Median / year
- $133,160
- Top 10% earn
- +16.7%
- Growth '23–'33
- 251,040
- US workers
Logisticians earn a median of $82,320 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $82,320, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $50,890 (10th percentile) to $133,160 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 251,040 US workers. Washington pays the most ($107,250), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Logisticians earn a median of $82,320, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 75% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Business and Financial Operations, it ranks #13 of 32 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 16.7% by 2033.
- $82,320
- Median annual wage
- Top 25%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #13 of 32
- in Business and Financial Operations
- 2.6×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $107,250. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Logisticians (SOC 13-1081) pays a national median of $82,320 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $50,890 at the 10th percentile to $133,160 at the 90th, with a mean of $89,730 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 251,040 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 466 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +16.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as much faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 26,400 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.3 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $107,250, which is +30% above the national figure. The top metro is Lexington Park, MD at $131,600 - 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 251,040 jobs Median $82,320/yr
Median Salary
$82,320
per year
Median Hourly
$39.58/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$89,730
average
Employment
251,040
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Logisticians pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$82,320 Top 25% higher than 75% of 825 US occupations
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 13-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Logisticians; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 13-series occupations with growth data, Logisticians sits on the faster-growing side at +16.7% growth and $82,320 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+16.7%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
26,400
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.3/100
Danger Index
1.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Logisticians roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 4.0
Critical Thinking 4.0
Active Listening 3.9
Complex Problem Solving 3.9
Speaking 3.8
Monitoring 3.8
Systems Analysis 3.8
Systems Evaluation 3.8
Judgment and Decision Making 3.6
Writing 3.4
Knowledge Areas
English Language 4.2
Computers and Electronics 3.9
Transportation 3.8
Mathematics 3.6
Administration and Management 3.5
Customer and Personal Service 3.5
Education and Training 3.1
Administrative 3.0
Production and Processing 3.0
Geography 3.0
Key Tasks
- ▸ Maintain databases of logistics information.
- ▸ Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics activity.
- ▸ Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.
- ▸ Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.
- ▸ Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers.
- ▸ Track product flow from origin to final delivery.
- ▸ Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
- ▸ Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.
- ▸ Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.
- ▸ Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$50,890
25th Percentile
$64,440
Median
$82,320
75th Percentile
$106,190
90th Percentile
$133,160
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $107,250 | +30% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $104,770 | +27% above national |
| 3 | Maryland | $102,700 | +25% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $100,360 | +22% above national |
| 5 | Hawaii | $100,340 | +22% above national |
| 6 | Virginia | $98,920 | +20% above national |
| 7 | Alabama | $98,450 | +20% above national |
| 8 | New Mexico | $98,430 | +20% above national |
| 9 | Colorado | $96,090 | +17% above national |
| 10 | Delaware | $96,090 | +17% above national |
| 11 | California | $92,890 | +13% above national |
| 12 | New Jersey | $92,280 | +12% above national |
| 13 | New York | $88,240 | +7% above national |
| 14 | Alaska | $87,280 | +6% above national |
| 15 | Oklahoma | $86,600 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Wyoming | $85,550 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Connecticut | $85,450 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Vermont | $83,560 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Ohio | $83,460 | +1% above national |
| 20 | Utah | $83,300 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Michigan | $83,200 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Oregon | $83,180 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Minnesota | $82,320 | same as national |
| 24 | Montana | $81,270 | 1% below national |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $81,270 | 1% below national |
| 26 | North Carolina | $80,780 | 2% below national |
| 27 | South Carolina | $80,330 | 2% below national |
| 28 | Illinois | $80,100 | 3% below national |
| 29 | South Dakota | $80,020 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Nevada | $79,600 | 3% below national |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $79,340 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Iowa | $78,740 | 4% below national |
| 33 | Arkansas | $78,400 | 5% below national |
| 34 | Missouri | $78,350 | 5% below national |
| 35 | Maine | $77,780 | 6% below national |
| 36 | Indiana | $77,670 | 6% below national |
| 37 | Arizona | $77,620 | 6% below national |
| 38 | Georgia | $77,570 | 6% below national |
| 39 | Florida | $76,410 | 7% below national |
| 40 | Rhode Island | $76,180 | 7% below national |
