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Highest Paying Industries for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

The top 100 highest paying industries for transportation, storage, and distribution managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $129,180, aerospace product and parts manufacturing is the highest paying industry for transportation, storage, and distribution managers. It is followed by computer systems design and related services industry (average annual salary $128,810). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of transportation, storage, and distribution managers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$129,180	$78,160	530
2	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$128,810	$70,200	280
3	Automobile Dealers	$127,450	$38,190	50
4	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$126,210	$87,540	n/a
5	Depository Credit Intermediation	$125,040	$86,320	110
6	Finance and Insurance	$123,080	$82,600	180
7	Oil and Gas Extraction	$120,070	$62,230	270
8	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$118,710	$81,650	190
9	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$115,970	$63,710	50
10	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$114,960	$67,150	1,030
11	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$114,390	$70,930	290
12	Temporary Help Services	$114,350	$58,860	180
13	Telecommunications	$113,680	$68,830	280
14	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$112,490	$66,040	210
15	Natural Gas Distribution	$112,280	$68,770	210
16	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$112,230	$66,860	290
17	Scientific Research and Development Services	$112,230	$66,860	290
18	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$111,880	$67,360	520
19	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$110,880	$67,380	80
20	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$108,930	$60,540	50
21	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$108,810	$65,500	70
22	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$108,770	$63,010	740
23	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$108,610	$60,870	140
24	Other Information Services	$107,480	$77,120	n/a
25	Water Transportation	$107,050	$61,560	610
26	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$106,940	$60,760	60
27	Utilities	$106,740	$64,220	730
28	Testing Laboratories	$105,190	$53,600	40
29	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$104,980	$62,410	140
30	Tobacco Manufacturing	$104,880	$69,880	50
31	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$104,620	$62,840	280
32	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$104,540	$62,130	520
33	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$104,030	$60,240	7,720
34	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$103,900	$60,290	340
35	Insurance Carriers	$103,570	$59,310	40
36	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$103,260	$61,360	50
37	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$103,260	$61,670	300
38	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$102,280	$59,770	140
39	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$101,390	$57,940	40
40	Machinery Manufacturing	$101,310	$58,810	740
41	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$101,290	$35,140	40
42	Mining	$100,990	$58,540	620
43	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$100,740	$66,090	30
44	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$100,400	$60,470	90
45	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$100,270	$57,630	50
46	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$99,720	$55,140	220
47	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$99,650	$53,490	120
48	Individual and Family Services	$99,510	$43,840	40
49	Employment Services	$99,070	$51,980	260
50	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$98,920	$64,100	6,910
51	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$98,550	$56,960	150
52	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$98,470	$53,520	360
53	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$97,440	$58,030	480
54	Federal government, including USPS	$97,430	$64,600	7,620
55	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$97,400	$57,300	500
56	Engineering Services	$97,360	$53,410	320
57	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$96,460	$63,370	550
58	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$96,100	$58,970	230
59	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$96,060	$53,370	150
60	Scheduled Air Transportation	$95,650	$60,230	2,460
61	Air Transportation	$95,610	$59,980	2,710
62	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$95,470	$51,590	2,410
63	Support Activities for Mining	$95,460	$58,140	250
64	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$95,190	$55,510	250
65	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$94,980	$63,360	3,090
66	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$94,850	$60,470	90
67	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$94,240	$68,230	30
68	Information	$93,910	$49,420	1,060
69	Utility System Construction	$93,870	$60,930	50
70	Couriers and Messengers	$93,540	$57,780	3,420
71	Hospitals - Privately owned	$93,490	$57,750	300
72	Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	$93,410	$55,180	60
73	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$93,310	$57,890	290
74	Software Publishers	$93,300	$57,710	100
75	Ship and Boat Building	$93,300	$70,620	70
76	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$93,020	$57,730	40
77	Metal Ore Mining	$92,770	$65,890	40
78	Pipeline Transportation	$92,330	$49,470	240
79	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$92,170	$62,770	60
80	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$92,140	$58,430	12,770
81	Federal, State, and Local Government	$92,140	$58,430	12,770
82	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$92,040	$54,030	330
83	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$91,780	$40,710	30
84	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$91,770	$61,970	60
85	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$91,670	$62,600	120
86	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$91,410	$55,360	640
87	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$91,310	$52,820	630
88	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$91,300	$58,510	40
89	Apparel Manufacturing	$91,150	$54,420	70
90	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$91,040	$56,110	320
91	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$91,010	$52,700	180
92	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$90,990	$55,220	390
93	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$90,750	$53,610	340
94	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$90,520	$48,430	100
95	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$90,360	$57,300	14,740
96	Chemical Manufacturing	$90,230	$52,670	1,840
97	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$90,040	$52,490	2,000
98	Waste Collection	$89,240	$53,740	500
99	Postal Service (federal government)	$89,230	$74,200	710
100	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$89,210	$45,210	40