Salary guide, May 2025
Chief Supply Chain Officer pay, United States
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The median annual wage for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers in the United States was $107,230 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $82,440 and $146,770.
Broader occupation · SOC 11-3071 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $65,120 | $82,440 | $107,230 | $146,770 | $194,900 |
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $31.31 | $39.64 | $51.55 | $70.56 | $93.70 |
BLS estimated 221,180 workers employed in this occupation in the United States.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3071 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.
How does pay compare in the target metros?
| Metro | Median | 25th to 75th | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $104,010 | $74,410 to $157,110 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $102,530 | $72,770 to $159,760 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $100,220 | $67,910 to $144,180 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $110,780 | $83,850 to $153,400 | 850 | 0.81 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $133,640 | $107,710 to $172,850 | 10,410 | 0.77 |
| Northern New Jersey within New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $133,640 | $107,710 to $172,850 | 10,410 | 0.77 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $104,790 | $83,460 to $145,130 | 9,600 | 1.67 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $124,120 | $94,920 to $160,490 | 8,570 | 1.34 |
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What should you know about pay by manufacturing industry, United States?
Same BLS occupation, national estimates for each manufacturing industry (NAICS) BLS publishes, May 2025. Industry names are BLS labels. Nested NAICS rows overlap; they are not independent samples and must not be added together. Identical source rows repeated at different publication levels appear once.
- Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334000)$137,720
- Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336000)$131,510
- Miscellaneous Manufacturing (NAICS 339000)$129,490
- Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333000)$126,790
- Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324000)$125,580
- Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 312000)$122,160
- Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325000)$121,050
- Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331000)$119,420
- Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322000)$118,740
- Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (NAICS 335000)$115,790
- Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311000)$106,550
- Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326000)$105,790
- Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332000)$103,430
- Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327000)$98,670
- Textile Product Mills (NAICS 314000)$98,250
Bars compare up to 15 non-overlapping 3-digit manufacturing subsectors with exact annual medians. More detailed scopes remain in the table, identified by code and publication level.
| NAICS / scope | Industry | Employment | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-33 · sector | Manufacturing | 29,990 | $91,600 | $117,660 | $155,760 |
| 311000 · 3-digit | Food Manufacturing | 4,260 | $89,080 | $106,550 | $134,650 |
| 325000 · 3-digit | Chemical Manufacturing | 4,160 | $93,110 | $121,050 | $162,170 |
| 333000 · 3-digit | Machinery Manufacturing | 3,200 | $94,520 | $126,790 | $167,470 |
| 336000 · 3-digit | Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 3,070 | $100,650 | $131,510 | $162,160 |
| 334000 · 3-digit | Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 2,610 | $103,030 | $137,720 | $176,870 |
| 3330A1 · 4-digit | Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) | 2,460 | $94,400 | $127,080 | $165,200 |
| 332000 · 3-digit | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 2,190 | $82,850 | $103,430 | $129,390 |
| 339000 · 3-digit | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 1,830 | $96,040 | $129,490 | $164,910 |
| 326000 · 3-digit | Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | 1,750 | $83,990 | $105,790 | $136,020 |
| 325400 · 4-digit | Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | 1,650 | $103,290 | $135,050 | $173,270 |