| 41 | Texas | $75,480 | 8% below national |
| 42 | Louisiana | $75,230 | 9% below national |
| 43 | Mississippi | $75,160 | 9% below national |
| 44 | Idaho | $73,920 | 10% below national |
| 45 | Wisconsin | $73,180 | 11% below national |
| 46 | North Dakota | $72,800 | 12% below national |
| 47 | West Virginia | $71,590 | 13% below national |
| 48 | Tennessee | $71,280 | 13% below national |
| 49 | Kansas | $69,520 | 16% below national |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $68,790 | 16% below national |
| 51 | Kentucky | $68,420 | 17% below national |
| 52 | Guam | $65,440 | 21% below national |
| 53 | Nebraska | $65,370 | 21% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $54,380 | 34% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington Park, MD | $131,600 | +60% above national |
| 2 | Huntsville, AL | $117,060 | +42% above national |
| 3 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $115,570 | +40% above national |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $108,920 | +32% above national |
| 5 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $108,340 | +32% above national |
| 6 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $107,040 | +30% above national |
| 7 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $105,060 | +28% above national |
| 8 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $104,330 | +27% above national |
| 9 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $104,320 | +27% above national |
| 10 | Colorado Springs, CO | $103,480 | +26% above national |
| 11 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $102,920 | +25% above national |
| 12 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $102,700 | +25% above national |
| 13 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $101,750 | +24% above national |
| 14 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $101,540 | +23% above national |
| 15 | Albuquerque, NM | $101,270 | +23% above national |
| 16 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $101,040 | +23% above national |
| 17 | Columbus, IN | $100,720 | +22% above national |
| 18 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $100,710 | +22% above national |
| 19 | Boulder, CO | $100,680 | +22% above national |
| 20 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $100,420 | +22% above national |
| 21 | Walla Walla, WA | $100,420 | +22% above national |
| 22 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $100,130 | +22% above national |
| 23 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $99,320 | +21% above national |
| 24 | Fayetteville, NC | $98,670 | +20% above national |
| 25 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $98,470 | +20% above national |
| 26 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $98,430 | +20% above national |
| 27 | Worcester, MA | $98,390 | +20% above national |
| 28 | Enid, OK | $98,100 | +19% above national |
| 29 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $97,720 | +19% above national |
| 30 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $97,290 | +18% above national |
| 31 | Warner Robins, GA | $96,800 | +18% above national |
| 32 | Ogden, UT | $96,100 | +17% above national |
| 33 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $95,830 | +16% above national |
| 34 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $95,470 | +16% above national |
| 35 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $94,740 | +15% above national |
| 36 | Oklahoma City, OK | $94,520 | +15% above national |
| 37 | Pittsfield, MA | $94,520 | +15% above national |
| 38 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $94,520 | +15% above national |
| 39 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $94,330 | +15% above national |
| 40 | Topeka, KS | $94,200 | +14% above national |
| 41 | Great Falls, MT | $93,640 | +14% above national |
| 42 | Sumter, SC | $93,640 | +14% above national |
| 43 | Dubuque, IA | $93,480 | +14% above national |
| 44 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $93,130 | +13% above national |
| 45 | Barnstable Town, MA | $92,810 | +13% above national |
| 46 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $92,540 | +12% above national |
| 47 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $92,540 | +12% above national |
| 48 | Richmond, VA | $92,500 | +12% above national |
| 49 | Lake Charles, LA | $92,170 | +12% above national |
| 50 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $91,750 | +11% above national |
| 51 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $91,460 | +11% above national |
| 52 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $91,240 | +11% above national |
| 53 | Binghamton, NY | $91,050 | +11% above national |
| 54 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $90,060 | +9% above national |
| 55 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $89,740 | +9% above national |
| 56 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $89,740 | +9% above national |
| 57 | Sandusky, OH | $89,720 | +9% above national |
| 58 | Decatur, AL | $89,500 | +9% above national |
| 59 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $88,880 | +8% above national |
| 60 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $88,710 | +8% above national |
| 61 | Elizabethtown, KY | $88,610 | +8% above national |
| 62 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $88,610 | +8% above national |
| 63 | Albany, GA | $88,560 | +8% above national |
| 64 | Vineland, NJ | $88,090 | +7% above national |
| 65 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $88,000 | +7% above national |
| 66 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $87,990 | +7% above national |
| 67 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $87,970 | +7% above national |
| 68 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $87,950 | +7% above national |
| 69 | Yuba City, CA | $87,860 | +7% above national |
| 70 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $87,750 | +7% above national |
| 71 | Anchorage, AK | $87,670 | +6% above national |
