First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors · SOC 53-1047
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisorss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 393 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $76,390 | 8,250 | 4.0 |
| 2 | Casper, WY | $76,290 | 310 | 7.6 |
| 3 | Walla Walla, WA | $75,800 | 100 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $75,460 | 6,680 | 4.9 |
| 5 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $75,270 | 200 | 4.9 |
| 6 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $74,240 | 2,310 | 2.0 |
| 7 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $74,230 | 250 | 2.7 |
| 8 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $73,970 | 2,440 | 8.4 |
| 9 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $73,950 | 7,450 | 3.1 |
| 10 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $72,670 | 180 | 3.6 |
| 11 | Kenosha, WI | $72,500 | 610 | 8.1 |
| 12 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $72,140 | 6,130 | 3.1 |
| 13 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $71,950 | 410 | 3.1 |
| 14 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $71,510 | 35,860 | 3.8 |
| 15 | Bellingham, WA | $71,270 | 340 | 3.7 |
| 16 | Midland, TX | $70,840 | 720 | 5.9 |
| 17 | Winchester, VA-WV | $70,810 | 340 | 5.1 |
| 18 | Vallejo, CA | $70,580 | 590 | 4.1 |
| 19 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $70,170 | 2,600 | 3.6 |
| 20 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $69,920 | 11,610 | 6.8 |
| 21 | Springfield, MA | $69,780 | 850 | 4.2 |
| 22 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $69,460 | 1,230 | 4.8 |
| 23 | New Haven, CT | $69,390 | 920 | 3.3 |
| 24 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $69,290 | 580 | 4.4 |
| 25 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $69,250 | 6,870 | 4.3 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors overview.
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.