| 3250A1 · 4-digit | Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) | 1,610 | $87,320 | $117,840 | $149,000 |
| 326100 · 4-digit | Plastics Product Manufacturing | 1,530 | $84,800 | $106,450 | $136,510 |
| 335000 · 3-digit | Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing | 1,270 | $95,940 | $115,790 | $152,450 |
| 334500 · 4-digit | Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | 1,210 | $103,930 | $136,680 | $172,550 |
| 336400 · 4-digit | Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | 1,200 | $116,130 | $138,870 | $169,250 |
| 339100 · 4-digit | Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | 1,110 | $111,270 | $141,640 | $178,370 |
| 312000 · 3-digit | Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | 1,100 | $87,490 | $122,160 | $158,270 |
| 312100 · 4-digit | Beverage Manufacturing | 1,070 | $88,050 | $123,800 | $158,560 |
| 3320A1 · 4-digit | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) | 1,060 | $85,810 | $111,420 | $142,230 |
| 311900 · 4-digit | Other Food Manufacturing | 1,000 | $91,830 | $113,840 | $141,980 |
| 336300 · 4-digit | Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | 980 | $93,190 | $118,630 | $145,620 |
| 3250A2 · 4-digit | Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) | 900 | $82,870 | $99,260 | $128,900 |
| 334400 · 4-digit | Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | 860 | $105,850 | $148,380 | $211,510 |
| 322000 · 3-digit | Paper Manufacturing | 770 | $95,440 | $118,740 | $150,670 |
| 327000 · 3-digit | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 740 | $75,700 | $98,670 | $126,220 |
| 339900 · 4-digit | Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 720 | $82,890 | $103,130 | $130,780 |
| 3320A2 · 4-digit | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) | 690 | $88,700 | $100,400 | $122,480 |
| 331000 · 3-digit | Primary Metal Manufacturing | 660 | $95,730 | $119,420 | $155,170 |
| 311600 · 4-digit | Animal Slaughtering and Processing | 630 | $90,030 | $105,330 | $129,700 |
| 322200 · 4-digit | Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | 610 | $93,300 | $115,500 | $149,480 |
| 311500 · 4-digit | Dairy Product Manufacturing | 570 | $84,490 | $103,180 | $132,090 |
| 324000 · 3-digit | Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | 570 | $95,200 | $125,580 | $154,830 |
| 324100 · 4-digit | Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | 570 | $95,200 | $125,580 | $154,830 |
| 311400 · 4-digit | Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | 560 | $87,420 | $107,890 | $134,590 |
| 311800 · 4-digit | Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | 560 | $91,940 | $103,970 | $124,950 |
| 335900 · 4-digit | Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | 460 | $98,500 | $127,570 | $170,940 |
| 321000 · 3-digit | Wood Product Manufacturing | 440 | $60,480 | $91,450 | $122,820 |
| 323000 · 3-digit | Printing and Related Support Activities | 430 | $71,360 | $96,710 | $119,790 |
| 323100 · 4-digit | Printing and Related Support Activities | 430 | $71,360 | $96,710 | $119,790 |
| 335300 · 4-digit | Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | 430 | $95,510 | $110,580 | $136,880 |
| 337000 · 3-digit | Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | 420 | $77,660 | $96,240 | $129,210 |
| 336100 · 4-digit | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | 380 | $109,690 | $147,200 | $176,080 |
| 332700 · 4-digit | Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | 360 | $75,260 | $94,650 | $110,510 |
| 333600 · 4-digit | Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing | 360 | $121,380 | $160,620 | $212,630 |
| 3370A1 · 4-digit | Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) | 350 | $80,300 | $96,470 | $128,090 |
| 311100 · 4-digit | Animal Food Manufacturing | 300 | $80,000 | $101,310 | $137,590 |
| 321900 · 4-digit | Other Wood Product Manufacturing | 300 | $48,480 | $80,430 | $98,400 |
| 311300 · 4-digit | Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing | 280 | $94,480 | $130,960 | $160,250 |
| 311200 · 4-digit | Grain and Oilseed Milling | 270 | $90,420 | $109,850 | $133,390 |
| 334200 · 4-digit | Communications Equipment Manufacturing | 270 | $101,670 | $141,290 | $187,800 |
| 335200 · 4-digit | Household Appliance Manufacturing | 270 | $93,100 | $99,430 | $160,610 |
| 333300 · 4-digit | Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | 250 | $80,520 | $97,510 | $136,430 |