| 72 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $87,320 | +6% above national |
| 73 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $86,930 | +6% above national |
| 74 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $86,900 | +6% above national |
| 75 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $86,810 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $86,740 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $86,620 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $86,120 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $85,980 | +4% above national |
| 80 | Peoria, IL | $85,930 | +4% above national |
| 81 | Albany, OR | $85,840 | +4% above national |
| 82 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $85,780 | +4% above national |
| 83 | Toledo, OH | $85,700 | +4% above national |
| 84 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $85,600 | +4% above national |
| 85 | Vallejo, CA | $85,470 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $85,380 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Jonesboro, AR | $85,340 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $85,260 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Modesto, CA | $85,130 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $84,930 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $84,910 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $84,700 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $84,680 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Pueblo, CO | $84,640 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $84,500 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $84,370 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $84,300 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $84,180 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $84,120 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $84,090 | +2% above national |
| 101 | Syracuse, NY | $84,040 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $83,990 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $83,990 | +2% above national |
| 104 | York-Hanover, PA | $83,890 | +2% above national |
| 105 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $83,780 | +2% above national |
| 106 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $83,720 | +2% above national |
| 107 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $83,600 | +2% above national |
| 108 | Helena, MT | $83,570 | +2% above national |
| 109 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $83,560 | +2% above national |
| 110 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $83,480 | +1% above national |
| 111 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $83,470 | +1% above national |
| 112 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $83,440 | +1% above national |
| 113 | Ann Arbor, MI | $83,430 | +1% above national |
| 114 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $83,410 | +1% above national |
| 115 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $83,360 | +1% above national |
| 116 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $83,320 | +1% above national |
| 117 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $83,030 | +1% above national |
| 118 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $82,990 | +1% above national |
| 119 | Spartanburg, SC | $82,950 | +1% above national |
| 120 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $82,840 | +1% above national |
| 121 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $82,830 | +1% above national |
| 122 | Salinas, CA | $82,820 | +1% above national |
| 123 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $82,780 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Corvallis, OR | $82,530 | same as national |
| 125 | Springfield, OH | $82,510 | same as national |
| 126 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $82,440 | same as national |
| 127 | Bloomington, IN | $82,390 | same as national |
| 128 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $82,380 | same as national |
| 129 | Niles, MI | $82,330 | same as national |
| 130 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $82,160 | same as national |
| 131 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $82,080 | same as national |
| 132 | Rocky Mount, NC | $81,950 | same as national |
| 133 | Midland, TX | $81,890 | 1% below national |
| 134 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $81,810 | 1% below national |
| 135 | Decatur, IL | $81,760 | 1% below national |
| 136 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $81,730 | 1% below national |
| 137 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $81,700 | 1% below national |
| 138 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $81,640 | 1% below national |
| 139 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $81,520 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $81,490 | 1% below national |
| 141 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $81,390 | 1% below national |
| 142 | Cheyenne, WY | $81,330 | 1% below national |
| 143 | Lawton, OK | $81,330 | 1% below national |
| 144 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $81,330 | 1% below national |
| 145 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $81,330 | 1% below national |
| 146 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $81,240 | 1% below national |
| 147 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $81,160 | 1% below national |
| 148 | Springfield, MA | $81,060 | 2% below national |
| 149 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $80,930 | 2% below national |
| 150 | Rochester, NY | $80,910 | 2% below national |
| 151 | New Haven, CT | $80,850 | 2% below national |
| 152 | Columbus, GA-AL | $80,790 | 2% below national |
| 153 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $80,750 | 2% below national |
| 154 | Columbus, OH | $80,710 | 2% below national |
| 155 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $80,700 | 2% below national |
| 156 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $80,690 | 2% below national |
