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How Much Does a Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager Make?

A transportation, storage, and distribution manager in the US earns a median salary of $107,230 a year, or $51.55 an hour (BLS, May 2025). The average is $121,600, and the middle half earn between $82,440 and $146,770.

Median a year $107,230
Median an hour $51.55
Median a month $8,936
Average a year $121,600

Transportation, storage, and distribution manager pay range

What transportation, storage, and distribution managers earn at each point of the pay scale. The 10th percentile is a rough guide to starting pay.

Percentile A year An hour
10th (lowest 10%) $65,120 $31.31
25th $82,440 $39.64
Median (50th) $107,230 $51.55
75th $146,770 $70.56
90th (top 10%) $194,900 $93.70

The median is 110% more than the $50,980 median for all US jobs. About 221,180 people work as transportation, storage, and distribution managers in the US.

After tax and by period

A week
$2,062
Every two weeks
$4,124
Twice a month
$4,468
A month
$8,936

At the median salary, before tax.

Transportation, storage, and distribution manager salary by state

Sorted by average pay. Delaware pays transportation, storage, and distribution managers the most, at $153,200 a year on average.

State Average Median Jobs After tax
Delaware $153,200 $145,000 310 After tax
New Jersey $145,200 $130,610 9,120 After tax
District of Columbia $143,760 $132,180 610 After tax
Washington $143,410 $136,500 2,490 After tax
Colorado $140,330 $132,610 2,310 After tax
Massachusetts $139,330 $123,830 4,310 After tax
New York $137,620 $127,180 6,740 After tax
New Hampshire $135,530 $129,470 530 After tax
Georgia $133,650 $123,330 6,700 After tax
California $133,520 $123,780 30,540 After tax
Virginia $130,290 $119,140 3,380 After tax
Illinois $129,630 $120,250 11,030 After tax
Minnesota $128,660 $118,180 4,030 After tax
Rhode Island $125,860 $117,600 450 After tax
Alabama $124,700 $118,320 1,250 After tax
Connecticut $122,760 $114,210 2,410 After tax
South Carolina $121,290 $106,860 3,460 After tax
Pennsylvania $121,070 $105,240 8,540 After tax
North Carolina $120,690 $106,100 6,650 After tax
Indiana $118,260 $108,720 4,190 After tax
Oregon $117,430 $103,520 2,860 After tax
Maryland $117,050 $105,180 3,550 After tax
Missouri $116,740 $102,870 3,650 After tax
Kansas $116,580 $106,130 1,150 After tax
Hawaii $115,630 $101,480 830 After tax
Vermont $115,170 $101,850 390 After tax
Texas $114,870 $100,700 28,710 After tax
Alaska $114,410 $103,080 – After tax
Wyoming $114,210 $112,310 130 After tax
Tennessee $113,090 $100,740 4,910 After tax
Florida $113,060 $101,570 – After tax
Ohio $112,410 $101,550 9,480 After tax
Maine $112,210 $102,110 370 After tax
Arizona $111,650 $98,750 3,390 After tax
Utah $111,480 $102,180 3,010 After tax
Montana $110,830 $108,180 300 After tax
Kentucky $109,950 $100,340 2,340 After tax
Arkansas $108,830 $89,200 1,440 After tax
North Dakota $108,810 $100,720 390 After tax
Michigan $108,510 $99,100 8,180 After tax
Wisconsin $108,370 $95,900 5,410 After tax
South Dakota $107,970 $107,410 370 After tax
Nevada $107,800 $99,860 2,250 After tax
Iowa $107,740 $99,010 1,850 After tax
New Mexico $106,320 $101,420 660 After tax
Oklahoma $104,740 $96,830 1,660 After tax
Idaho $103,630 $93,920 1,040 After tax
Nebraska $102,100 $97,380 1,420 After tax
West Virginia $101,620 $98,230 530 After tax
Puerto Rico $99,490 $83,560 820
Louisiana $99,290 $93,650 2,840 After tax
Mississippi $96,480 $85,770 2,410 After tax
Guam $89,010 $83,360 150
Virgin Islands $70,200 $56,390 40

A dash means BLS did not publish that figure for the state.

Other management jobs

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (published 2026), for “Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers” (SOC 11-3071). Wages are before tax and leave out self-employed workers. All job salaries

About the Job Salaries

Job Salaries shows what more than 500 US jobs pay, from nurses and electricians to software developers and truck drivers. Each job has its median and average salary, hourly and monthly pay, the pay range from the lowest-paid 10% to the top 10%, and a table of pay in every state. The figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, the largest survey of US pay, in its latest release.

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  1. 1 Search for a job or pick one from the list.
  2. 2 Read the median salary, hourly pay and the pay range.
  3. 3 Check the salary by state to see where the job pays most.
  4. 4 Open the take-home pay calculator to see the salary after tax.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a transportation, storage, and distribution manager make an hour?

The median hourly wage for a transportation, storage, and distribution manager is $51.55, and the average is $58.46. The lowest-paid 10% earn under $31.31 an hour and the top 10% over $93.70.

How much does a transportation, storage, and distribution manager make a month?

At the median salary of $107,230, a transportation, storage, and distribution manager earns about $8,936 a month before tax, or $4,124 every two weeks.

Which state pays transportation, storage, and distribution managers the most?

Delaware has the highest average pay for a transportation, storage, and distribution manager, at $153,200 a year. Next are New Jersey and District of Columbia. Pay is usually higher where living costs are higher, so compare take-home pay too.

What is the starting salary for a transportation, storage, and distribution manager?

The lowest-paid 10% of transportation, storage, and distribution managers earn less than $65,120 a year, and the lowest 25% less than $82,440. That is a fair guide to starting pay, which depends on the state, the employer and your experience.

How much do the highest-paid transportation, storage, and distribution managers make?

The top 10% earn more than $194,900 a year, and the top 25% more than $146,770.