SOC 53-6099 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Transportation Workers, All Other

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

U.S. median annual wage$45,650
U.S. median hourly wage$21.95
U.S. employment13,550

Nationally, transportation workers, all other earned a median of $45,650 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 13,550 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”.

Transportation Workers, All Other: pay and employment by state
State
New Jersey$69,220$33.281600.0
Oklahoma$65,580$31.531500.1
Utah$65,270$31.38600.0
Hawaii$59,500$28.602700.4
Washington$58,300$28.032600.1
Ohio$57,010$27.411500.0
Massachusetts$55,200$26.54300.0
Texas$52,640$25.312700.0
District of Columbia$51,730$24.873400.5
Arkansas$51,720$24.86500.0
Virginia$51,110$24.57700.0
Maine$50,800$24.42300.1
New York$48,450$23.292200.0
California$47,590$22.881,8700.1
Tennessee$46,280$22.251,3300.4
Minnesota$45,200$21.733900.1
Georgia$44,070$21.196300.1
North Carolina$43,660$20.994200.1
Louisiana$43,440$20.881,0400.5
Wisconsin$43,180$20.761300.0
Missouri$42,900$20.631200.0
Alaska$42,360$20.371900.6
Maryland$42,190$20.281600.1
Rhode Island$41,820$20.11300.1
Nevada$37,340$17.954500.3
Michigan$37,190$17.882200.1
Nebraska$37,140$17.86300.0
Florida$37,110$17.845600.1
Mississippi$36,510$17.55800.1
Indiana$36,410$17.512700.1
Illinois$35,900$17.263700.1
New Mexico$35,440$17.04Not publishedNot published
Connecticut$34,010$16.351400.1
Delaware$33,420$16.07400.1
New Hampshire$29,590$14.23500.1
Pennsylvania$28,250$13.58Not publishedNot published
Puerto Rico$23,140$11.121000.1
South CarolinaNot publishedNot published400.0

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.

$23,140$38,923$54,707$70,490San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $23,140Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $28,250Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $31,270Anchorage, AK — $32,300Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $33,890Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $34,010Knoxville, TN — $34,390Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $36,370Jacksonville, FL — $37,110Albuquerque, NM — $37,230Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $37,340St. Louis, MO-IL — $37,650Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $38,000Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $38,160Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $38,240Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $38,580Johnson City, TN — $40,340Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $41,700Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $42,160Monroe, LA — $43,440Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $43,610Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $43,660Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $44,070Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $44,130Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $45,200New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $45,610Baton Rouge, LA — $45,920Kansas City, MO-KS — $46,010Columbus, GA-AL — $47,180Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $47,250Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $48,430Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $48,870Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $49,710Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $50,370Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $51,890Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $52,400Savannah, GA — $52,590New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $55,220San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $55,800Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $56,870Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $59,790Columbus, OH — $60,320San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $61,460Urban Honolulu, HI — $65,600Ogden, UT — $70,490

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.

Transportation Workers, All Other: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Ogden, UT$70,490$33.89300.1
Urban Honolulu, HI$65,600$31.541500.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$61,460$29.55400.0
Columbus, OH$60,320$29.00400.0
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$59,790$28.75300.0
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$56,870$27.344400.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$55,800$26.833700.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$55,220$26.552700.0
Savannah, GA$52,590$25.28900.5
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$52,400$25.19400.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$51,890$24.95400.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$50,370$24.22400.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$49,710$23.903800.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$48,870$23.50800.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$48,430$23.281000.0
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$47,250$22.72801.1
Columbus, GA-AL$47,180$22.68400.3
Kansas City, MO-KS$46,010$22.12500.0
Baton Rouge, LA$45,920$22.083300.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$45,610$21.932600.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$45,200$21.73Not publishedNot published
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$44,130$21.22300.0
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$44,070$21.193900.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$43,660$20.99Not publishedNot published
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$43,610$20.97600.0
Monroe, LA$43,440$20.88500.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$42,160$20.27500.0
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$41,700$20.05700.1
Johnson City, TN$40,340$19.40801.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$38,580$18.551300.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$38,240$18.384300.4
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$38,160$18.351001.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$38,000$18.272400.1
St. Louis, MO-IL$37,650$18.10600.0
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$37,340$17.954300.4
Albuquerque, NM$37,230$17.90Not publishedNot published
Jacksonville, FL$37,110$17.841300.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$36,370$17.493500.1
Knoxville, TN$34,390$16.542100.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$34,010$16.351100.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$33,890$16.29400.0
Anchorage, AK$32,300$15.53Not publishedNot published
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$31,270$15.04Not publishedNot published
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$28,250$13.58Not publishedNot published
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$23,140$11.12800.1

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.