Salary guide, May 2025

Shipping Supervisor pay in Modesto, CA

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors in Modesto, CA was $66,800 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $52,150 and $79,300.

The Modesto, CA median is $3,910 above the national median of $62,890, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 53-1047 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

Shipping Supervisor is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about modesto, CA?

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors in Modesto, CA: median $66,800; published 25th to 75th percentile $52,150 to $79,300.

Annual wage percentiles, Modesto, CA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$45,690	$52,150	$66,800	$79,300	$94,840

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors in Modesto, CA: median $32.12; published 25th to 75th percentile $25.07 to $38.13.

Hourly wage percentiles, Modesto, CA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$21.97	$25.07	$32.12	$38.13	$45.60

BLS estimated 800 workers employed in this occupation in Modesto, CA. Location quotient: 1.02.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors in U.S.: median $62,890; published 25th to 75th percentile $50,070 to $78,160.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$43,360	$50,070	$62,890	$78,160	$96,150

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors in U.S.: median $30.23; published 25th to 75th percentile $24.07 to $37.58.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$20.85	$24.07	$30.23	$37.58	$46.23

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Shipping Supervisor median is $66,800. The all-occupations median in Modesto, CA is $50,610. Ratio: 1.32 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.02 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Shipping Supervisor in Modesto, CA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$50,030	$62,980	$77,590
May 2025	$52,150	$66,800	$79,300

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.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 53-1047 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, Modesto, CA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 53-1047 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Shipping Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$73,970	$56,020 to $78,380
Merced, CA	$57,400	$44,260 to $76,260

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