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

Yes — at the median salary of $61K, rent takes 29.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,180/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 $45K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,684/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $61K locally vs. $63K nationally, a 3% difference.

Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area pays $61K median vs. the U.S. average of $63K — that’s -3%.

The median is $60,700 a year, that works out to about $29 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $44,730, and experienced first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors can clear $83,180. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,002/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,180/month, which eats 29.5% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Sussex Delaware 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 $60,700 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.