| 157 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $80,650 | 2% below national |
| 158 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $80,550 | 2% below national |
| 159 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $80,500 | 2% below national |
| 160 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $80,490 | 2% below national |
| 161 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $80,490 | 2% below national |
| 162 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $80,330 | 2% below national |
| 163 | Reno, NV | $80,330 | 2% below national |
| 164 | Rochester, MN | $80,300 | 2% below national |
| 165 | Jacksonville, FL | $80,230 | 3% below national |
| 166 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $80,020 | 3% below national |
| 167 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $79,990 | 3% below national |
| 168 | Winston-Salem, NC | $79,930 | 3% below national |
| 169 | Madison, WI | $79,910 | 3% below national |
| 170 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $79,900 | 3% below national |
| 171 | Asheville, NC | $79,700 | 3% below national |
| 172 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $79,700 | 3% below national |
| 173 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $79,660 | 3% below national |
| 174 | Las Cruces, NM | $79,620 | 3% below national |
| 175 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $79,600 | 3% below national |
| 176 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $79,590 | 3% below national |
| 177 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $79,550 | 3% below national |
| 178 | Utica-Rome, NY | $79,550 | 3% below national |
| 179 | Fond du Lac, WI | $79,540 | 3% below national |
| 180 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $79,530 | 3% below national |
| 181 | Rapid City, SD | $79,510 | 3% below national |
| 182 | Charlottesville, VA | $79,450 | 3% below national |
| 183 | Billings, MT | $79,440 | 3% below national |
| 184 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $79,370 | 4% below national |
| 185 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $79,320 | 4% below national |
| 186 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $79,300 | 4% below national |
| 187 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $79,250 | 4% below national |
| 188 | Chambersburg, PA | $79,150 | 4% below national |
| 189 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $79,060 | 4% below national |
| 190 | Salem, OR | $79,040 | 4% below national |
| 191 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $79,040 | 4% below national |
| 192 | Cleveland, OH | $79,030 | 4% below national |
| 193 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $79,030 | 4% below national |
| 194 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $79,000 | 4% below national |
| 195 | Monroe, MI | $78,890 | 4% below national |
| 196 | Roanoke, VA | $78,870 | 4% below national |
| 197 | Battle Creek, MI | $78,850 | 4% below national |
| 198 | Hinesville, GA | $78,850 | 4% below national |
| 199 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $78,850 | 4% below national |
| 200 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $78,850 | 4% below national |
| 201 | Baton Rouge, LA | $78,840 | 4% below national |
| 202 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $78,830 | 4% below national |
| 203 | Montgomery, AL | $78,790 | 4% below national |
| 204 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $78,690 | 4% below national |
| 205 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $78,680 | 4% below national |
| 206 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $78,670 | 4% below national |
| 207 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $78,630 | 4% below national |
| 208 | Akron, OH | $78,590 | 5% below national |
| 209 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $78,560 | 5% below national |
| 210 | Rockford, IL | $78,560 | 5% below national |
| 211 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $78,540 | 5% below national |
| 212 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $78,540 | 5% below national |
| 213 | Lynchburg, VA | $78,520 | 5% below national |
| 214 | Sheboygan, WI | $78,490 | 5% below national |
| 215 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $78,460 | 5% below national |
| 216 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $78,420 | 5% below national |
| 217 | St. George, UT | $78,420 | 5% below national |
| 218 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $78,370 | 5% below national |
| 219 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $78,200 | 5% below national |
| 220 | Odessa, TX | $78,150 | 5% below national |
| 221 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $78,130 | 5% below national |
| 222 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $78,090 | 5% below national |
| 223 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $78,060 | 5% below national |
| 224 | Bloomington, IL | $78,030 | 5% below national |
| 225 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $78,030 | 5% below national |
| 226 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $77,930 | 5% below national |
| 227 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $77,860 | 5% below national |
| 228 | Wilmington, NC | $77,850 | 5% below national |
| 229 | Dover, DE | $77,790 | 6% below national |
| 230 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $77,750 | 6% below national |
| 231 | Visalia, CA | $77,700 | 6% below national |
| 232 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $77,700 | 6% below national |
| 233 | Saginaw, MI | $77,630 | 6% below national |
| 234 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $77,630 | 6% below national |
| 235 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $77,610 | 6% below national |
| 236 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $77,570 | 6% below national |
| 237 | Terre Haute, IN | $77,550 | 6% below national |
| 238 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $77,540 | 6% below national |
