What education do transportation, storage, and distribution managers need?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists high school diploma or equivalent as the typical education to start, plus 5 years or more of related work experience. The federal crosswalk from fields of study to jobs links one program here to transportation, storage, and distribution managers: Public Administration (Bachelor's).

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers: Pay by State and the Programs That Lead There

Q: Which state pays transportation, storage, and distribution managers the most?

Delaware, at a median of $145,000. After adjusting for prices, Delaware is highest, at $145,279 in US-average prices.

221,180 jobs in the US
Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent
Occupation code 11-3071

BLS wages May 2025 · BLS projections 2025 to 2035 · BEA price parities 2024

The short answer

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers earn a median of $107,230 a year in the US, across all experience levels. Pay is highest in Delaware ($145,000) and lowest in Puerto Rico ($83,560). After adjusting for prices, Delaware is highest ($145,279) and Hawaii lowest ($92,296). Jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 18,300 openings a year across the US.

Median pay$107,230US, all experience levels

Bottom 10% earn under$65,120US

Top 10% earn over$194,900US

Projected job growth6%2025 to 2035, about 18,300 openings a year

Pay for transportation, storage, and distribution managers by state

Median pay across all experience levels. "After prices" divides it by the state's price level (US average = 100), so states can be compared by what the pay buys.

#	State	Median pay	After prices	Jobs	Bottom 10%	Top 10%
1	Delaware	$145,000	$145,279	310	$101,250	$210,080
2	Washington	$136,500	$127,555	2,490	$84,870	$202,070
3	Colorado	$132,610	$128,683	2,310	$80,160	$213,580
4	District of Columbia	$132,180	$120,272	610	$79,910	$195,190
5	New Jersey	$130,610	$120,040	9,120	$87,330	$216,840
6	New Hampshire	$129,470	$124,293	530	$80,550	$198,700
7	New York	$127,180	$117,845	6,740	$80,430	$204,600
8	Massachusetts	$123,830	$117,089	4,310	$75,400	$223,700
9	California	$123,780	$111,796	30,540	$71,260	$208,420
10	Georgia	$123,330	$128,078	6,700	$74,920	$207,890
11	Illinois	$120,250	$120,301	11,030	$68,310	$207,570
12	Virginia	$119,140	$117,839	3,380	$77,010	$205,640
13	Alabama	$118,320	$133,209	1,250	$63,710	$198,970
14	Minnesota	$118,180	$119,832	4,030	$71,610	$200,450
15	Rhode Island	$117,600	$114,978	450	$71,760	$207,580
16	Connecticut	$114,210	$110,231	2,410	$68,760	$179,230
17	Wyoming	$112,310	$121,166	130	$77,960	$145,960
18	Indiana	$108,720	$116,491	4,190	$70,690	$174,220
19	Montana	$108,180	$114,301	300	$66,300	$146,570
20	South Dakota	$107,410	$121,249	370	$70,090	$147,230
21	South Carolina	$106,860	$113,985	3,460	$68,150	$199,970
22	Kansas	$106,130	$117,833	1,150	$79,300	$164,790
23	North Carolina	$106,100	$112,482	6,650	$66,090	$191,650
24	Pennsylvania	$105,240	$107,859	8,540	$65,560	$182,390
25	Maryland	$105,180	$100,211	3,550	$71,450	$169,680
26	Oregon	$103,520	$100,154	2,860	$66,260	$186,460
27	Alaska	$103,080	$100,704	Not reported	$76,310	$157,100
28	Missouri	$102,870	$113,272	3,650	$58,240	$186,040
29	Utah	$102,180	$103,354	3,010	$65,090	$169,180
30	Maine	$102,110	$105,214	370	$65,010	$169,370
31	Vermont	$101,850	$103,973	390	$70,090	$167,530
32	Florida	$101,570	$98,217	Not reported	$54,490	$173,950
33	Ohio	$101,550	$109,460	9,480	$62,160	$175,190
34	Hawaii	$101,480	$92,296	830	$70,350	$173,630
35	New Mexico	$101,420	$109,986	660	$65,610	$155,370
36	Tennessee	$100,740	$109,655	4,910	$55,420	$181,680
37	North Dakota	$100,720	$113,221	390	$70,420	$151,430
38	Texas	$100,700	$103,753	28,710	$63,380	$177,340
39	Kentucky	$100,340	$111,292	2,340	$58,250	$175,390
40	Nevada	$99,860	$99,881	2,250	$62,780	$162,720
41	Michigan	$99,100	$102,996	8,180	$61,720	$169,020
42	Iowa	$99,010	$112,816	1,850	$61,340	$164,980
43	Arizona	$98,750	$98,086	3,390	$68,780	$166,680
44	West Virginia	$98,230	$109,758	530	$56,970	$157,540
45	Nebraska	$97,380	$108,076	1,420	$64,320	$147,110
46	Oklahoma	$96,830	$110,231	1,660	$53,930	$168,180
47	Wisconsin	$95,900	$101,918	5,410	$57,410	$176,090
48	Idaho	$93,920	$98,352	1,040	$56,510	$171,940
49	Louisiana	$93,650	$106,171	2,840	$54,220	$154,240
50	Arkansas	$89,200	$102,603	1,440	$52,620	$174,990
51	Mississippi	$85,770	$98,639	2,410	$51,780	$154,470
52	Puerto Rico	$83,560	Not available	820	$44,070	$160,860

State names link to the state's college page. Puerto Rico has no BEA price level, so its pay is not adjusted.

Programs that lead to this job

The federal crosswalk from fields of study to jobs links these programs to transportation, storage, and distribution managers. Figures are medians across each program type's US programs. Program names link to the national ranking.

Program	Programs	Year 1 pay	Debt
Public Administration (Bachelor's)	45	$45,278	$23,626

Program figures are first-year pay for new graduates. The job's median pay covers every experience level.

Common questions

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers earn a median of $107,230 a year in the US, across all experience levels (May 2025). The bottom 10% earn less than $65,120, and the top 10% more than $194,900.

About this data

Pay is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for May 2025. It covers all experience levels and all industries, and leaves out self-employed workers.
Projections are the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections for 2025 to 2035, for the whole US.
Price levels are the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024.
Program figures are College Scorecard medians across programs, and only include students who received federal financial aid.

Sources

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk
U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study files, June 2026 release