Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington

BLS metro-level wage data places Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI at a median of $124,600 per year ($59.90/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $107,230, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington pays +16% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 3,030 transportation, storage, and distribution managerss are employed across the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MSA in SOC 11-3071.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington pay distribution spans from $75,310 at the 10th percentile to $206,760 at the 90th, a 2.7× 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 $95,900 and the 75th at $161,060, so half of Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington-based transportation, storage, and distribution managerss 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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 MN data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.