| 239 | Kankakee, IL | $77,460 | 6% below national |
| 240 | Tucson, AZ | $77,410 | 6% below national |
| 241 | Jacksonville, NC | $77,400 | 6% below national |
| 242 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $77,370 | 6% below national |
| 243 | Mobile, AL | $77,330 | 6% below national |
| 244 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $77,310 | 6% below national |
| 245 | Pittsburgh, PA | $77,220 | 6% below national |
| 246 | Birmingham, AL | $77,210 | 6% below national |
| 247 | Springfield, IL | $77,090 | 6% below national |
| 248 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $77,050 | 6% below national |
| 249 | Lima, OH | $77,000 | 6% below national |
| 250 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $76,950 | 7% below national |
| 251 | Redding, CA | $76,940 | 7% below national |
| 252 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $76,890 | 7% below national |
| 253 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $76,820 | 7% below national |
| 254 | Reading, PA | $76,810 | 7% below national |
| 255 | Greeley, CO | $76,770 | 7% below national |
| 256 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $76,730 | 7% below national |
| 257 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $76,680 | 7% below national |
| 258 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $76,640 | 7% below national |
| 259 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $76,560 | 7% below national |
| 260 | Corpus Christi, TX | $76,540 | 7% below national |
| 261 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $76,540 | 7% below national |
| 262 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $76,510 | 7% below national |
| 263 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $76,440 | 7% below national |
| 264 | Bismarck, ND | $76,400 | 7% below national |
| 265 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $76,380 | 7% below national |
| 266 | Fresno, CA | $76,370 | 7% below national |
| 267 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $76,170 | 7% below national |
| 268 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $76,040 | 8% below national |
| 269 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $75,940 | 8% below national |
| 270 | Jackson, MI | $75,940 | 8% below national |
| 271 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $75,820 | 8% below national |
| 272 | Columbia, SC | $75,800 | 8% below national |
| 273 | Chico, CA | $75,760 | 8% below national |
| 274 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $75,650 | 8% below national |
| 275 | Ames, IA | $75,620 | 8% below national |
| 276 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $75,560 | 8% below national |
| 277 | Burlington, NC | $75,500 | 8% below national |
| 278 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $75,470 | 8% below national |
| 279 | Valdosta, GA | $75,360 | 8% below national |
| 280 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $75,320 | 9% below national |
| 281 | Bozeman, MT | $75,310 | 9% below national |
| 282 | Florence, SC | $75,240 | 9% below national |
| 283 | Goldsboro, NC | $75,230 | 9% below national |
| 284 | Mansfield, OH | $75,180 | 9% below national |
| 285 | Traverse City, MI | $75,180 | 9% below national |
| 286 | Bend, OR | $75,130 | 9% below national |
| 287 | Boise City, ID | $75,050 | 9% below national |
| 288 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $74,930 | 9% below national |
| 289 | Grand Junction, CO | $74,880 | 9% below national |
| 290 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $74,840 | 9% below national |
| 291 | Merced, CA | $74,820 | 9% below national |
| 292 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $74,780 | 9% below national |
| 293 | Bellingham, WA | $74,730 | 9% below national |
| 294 | Medford, OR | $74,440 | 10% below national |
| 295 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $74,430 | 10% below national |
| 296 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $74,400 | 10% below national |
| 297 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $74,380 | 10% below national |
| 298 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $74,290 | 10% below national |
| 299 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $74,270 | 10% below national |
| 300 | Lincoln, NE | $74,240 | 10% below national |
| 301 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $74,220 | 10% below national |
| 302 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $74,200 | 10% below national |
| 303 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $74,130 | 10% below national |
| 304 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $74,090 | 10% below national |
| 305 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $74,040 | 10% below national |
| 306 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $73,920 | 10% below national |
| 307 | Iowa City, IA | $73,920 | 10% below national |
| 308 | Kenosha, WI | $73,900 | 10% below national |
| 309 | Joplin, MO-KS | $73,810 | 10% below national |
| 310 | Ocala, FL | $73,740 | 10% below national |
| 311 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $73,680 | 10% below national |
| 312 | Flint, MI | $73,680 | 10% below national |
| 313 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $73,640 | 11% below national |
| 314 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $73,560 | 11% below national |
| 315 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $73,480 | 11% below national |
| 316 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $73,440 | 11% below national |
| 317 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $73,290 | 11% below national |
| 318 | St. Cloud, MN | $73,280 | 11% below national |
| 319 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $73,270 | 11% below national |
| 320 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $73,170 | 11% below national |
| 321 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $73,110 | 11% below national |
| 322 | Johnstown, PA | $72,910 | 11% below national |
