SOC 11-3071 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $119,690. The 10th percentile is $61,590 and the 90th percentile is $232,700. Employment is 120.

Median annual wage

$119,690

10th percentile
$61,590
25th percentile
$77,620
Median
$119,690
75th percentile
$161,970
90th percentile
$232,700
Mean
$133,180

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods
Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, the published 10th percentile is $61,590 and the 90th percentile is $232,700. The difference is $171,110, which is 143.0% 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 $77,620 to the 75th at $161,970, covers $84,350.

The mean annual wage is $133,180, which sits above the median of $119,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA median is 11.6% higher than the national median of $107,230 for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $110,216, which is 2.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.3% lower than the California median of $123,780.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $119,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers at $110,216 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 5th of 15 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).).

  • Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $101,450 and employment of 50. That median is 15.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,841, against $110,216 here.
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $115,880 and employment of 170. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,509, against $110,216 here.
  • Salinas, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $110,050 and employment of 190. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,924, against $110,216 here.

Employment share

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (120 of 122,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (221,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.69 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA · 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $119,690. The 10th percentile is $61,590 and the 90th percentile is $232,700. Employment is 120.

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

The local median is 11.6% higher than the national median of $107,230.

What is Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $119,690 is $110,216. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA compare with nearby metros for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers?

Hanford-Corcoran, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $101,450. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 5th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.