| 315000 · 3-digit | Apparel Manufacturing | 230 | $75,970 | $89,960 | $139,380 |
| 326200 · 4-digit | Rubber Product Manufacturing | 220 | $74,830 | $101,190 | $124,090 |
| 336200 · 4-digit | Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing | 220 | $84,130 | $102,770 | $137,620 |
| 331100 · 4-digit | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | 210 | $97,930 | $134,790 | $188,870 |
| 332710 · 5-digit | Machine Shops | 210 | $68,430 | $105,650 | $118,750 |
| 334100 · 4-digit | Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | 210 | $99,650 | $132,600 | $176,180 |
| 315200 · 4-digit | Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing | 190 | $76,860 | $93,200 | $140,780 |
| 322100 · 4-digit | Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills | 160 | $112,520 | $124,760 | $153,240 |
| 313000 · 3-digit | Textile Mills | 150 | $68,680 | $88,720 | $124,650 |
| 332720 · 5-digit | Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | 150 | $78,940 | $89,650 | $100,750 |
| 331400 · 4-digit | Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing | 140 | $93,220 | $112,200 | $134,550 |
| 336600 · 4-digit | Ship and Boat Building | 140 | $93,610 | $108,580 | $132,620 |
| 314000 · 3-digit | Textile Product Mills | 130 | $80,340 | $98,250 | $108,450 |
| 333500 · 4-digit | Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | 130 | $94,620 | $104,250 | $121,470 |
| 331200 · 4-digit | Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel | 120 | $84,990 | $104,010 | $144,710 |
| 335100 · 4-digit | Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing | 110 | $99,510 | $120,830 | $147,570 |
| 331300 · 4-digit | Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing | 100 | $103,680 | $123,990 | $162,680 |
| 311700 · 4-digit | Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging | 90 | $86,250 | $96,490 | $118,950 |
| 313300 · 4-digit | Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills | 80 | $70,020 | $85,250 | $124,950 |
| 321100 · 4-digit | Sawmills and Wood Preservation | 80 | $89,560 | $116,360 | $142,350 |
| 331500 · 4-digit | Foundries | 80 | $94,920 | $112,770 | $135,520 |
| 332800 · 4-digit | Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities | 80 | $66,350 | $90,640 | $106,680 |
| 314100 · 4-digit | Textile Furnishings Mills | 70 | $80,820 | $101,550 | $121,490 |
| 336500 · 4-digit | Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing | 70 | $59,570 | $111,660 | $163,970 |
| 336900 · 4-digit | Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 70 | $105,790 | $128,690 | $137,650 |
| 314900 · 4-digit | Other Textile Product Mills | 60 | $78,940 | $89,970 | $100,530 |
| 321200 · 4-digit | Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing | 60 | $100,380 | $126,430 | $155,990 |
| 337900 · 4-digit | Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing | 60 | $74,560 | $78,850 | $137,240 |
| 313200 · 4-digit | Fabric Mills | 50 | $75,580 | $103,720 | $126,920 |
| 334300 · 4-digit | Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing | 50 | $62,150 | $97,050 | $118,770 |
| 312200 · 4-digit | Tobacco Manufacturing | 40 | $45,640 | $101,370 | $105,860 |
| 315900 · 4-digit | Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing | 40 | $59,860 | $83,120 | $95,990 |
| 339910 · 5-digit | Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing | 40 | $103,590 | $126,050 | $211,010 |
| 316000 · 3-digit | Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing | 30 | $86,450 | $96,610 | $142,390 |
What should you know about manufacturing pay mix?
For Chief Supply Chain Officer, separate the guaranteed salary from any discretionary bonus or commission arrangement. OEWS measures straight-time gross wages, not pure base salary or total compensation. It includes base rate, guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses. It excludes overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits.
An attendance bonus is not a production bonus; confirm its purpose and treatment rather than adding every bonus to the BLS figure. Skills-based pay steps affect the base rate when they are part of straight-time pay; BLS does not publish a separate rate for each plant's skill grade. Ask whether a tool allowance is expense reimbursement or wage pay. OEWS does not publish a separate tool-allowance component. Keep these items separate in the offer so the published wage is not mistaken for the whole package.
