SOC 11-3071 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers make in Iowa City, IA?

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 Iowa City, IA is $100,620. The 10th percentile is $69,890 and the 90th percentile is $163,020. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$100,620

10th percentile
$69,890
25th percentile
$78,920
Median
$100,620
75th percentile
$131,030
90th percentile
$163,020
Mean
$106,910

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 $69,890 and the 90th percentile is $163,020. The difference is $93,130, which is 92.6% 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 $78,920 to the 75th at $131,030, covers $52,110.

The mean annual wage is $106,910, which sits above the median of $100,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Iowa City, IA median is 6.2% lower than the national median of $107,230 for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $109,956, which is 2.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% higher than the Iowa median of $99,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Iowa City, IA is 91.509, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers at $109,956 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers. Iowa City, IA ranks 15th of 20 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).).

  • Cedar Rapids, IA is 39 miles away, with a median of $107,570 and employment of 180. That median is 6.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,915, against $109,956 here.
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 62 miles away, with a median of $102,000 and employment of 280. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,505, against $109,956 here.
  • Dubuque, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $116,010 and employment of 90. That median is 15.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,844, against $109,956 here.

Employment share

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Iowa City, IA (50 of 93,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (221,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.37 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 Iowa City, IA · 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 Iowa City, IA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers in Iowa City, IA is $100,620. The 10th percentile is $69,890 and the 90th percentile is $163,020. Employment is 50.

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

The local median is 6.2% lower than the national median of $107,230.

What is Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in Iowa City, IA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Iowa City, IA is 91.509, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $100,620 is $109,956. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Iowa City, IA compare with nearby metros for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers?

Cedar Rapids, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $107,570. Iowa City, IA ranks 15th of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.