Administrative Services Managers
Median $114,130
Occupation · SOC 11-3071
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers: pay and where the jobs are
What transportation, storage, and distribution managers earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$107,230 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $121,600
- Median hourly wage
- $51.55
- Mean hourly wage
- $58.46
- Employment
- 221,180
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 11-3071.
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How much do transportation, storage, and distribution managers make?
The median annual wage for transportation, storage, and distribution managers was $107,230 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $65,120 and the highest-paid 10% more than $194,900. As an hourly rate, the median is $51.55. About 221,180 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Delaware ($145,000), Washington ($136,500) and Colorado ($132,610). Delaware also comes out on top after taxes and local prices.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for transportation, storage, and distribution managers looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $65,120 | $31.31 | $5,427 | $4,542 |
| 25th percentile | $82,440 | $39.64 | $6,870 | $5,569 |
| Median | $107,230 | $51.55 | $8,936 | $7,022 |
| 75th percentile | $146,770 | $70.56 | $12,231 | $9,299 |
| 90th percentile | $194,900 | $93.70 | $16,242 | $12,094 |
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers: pay by state
54 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$101,760 take-home in national prices
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$98,231 take-home in national prices
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$95,942 take-home in national prices
Where a median transportation, storage, and distribution manager paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 310 | $145,000 | $101,250 | $210,080 | $101,565 | $101,760 |
| Washington | 2,490 | $136,500 | $84,870 | $202,070 | $102,670 | $95,942 |
| Colorado | 2,310 | $132,610 | $80,160 | $213,580 | $96,195 | $93,346 |
| District of Columbia | 610 | $132,180 | $79,910 | $195,190 | $93,344 | $84,935 |
| New Jersey | 9,120 | $130,610 | $87,330 | $216,840 | $93,669 | $86,089 |
| New Hampshire | 530 | $129,470 | $80,550 | $198,700 | $99,759 | $95,770 |
| New York | 6,740 | $127,180 | $80,430 | $204,600 | $91,065 | $84,381 |
| Massachusetts | 4,310 | $123,830 | $75,400 | $223,700 | $89,363 | $84,498 |
| California | 30,540 | $123,780 | $71,260 | $208,420 | $86,994 | $78,571 |
| Georgia | 6,700 | $123,330 | $74,920 | $207,890 | $90,156 | $93,627 |
| Illinois | 11,030 | $120,250 | $68,310 | $207,570 | $87,618 | $87,655 |
| Virginia | 3,380 | $119,140 | $77,010 | $205,640 | $86,609 | $85,663 |
| Alabama | 1,250 | $118,320 | $63,710 | $198,970 | $87,252 | $98,231 |
| Minnesota | 4,030 | $118,180 | $71,610 | $200,450 | $84,937 | $86,124 |
| Rhode Island | 450 | $117,600 | $71,760 | $207,580 | $86,477 | $84,550 |
| Connecticut | 2,410 | $114,210 | $68,760 | $179,230 | $82,703 | $79,822 |
| Wyoming | 130 | $112,310 | $77,960 | $145,960 | $87,840 | $94,767 |
| Indiana | 4,190 | $108,720 | $70,690 | $174,220 | $82,137 | $88,008 |
| Montana | 300 | $108,180 | $66,300 | $146,570 | $80,183 | $84,720 |
| South Dakota | 370 | $107,410 | $70,090 | $147,230 | $84,393 | $95,267 |
| South Carolina | 3,460 | $106,860 | $68,150 | $199,970 | $79,405 | $84,699 |
| Kansas | 1,150 | $106,130 | $79,300 | $164,790 | $78,370 | $87,012 |
| North Carolina | 6,650 | $106,100 | $66,090 | $191,650 | $79,747 | $84,544 |
| Pennsylvania | 8,540 | $105,240 | $65,560 | $182,390 | $79,562 | $81,542 |
| Maryland | 3,550 | $105,180 | $71,450 | $169,680 | $78,118 | $74,427 |
| Oregon | 2,860 | $103,520 | $66,260 | $186,460 | $73,213 | $70,832 |
| Alaska | Not published | $103,080 | $76,310 | $157,100 | $81,076 | $79,207 |
| Missouri | 3,650 | $102,870 | $58,240 | $186,040 | $77,301 | $85,118 |
| Utah | 3,010 | $102,180 | $65,090 | $169,180 | $76,167 | $77,042 |
| Maine | 370 | $102,110 | $65,010 | $169,370 | $74,874 | $77,150 |
| Vermont | 390 | $101,850 | $70,090 | $167,530 | $76,263 | $77,853 |
| Florida | Not published | $101,570 | $54,490 | $173,950 | $80,284 | $77,634 |
| Ohio | 9,480 | $101,550 | $62,160 | $175,190 | $77,914 | $83,983 |
| Hawaii | 830 | $101,480 | $70,350 | $173,630 | $73,922 | $67,232 |
| New Mexico | 660 | $101,420 | $65,610 | $155,370 | $76,540 | $83,005 |
| Tennessee | 4,910 | $100,740 | $55,420 | $181,680 | $79,701 | $86,754 |
| North Dakota | 390 | $100,720 | $70,420 | $151,430 | $78,982 | $88,784 |
| Texas | 28,710 | $100,700 | $63,380 | $177,340 | $79,672 | $82,088 |
| Kentucky | 2,340 | $100,340 | $58,250 | $175,390 | $76,025 | $84,323 |
| Nevada | 2,250 | $99,860 | $62,780 | $162,720 | $79,082 | $79,098 |
| Michigan | 8,180 | $99,100 | $61,720 | $169,020 | $74,586 | $77,518 |
| Iowa | 1,850 | $99,010 | $61,340 | $164,980 | $75,373 | $85,883 |
| Arizona | 3,390 | $98,750 | $68,780 | $166,680 | $76,226 | $75,713 |
| West Virginia | 530 | $98,230 | $56,970 | $157,540 | $74,325 | $83,047 |
| Nebraska | 1,420 | $97,380 | $64,320 | $147,110 | $73,786 | $81,890 |
| Oklahoma | 1,660 | $96,830 | $53,930 | $168,180 | $73,138 | $83,260 |
| Wisconsin | 5,410 | $95,900 | $57,410 | $176,090 | $72,112 | $76,637 |
| Idaho | 1,040 | $93,920 | $56,510 | $171,940 | $71,033 | $74,385 |
| Louisiana | 2,840 | $93,650 | $54,220 | $154,240 | $72,290 | $81,954 |
| Arkansas | 1,440 | $89,200 | $52,620 | $174,990 | $68,769 | $79,103 |
| Mississippi | 2,410 | $85,770 | $51,780 | $154,470 | $66,470 | $76,444 |
| Puerto Rico | 820 | $83,560 | $44,070 | $160,860 | — | — |
| Guam | 150 | $83,360 | $48,000 | $136,990 | — | — |
| Virgin Islands | 40 | $56,390 | $43,260 | $119,670 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 11-3071. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.