May 2025 OEWS estimate

Logistician Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $82,320. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

Wage overview

Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.

Median annual salary

$82,320

Mean annual salary

$89,730

Employment estimate

251,040

Annual salary percentiles

Logistician national annual salary percentiles

BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.

Logistician national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$50,890
P25 — lower quartile	$64,440
P50 — median	$82,320
P75 — upper quartile	$106,190
P90 — 90th percentile	$133,160

Logistician national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$50,890
P25 — lower quartile	$64,440
P50 — median	$82,320
P75 — upper quartile	$106,190
P90 — 90th percentile	$133,160

Median hourly wage

$39.58/hr

Mean hourly wage

$43.14/hr

Employment estimate

251,040

Hourly wage percentiles

Logistician national hourly wage percentiles

BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.

Logistician national hourly wage percentiles values
Percentile	Hourly wage
P10 — 10th percentile	$24.47/hr
P25 — lower quartile	$30.98/hr
P50 — median	$39.58/hr
P75 — upper quartile	$51.05/hr
P90 — 90th percentile	$64.02/hr

Logistician national hourly wage percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$50,890
P25 — lower quartile	$64,440
P50 — median	$82,320
P75 — upper quartile	$106,190
P90 — 90th percentile	$133,160

Median salary distribution across covered metros

These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.

Lowest covered median: $61,080
Middle covered median: $79,635
Highest covered median: $115,570

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary on a zero-based scale. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Rank	Metro or occupation	Annual median
#1	San Jose, CA	$115,570
#2	Seattle, WA	$108,920
#3	Washington, DC	$104,330
#4	Baltimore, MD	$102,700
#5	Urban Honolulu, HI	$101,750
#6	Boston, MA	$101,540
#7	San Francisco, CA	$101,040
#8	Denver, CO	$97,290
#9	Oklahoma City, OK	$94,520
#10	Detroit, MI	$93,130

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$50,890
P25 — lower quartile	$64,440
P50 — median	$82,320
P75 — upper quartile	$106,190
P90 — 90th percentile	$133,160

Largest employment markets

BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.

Largest employment markets values
Rank	Employment market	Estimated employment
#1	Los Angeles, CA	10,950
#2	Chicago, IL	10,220
#3	New York, NY	8,860
#4	Washington, DC	8,020
#5	Atlanta, GA	7,420
#6	Dallas, TX	7,050
#7	Detroit, MI	5,920
#8	Houston, TX	5,420
#9	Philadelphia, PA	4,670
#10	San Francisco, CA	4,570

Largest employment markets values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$50,890
P25 — lower quartile	$64,440
P50 — median	$82,320
P75 — upper quartile	$106,190
P90 — 90th percentile	$133,160

Logistician salaries by metro

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Logistician salaries by metro
Metro	Median	Mean	P25–P75 range	Employment
San Jose, CA	$115,570	$122,380	$93,360–$151,750	3,440
Seattle, WA	$108,920	$118,550	$97,030–$132,340	4,420
Washington, DC	$104,330	$112,700	$81,410–$135,260	8,020
Baltimore, MD	$102,700	$105,170	$82,400–$128,490	3,230
Urban Honolulu, HI	$101,750	$103,020	$79,750–$124,780	540
Boston, MA	$101,540	$108,390	$79,270–$132,040	4,510
San Francisco, CA	$101,040	$111,680	$80,220–$132,940	4,570
Denver, CO	$97,290	$101,540	$78,360–$122,600	2,570
Oklahoma City, OK	$94,520	$93,050	$73,920–$110,300	2,560
Detroit, MI	$93,130	$95,600	$67,560–$118,580	5,920
New York, NY	$92,540	$99,180	$76,500–$119,120	8,860
Virginia Beach, VA	$91,460	$93,740	$75,320–$110,510	2,600
Portland, OR	$87,950	$98,080	$70,200–$119,260	2,510
Philadelphia, PA	$86,900	$91,250	$68,550–$107,410	4,670
Sacramento, CA	$85,780	$95,830	$70,710–$117,870	1,210
Minneapolis, MN	$83,990	$91,300	$65,990–$105,340	2,700
Los Angeles, CA	$81,730	$90,960	$64,470–$105,320	10,950
Columbus, OH	$80,710	$85,480	$64,020–$100,280	1,740
San Antonio, TX	$80,490	$83,640	$60,850–$102,990	1,780
Jacksonville, FL	$80,230	$85,840	$60,930–$103,380	2,040
Cincinnati, OH	$79,990	$89,380	$63,340–$105,020	1,960
Chicago, IL	$79,900	$84,480	$62,990–$99,320	10,220
Phoenix, AZ	$79,370	$84,970	$59,830–$100,920	3,360
Charlotte, NC	$79,000	$85,360	$63,560–$102,580	2,330
Baton Rouge, LA	$78,840	$89,600	$63,130–$109,350	340
Las Vegas, NV	$78,540	$80,590	$58,390–$96,780	860
Austin, TX	$78,460	$85,850	$63,670–$102,370	1,720
Raleigh, NC	$78,420	$90,390	$67,780–$109,130	1,000
New Orleans, LA	$78,200	$87,510	$65,070–$105,290	460
Indianapolis, IN	$78,030	$81,360	$62,810–$99,730	1,450
Tampa, FL	$77,630	$81,490	$59,670–$97,500	1,750
Nashville, TN	$77,610	$80,650	$53,710–$98,640	1,580
Atlanta, GA	$77,570	$78,710	$59,480–$97,320	7,420
Riverside, CA	$77,370	$84,140	$61,620–$98,410	2,310
Pittsburgh, PA	$77,220	$80,720	$60,910–$96,130	1,630
Birmingham, AL	$77,210	$84,190	$63,100–$100,520	520
Orlando, FL	$76,950	$79,150	$56,620–$99,670	2,080
Dallas, TX	$76,510	$80,330	$59,430–$99,300	7,050
Houston, TX	$75,940	$80,980	$58,500–$98,010	5,420
Memphis, TN	$71,230	$79,350	$51,550–$90,130	1,720
Miami, FL	$69,480	$74,590	$53,900–$88,590	4,500
Kansas City, MO	$66,620	$74,160	$56,160–$84,430	1,400
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$63,880	$71,190	$58,190–$80,810	900
El Paso, TX	$61,080	$65,170	$44,130–$74,350	570