SOC 11-3071 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $118,100. The 10th percentile is $71,250 and the 90th percentile is $206,860. Employment is 2,150.

Median annual wage

$118,100

10th percentile
$71,250
25th percentile
$92,550
Median
$118,100
75th percentile
$156,130
90th percentile
$206,860
Mean
$128,860

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, the published 10th percentile is $71,250 and the 90th percentile is $206,860. The difference is $135,610, which is 114.8% 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 $92,550 to the 75th at $156,130, covers $63,580.

The mean annual wage is $128,860, which sits above the median of $118,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median is 10.1% higher than the national median of $107,230 for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $121,317, which is 13.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.3% higher than the North Carolina median of $106,100.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Carolina, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97.348, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $118,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers at $121,317 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 3rd of 31 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).).

  • Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $94,750 and employment of 260. That median is 19.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,079, against $121,317 here.
  • Spartanburg, SC is 63 miles away, with a median of $111,660 and employment of 320. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,635, against $121,317 here.
  • Winston-Salem, NC is 68 miles away, with a median of $106,220 and employment of 320. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,403, against $121,317 here.

Employment share

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (2,150 of 1,358,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (221,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.11 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 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 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $118,100. The 10th percentile is $71,250 and the 90th percentile is $206,860. Employment is 2,150.

How does that compare with the national median for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers?

The local median is 10.1% higher than the national median of $107,230.

What is Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97.348, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $118,100 is $121,317. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC compare with nearby metros for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers?

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 58 miles away, at $94,750. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 3rd of 31 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.