| 323 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $72,860 | 11% below national |
| 324 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $72,820 | 12% below national |
| 325 | Duluth, MN-WI | $72,790 | 12% below national |
| 326 | Napa, CA | $72,750 | 12% below national |
| 327 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $72,740 | 12% below national |
| 328 | Lafayette, LA | $72,670 | 12% below national |
| 329 | Tallahassee, FL | $72,320 | 12% below national |
| 330 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $72,300 | 12% below national |
| 331 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $72,250 | 12% below national |
| 332 | Winchester, VA-WV | $72,240 | 12% below national |
| 333 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $72,230 | 12% below national |
| 334 | Columbia, MO | $72,180 | 12% below national |
| 335 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $72,120 | 12% below national |
| 336 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $72,090 | 12% below national |
| 337 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $71,900 | 13% below national |
| 338 | Tyler, TX | $71,580 | 13% below national |
| 339 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $71,470 | 13% below national |
| 340 | Erie, PA | $71,380 | 13% below national |
| 341 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $71,360 | 13% below national |
| 342 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $71,330 | 13% below national |
| 343 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $71,280 | 13% below national |
| 344 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $71,230 | 13% below national |
| 345 | Monroe, LA | $71,010 | 14% below national |
| 346 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $70,880 | 14% below national |
| 347 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $70,840 | 14% below national |
| 348 | Waco, TX | $70,730 | 14% below national |
| 349 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $70,720 | 14% below national |
| 350 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $70,700 | 14% below national |
| 351 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $70,700 | 14% below national |
| 352 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $70,680 | 14% below national |
| 353 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $70,610 | 14% below national |
| 354 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $70,330 | 15% below national |
| 355 | Jackson, MS | $70,310 | 15% below national |
| 356 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $70,270 | 15% below national |
| 357 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $70,160 | 15% below national |
| 358 | Victoria, TX | $69,970 | 15% below national |
| 359 | Johnson City, TN | $69,940 | 15% below national |
| 360 | Springfield, MO | $69,740 | 15% below national |
| 361 | Fort Wayne, IN | $69,610 | 15% below national |
| 362 | Fargo, ND-MN | $69,530 | 16% below national |
| 363 | Wichita, KS | $69,520 | 16% below national |
| 364 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $69,480 | 16% below national |
| 365 | Hattiesburg, MS | $69,430 | 16% below national |
| 366 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $69,390 | 16% below national |
| 367 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $69,240 | 16% below national |
| 368 | Gainesville, FL | $69,240 | 16% below national |
| 369 | Green Bay, WI | $69,090 | 16% below national |
| 370 | Longview, TX | $68,890 | 16% below national |
| 371 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $68,730 | 17% below national |
| 372 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $68,710 | 17% below national |
| 373 | Harrisonburg, VA | $68,700 | 17% below national |
| 374 | Savannah, GA | $68,610 | 17% below national |
| 375 | Grand Island, NE | $68,510 | 17% below national |
| 376 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $68,380 | 17% below national |
| 377 | San Angelo, TX | $68,200 | 17% below national |
| 378 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $68,170 | 17% below national |
| 379 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $68,070 | 17% below national |
| 380 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $67,930 | 17% below national |
| 381 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $67,880 | 18% below national |
| 382 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $67,770 | 18% below national |
| 383 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $67,500 | 18% below national |
| 384 | Logan, UT-ID | $67,490 | 18% below national |
| 385 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $67,300 | 18% below national |
| 386 | Alexandria, LA | $67,200 | 18% below national |
| 387 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $67,200 | 18% below national |
| 388 | Altoona, PA | $66,820 | 19% below national |
| 389 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $66,750 | 19% below national |
| 390 | Manhattan, KS | $66,710 | 19% below national |
| 391 | Lancaster, PA | $66,660 | 19% below national |
| 392 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $66,660 | 19% below national |
| 393 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $66,620 | 19% below national |
| 394 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $66,560 | 19% below national |
| 395 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $66,430 | 19% below national |
| 396 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $66,400 | 19% below national |
| 397 | Charleston, WV | $66,300 | 19% below national |
| 398 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $66,250 | 20% below national |
| 399 | Lubbock, TX | $66,210 | 20% below national |
| 400 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $66,190 | 20% below national |
| 401 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $66,090 | 20% below national |
| 402 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $66,010 | 20% below national |
| 403 | Bowling Green, KY | $65,980 | 20% below national |
