First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $63K, rent takes 28.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,187/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors typically earn — is $49K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,920/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $63K locally vs. $63K nationally, a 1% difference.

Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area pays $63K median vs. the U.S. average of $63K — that’s -1%.

The median is $62,520 a year, that works out to about $30 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $48,660, and experienced first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors can clear $96,590. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,127/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,187/month, which eats 28.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors salary is worth about $62,520 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.