First-Line Supervisor of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operator Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators among Texas metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,540
25th Percentile Wage
$45,570
50th Percentile Wage
$58,770
75th Percentile Wage
$75,270
90th Percentile Wage
$94,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $35,540.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$58,770
4.97% 10.72%
2015
$55,850
1.47% -
2014
$55,030
3.33% -
2013
$53,200
1.37% -
2012
$52,470
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators in state of Texas ranges from $44,780 to $70,230. The highest paying area for first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators in Texas is Midland with a median annual salary of $70,230. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Longview (mean annual salary $66,180). The lowest paying area is McAllen-Edinburg-Mission with a median annual salary of $44,780.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Midland
$70,230
Longview
$66,180
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$64,500
Wichita Falls
$63,810
Odessa
$63,480
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$60,810
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$60,730
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$60,020
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$59,760
Fort Worth-Arlington
$59,620
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$59,140
Corpus Christi
$58,810
Waco
$58,340
College Station-Bryan
$56,960
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$56,840
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$56,250
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$56,160
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$56,160
Texarkana-Texarkana
$56,150
El Paso
$56,030
San Angelo
$55,880
Tyler
$55,170
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$54,690
Victoria
$54,540
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$53,590
Lubbock
$53,270
Brownsville-Harlingen
$52,500
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$52,270
Laredo
$51,800
Abilene
$50,100
Amarillo
$49,080
Sherman-Denison
$45,500
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$44,780