| 404 | Greenville, NC | $65,930 | 20% below national |
| 405 | Eau Claire, WI | $65,800 | 20% below national |
| 406 | El Centro, CA | $65,690 | 20% below national |
| 407 | Evansville, IN | $65,610 | 20% below national |
| 408 | Aguadilla, PR | $65,420 | 21% below national |
| 409 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $65,380 | 21% below national |
| 410 | Appleton, WI | $65,370 | 21% below national |
| 411 | Wichita Falls, TX | $65,360 | 21% below national |
| 412 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $65,310 | 21% below national |
| 413 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $65,170 | 21% below national |
| 414 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $65,170 | 21% below national |
| 415 | Knoxville, TN | $65,030 | 21% below national |
| 416 | Omaha, NE-IA | $64,860 | 21% below national |
| 417 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $64,760 | 21% below national |
| 418 | Morristown, TN | $64,540 | 22% below national |
| 419 | Abilene, TX | $64,490 | 22% below national |
| 420 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $64,290 | 22% below national |
| 421 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $64,270 | 22% below national |
| 422 | Owensboro, KY | $64,230 | 22% below national |
| 423 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $64,110 | 22% below national |
| 424 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $63,950 | 22% below national |
| 425 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $63,880 | 22% below national |
| 426 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $63,760 | 23% below national |
| 427 | Cleveland, TN | $63,600 | 23% below national |
| 428 | Dothan, AL | $63,490 | 23% below national |
| 429 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $63,440 | 23% below national |
| 430 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $63,440 | 23% below national |
| 431 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $63,430 | 23% below national |
| 432 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $63,390 | 23% below national |
| 433 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $63,130 | 23% below national |
| 434 | Lebanon, PA | $62,730 | 24% below national |
| 435 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $62,060 | 25% below national |
| 436 | Tulsa, OK | $61,590 | 25% below national |
| 437 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $61,420 | 25% below national |
| 438 | Amarillo, TX | $61,410 | 25% below national |
| 439 | Morgantown, WV | $61,270 | 26% below national |
| 440 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $61,260 | 26% below national |
| 441 | Ponce, PR | $61,110 | 26% below national |
| 442 | El Paso, TX | $61,080 | 26% below national |
| 443 | Wausau, WI | $61,030 | 26% below national |
| 444 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $60,470 | 27% below national |
| 445 | Yuma, AZ | $60,340 | 27% below national |
| 446 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $59,780 | 27% below national |
| 447 | Idaho Falls, ID | $59,300 | 28% below national |
| 448 | Gainesville, GA | $59,070 | 28% below national |
| 449 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $58,840 | 29% below national |
| 450 | Bay City, MI | $58,800 | 29% below national |
| 451 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $58,480 | 29% below national |
| 452 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $58,230 | 29% below national |
| 453 | Gettysburg, PA | $57,810 | 30% below national |
| 454 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $57,480 | 30% below national |
| 455 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $57,240 | 30% below national |
| 456 | Williamsport, PA | $56,690 | 31% below national |
| 457 | Dalton, GA | $56,500 | 31% below national |
| 458 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $56,240 | 32% below national |
| 459 | Bangor, ME | $55,770 | 32% below national |
| 460 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $55,260 | 33% below national |
| 461 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $53,820 | 35% below national |
| 462 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $53,370 | 35% below national |
| 463 | Jackson, TN | $50,220 | 39% below national |
| 464 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $49,750 | 40% below national |
| 465 | Jefferson City, MO | $48,870 | 41% below national |
| 466 | Laredo, TX | $43,570 | 47% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Logisticians make? ▼
The median annual salary for Logisticians is $82,320 ($39.58/hour). The salary range spans from $50,890 at the 10th percentile to $133,160 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Logisticians the most? ▼
Washington pays the highest median salary for Logisticians at $107,250/year, which is +30% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Logisticians? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Logisticians is Bachelor's degree.
How dangerous is being a Logisticians? ▼
Logisticians has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.3 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.3 per 100 workers.
Is Logisticians a good career? ▼
Employment for Logisticians is projected to grow 16.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is much faster than average. About 26,400 openings are projected each year.
How does Logisticians pay vary by state? ▼
Logisticians salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Washington at $107,250/year, while Virgin Islands pays the least at $68,790/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Logisticians? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Logisticians is Lexington Park, MD at $131,600/year. BLS reports wage data for 466 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Logisticians pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $106,190/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Washington leads at $107,250/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
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