Logisticians · SOC 13-1081

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Logisticianss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for logisticians. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 347 metro areas

Logisticians: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Lexington Park, MD	$131,600	1,350	19.1
2	Huntsville, AL	$117,060	2,780	10.4
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$115,570	3,440	3.0
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$108,920	4,420	2.1
5	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$108,340	1,030	3.2
6	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$105,060	1,460	3.9
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$104,330	8,020	2.6
8	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$104,320	110	1.2
9	Colorado Springs, CO	$103,480	640	2.0
10	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$102,920	420	4.5
11	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$102,700	3,230	2.4
12	Urban Honolulu, HI	$101,750	540	1.2
13	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$101,540	4,510	1.7
14	Albuquerque, NM	$101,270	420	1.0
15	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$101,040	4,570	1.9
16	Columbus, IN	$100,720	280	5.6
17	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$100,710	770	4.3
18	Boulder, CO	$100,680	420	2.2
19	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$100,420	380	3.0
20	Walla Walla, WA	$100,420	30	1.2
21	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$100,130	4,410	2.9
22	Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$99,320	110	3.4
23	Fayetteville, NC	$98,670	520	4.0
24	Worcester, MA	$98,390	310	0.9
25	Enid, OK	$98,100	30	1.3

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Logisticians 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.