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

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $65K, rent takes 47.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,922/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,200/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

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 $2,912/month. At HUD’s $1,922/month FMR, rent would take 66% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $65K locally vs. $63K nationally, a 3% difference.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro pays $65K median vs. the U.S. average of $63K — that’s +3%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 105.42), the purchasing-power equivalent is $61K — below the national median.

The median is $64,830 a year, that works out to about $31 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $48,530, and experienced first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors can clear $97,050. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,071/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,922/month, which eats 47.2% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro has a Regional Price Parity of 105.42 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. 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 $61,497 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.