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Supervisor of Transportation and Material Moving Worker Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of supervisors of transportation and material moving workers are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of 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 supervisors of transportation and material moving workers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The 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].

Table 1. Supervisor of Transportation and Material Moving Worker Salary in U.S. (2022 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,280
25th Percentile Wage
$41,160
50th Percentile Wage
$55,470
75th Percentile Wage
$71,220
90th Percentile Wage
$87,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for supervisors of transportation and material moving workers. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) supervisors of transportation and material moving workers is $87,700. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $55,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $33,280. Take note that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 163% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of supervisors of transportation and material moving workers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$55,470
3.19% 11.83%
2017
$53,700
2.70% -
2016
$52,250
1.86% -
2015
$51,280
1.21% -
2014
$50,660
2.66% -
2013
$49,310
0.81% -
2012
$48,910
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Table 2. Supervisor of Transportation and Material Moving Worker Salary by Industry Sector (2022 survey)

The average salaries of 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 supervisors of transportation and material moving workers occupations is the utilities sector with an annual salary $85,140. The lowest paying sector is the other services (except federal, state, and local government) sector (annual salary $41,080).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Utilities
$85,140
Federal, State, and Local Government
$69,120
Mining
$68,490
Finance and Insurance
$65,450
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$59,810
Construction
$59,530
Transportation and Warehousing
$56,770
Manufacturing
$56,740
Wholesale Trade
$55,810
Educational Services
$55,160
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$54,920
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$54,730
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$54,460
Information
$52,670
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
$50,150
Retail Trade
$49,450
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
$48,240
Health Care and Social Assistance
$46,710
Accommodation and Food Services
$41,590
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$41,080

Table 3. Salaries of Supervisor of Transportation and Material Moving Worker Related Occupations

The average annual salary of supervisor of transportation and material moving worker related occupations at the national level is given in Table 3. For more salary information about a specific occupation, use the links below.

Occupation Median Annual Salary
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
$57,860
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers
$57,810
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
$57,270
First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers
$55,600
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
$53,490
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
$48,610
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers
$47,230

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