Pay mix here means how published medians for this one BLS occupation differ across manufacturing industries and against the all-industry median. It does not split pay into base, incentive or overtime. BLS wages are straight-time gross pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials and nonproduction bonuses.
What should you know about two BLS releases?
| Release period | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | $78,360 | $102,010 | $136,050 |
| May 2025 | $82,440 | $107,230 | $146,770 |
These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.
Recruiter's read. Qualitative, not BLS data.
What should you know about a move that can hold up?
Someone working in supply chain executives overseeing manufacturing networks and supply risk needs a clear reason to leave. If the answer depends on authority over enterprise supply decisions connecting commercial demand with operating capacity that you cannot offer, that mismatch belongs in the conversation before an offer.
What should you know about questions?
Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
What is the median pay for a Chief Supply Chain Officer?
The median annual wage for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers in the United States was $107,230 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $82,440 and $146,770. This is the broader occupation BLS publishes, not a figure for this exact title.
What does the 10th percentile mean here?
10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than $65,120. 90% earned less than $194,900.
Does this include overtime or bonuses?
Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
Is this the pay for a Chief Supply Chain Officer at a plant?
BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title. These are occupation estimates across all industries, not an offer for a particular manufacturing title.
How many people work in this occupation?
BLS estimated 221,180 workers employed in this occupation in the United States.
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What does this data mean for your opening?
The Chief Supply Chain Officer role is mapped under the broad SOC 11-3071 occupation of Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers. This broad classification encompasses many executive functions within the logistics sphere. For Chief Supply Chain Officer in the United States, releases are separate survey estimates. The May 2025 median is $107,230; the May 2024 median is $102,010.
Their arithmetic difference is $5,220. They are not the same workers' raises and do not establish a pay trend or its cause. For Chief Supply Chain Officer in the United States, OEWS measures straight-time gross wages, not pure base salary or total compensation. Commissions and production bonuses are included; overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits are excluded. Screening confirms that executives in this category oversee high-stakes network and inventory tradeoffs.
The middle band width of $64,330 between the P25 and P75 percentiles illustrates a significant spread in responsibility and organizational scale. Nationally, the median remains $107,230. For contrast, the two highest employment metros are Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, with a $127,500 median, and New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, with a $133,640 median. The location quotients for these hubs are 1.37 and 0.77 respectively. These numbers highlight employment concentration, not the cost of hiring an executive who is willing to relocate for supply chain oversight.
Manufacturing industry rows provide deeper, national-only insights into compensation tiers for supply chain management. Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, for example, reports a national median of $147,200, while Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing records $148,380. Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing leads these examples at $160,620. These figures are strictly national and exclude local regional variation. For Chief Supply Chain Officer in the United States, releases are separate survey estimates. The May 2025 median is $107,230; the May 2024 median is $102,010. Their arithmetic difference is $5,220. They are not the same workers' raises and do not establish a pay trend or its cause.
Which pay questions should you settle before hiring?
For Chief Supply Chain Officer in the United States, releases are separate survey estimates. The May 2025 median is $107,230; the May 2024 median is $102,010. Their arithmetic difference is $5,220. They are not the same workers' raises and do not establish a pay trend or its cause.
How does the national median interact with executive roles?
The BLS median of $107,230 is an aggregate for all logistics management roles. Executive compensation usually sits toward the higher end of the P75 to P90 range.
Why is the middle band width so large?
For Chief Supply Chain Officer in the United States, releases are separate survey estimates. The May 2025 median is $107,230; the May 2024 median is $102,010. Their arithmetic difference is $5,220. They are not the same workers' raises and do not establish a pay trend or its cause. For Chief Supply Chain Officer in the United States, OEWS measures straight-time gross wages, not pure base salary or total compensation. Commissions and production bonuses are included; overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits are excluded.
Are the metro-specific medians for all manufacturing?
No, the metro-specific medians cover all industries in the SOC 11-3071 classification, not just manufacturing. They show geographic variance for the overall logistics management role.
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