SOC 53-1041 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025
How much do Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors make in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is $80,820. The 10th percentile is $49,040 and the 90th percentile is $91,200. Employment is 300.
Median annual wage
$80,820
- 10th percentile
- $49,040
- 25th percentile
- $56,440
- Median
- $80,820
- 75th percentile
- $88,050
- 90th percentile
- $91,200
- Mean
- $75,040
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors, the published 10th percentile is $49,040 and the 90th percentile is $91,200. The difference is $42,160, which is 52.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $56,440 to the 75th at $88,050, covers $31,610.
The mean annual wage is $75,040, which sits below the median of $80,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD median is 38.9% higher than the national median of $58,170 for Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,807, which is 35.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 6.9% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $75,620.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Pennsylvania, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 102.554, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors at $78,807 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 98 miles away, with a median of $60,390 and employment of 220. That median is 25.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,650, against $78,807 here.
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 190 miles away, with a median of $73,540 and employment of 50. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,575, against $78,807 here.
Employment share
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (300 of 2,897,830). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (9,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.65 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors make in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is $80,820. The 10th percentile is $49,040 and the 90th percentile is $91,200. Employment is 300.
How does that compare with the national median for Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors?
The local median is 38.9% higher than the national median of $58,170.
What is Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 102.554, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $80,820 is $78,807. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD compare with nearby metros for Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors?
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 98 miles away, at $60,390. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.