SOC 13-1081 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Logisticians make in Columbus, IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Logisticians in Columbus, IN is $100,720. The 10th percentile is $64,360 and the 90th percentile is $130,090. Employment is 280.

Median annual wage

$100,720

10th percentile
$64,360
25th percentile
$82,340
Median
$100,720
75th percentile
$130,090
90th percentile
$130,090
Mean
$99,330

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Logisticians, the published 10th percentile is $64,360 and the 90th percentile is $130,090. The difference is $65,730, which is 65.3% 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 $82,340 to the 75th at $130,090, covers $47,750.

The mean annual wage is $99,330, which sits below the median of $100,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, IN median is 22.4% higher than the national median of $82,320 for Logisticians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,298, which is 31.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 29.7% higher than the Indiana median of $77,670.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, IN is 93.003, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Logisticians at $108,298 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Logisticians. Columbus, IN ranks 2nd of 27 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).).

  • Bloomington, IN is 41 miles away, with a median of $82,390 and employment of 50. That median is 18.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,650, against $108,298 here.
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 42 miles away, with a median of $78,030 and employment of 1,450. That median is 22.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,539, against $108,298 here.
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 69 miles away, with a median of $63,880 and employment of 900. That median is 36.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,634, against $108,298 here.

Employment share

Logisticians accounts for 0.56% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, IN (280 of 49,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (251,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.48 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 Columbus, IN · Logisticians 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 Logisticians make in Columbus, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Logisticians in Columbus, IN is $100,720. The 10th percentile is $64,360 and the 90th percentile is $130,090. Employment is 280.

How does that compare with the national median for Logisticians?

The local median is 22.4% higher than the national median of $82,320.

What is Logisticians pay in Columbus, IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, IN is 93.003, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $100,720 is $108,298. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Columbus, IN compare with nearby metros for Logisticians?

Bloomington, IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 41 miles away, at $82,390. Columbus, IN ranks 2nd of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.