Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $100K, rent takes 27% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,667/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new transportation, storage, and distribution managers typically earn — is $65K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,912/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $100K locally vs. $107K nationally, a 7% difference.

Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area pays $100K median vs. the U.S. average of $107K — that’s -7%.

The median is $99,840 a year, that works out to about $48 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $65,200, and experienced transportation, storage, and distribution managers can clear $171,210. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,178/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,667/month, which eats 27% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Central North Carolina 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 transportation, storage, and distribution managers salary is worth about $99,840 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.