The salary statistics of first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers is $87,890. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $57,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $37,350. It is noted that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 135% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,810 | 5.15% | 4.79% |
| 2021 | $54,830 | -0.02% | - |
| 2020 | $54,840 | -0.36% | - |
| 2019 | $55,040 | - | - |
The average salaries of first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers in 20 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers occupations is the utilities sector with an annual salary $98,910. The lowest paying sector is the other services (except federal, state, and local government) sector (annual salary $42,650).