SOC 53-1041 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$58,170
U.S. median hourly wage$27.97
U.S. employment9,760

Nationally, aircraft cargo handling supervisors earned a median of $58,170 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 9,760 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors: pay and employment by state
State
Georgia$81,380$39.121500.0
Ohio$79,650$38.291000.0
Louisiana$79,460$38.20400.0
Colorado$79,260$38.101900.1
Connecticut$78,770$37.87500.0
Virginia$78,420$37.702400.1
Missouri$76,450$36.751000.0
Indiana$75,880$36.48600.0
Pennsylvania$75,620$36.364500.1
Arizona$74,780$35.952200.1
Arkansas$73,520$35.34400.0
New Mexico$72,760$34.98500.1
Nevada$70,740$34.011700.1
New Jersey$65,590$31.54600.0
Florida$62,240$29.937400.1
South Carolina$61,470$29.551400.1
Oregon$61,340$29.491100.1
Washington$61,090$29.371500.0
California$60,530$29.101,4900.1
Alabama$59,460$28.59Not publishedNot published
North Carolina$59,130$28.43900.0
Hawaii$59,120$28.421800.3
Illinois$58,600$28.175300.1
Alaska$58,230$27.991300.4
Utah$57,570$27.68800.0
New York$57,290$27.542500.0
Idaho$56,530$27.181200.1
Texas$56,290$27.061,4100.1
Iowa$55,030$26.46Not publishedNot published
Tennessee$53,560$25.752600.1
Minnesota$53,100$25.531700.1
Kentucky$52,530$25.261,0100.5
Massachusetts$52,470$25.231400.0
New Hampshire$52,360$25.17300.0
Puerto Rico$51,150$24.591000.1
Michigan$47,850$23.01900.0
Oklahoma$41,600$20.00700.0
MarylandNot publishedNot published1300.0
NebraskaNot publishedNot published1500.1

Pay by metro area

All 45 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$34,110$49,867$65,623$81,380Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $34,110Omaha, NE-IA — $37,250Knoxville, TN — $45,940Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $49,160Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $49,290San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $51,150Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $52,470Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $53,220Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $54,200Jacksonville, FL — $54,840Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $55,920Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $56,040Boise City, ID — $56,530San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $56,850Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $57,620Anchorage, AK — $58,230Pittsburgh, PA — $59,380Tulsa, OK — $60,150New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $60,390Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $60,530Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $61,100Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $61,340Columbia, SC — $61,470Urban Honolulu, HI — $64,860Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $65,540Albuquerque, NM — $65,590Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $67,000Cleveland, OH — $68,390Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $70,780Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $73,020San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $73,020San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $73,020Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $73,400Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $73,540San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $74,590Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $75,810Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $75,880Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $75,970Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $77,790Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $77,810Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $78,420Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $79,260Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $80,140Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $80,820Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $81,380

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$81,380$39.121300.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$80,820$38.863000.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$80,140$38.53400.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$79,260$38.101800.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$78,420$37.70600.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$77,810$37.411500.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$77,790$37.401700.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$75,970$36.52600.0
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$75,880$36.48500.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$75,810$36.452100.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$74,590$35.86800.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$73,540$35.36500.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$73,400$35.29900.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$73,020$35.11400.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$73,020$35.112200.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$73,020$35.11500.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$70,780$34.033800.1
Cleveland, OH$68,390$32.88300.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$67,000$32.21800.1
Albuquerque, NM$65,590$31.54400.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$65,540$31.513600.1
Urban Honolulu, HI$64,860$31.18800.2
Columbia, SC$61,470$29.55300.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$61,340$29.491000.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$61,100$29.371100.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$60,530$29.106800.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$60,390$29.042200.0
Tulsa, OK$60,150$28.92400.1
Pittsburgh, PA$59,380$28.551000.1
Anchorage, AK$58,230$28.001300.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$57,620$27.70600.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$56,850$27.33600.1
Boise City, ID$56,530$27.181100.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$56,040$26.943900.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$55,920$26.891300.1
Jacksonville, FL$54,840$26.37400.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$54,200$26.061100.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$53,220$25.596900.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$52,470$25.231300.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$51,150$24.59900.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$49,290$23.702800.2
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$49,160$23.64600.9
Knoxville, TN$45,940$22.09500.1
Omaha, NE-IA$37,250$17.911400.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$34,110$16.404600.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.