SOC 11-3071 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers make in St. Joseph, MO-KS?
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 St. Joseph, MO-KS is $104,540. The 10th percentile is $64,000 and the 90th percentile is $176,060. Employment is 70.
Median annual wage
$104,540
- 10th percentile
- $64,000
- 25th percentile
- $77,240
- Median
- $104,540
- 75th percentile
- $143,110
- 90th percentile
- $176,060
- Mean
- $117,150
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, the published 10th percentile is $64,000 and the 90th percentile is $176,060. The difference is $112,060, which is 107.2% 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 $77,240 to the 75th at $143,110, covers $65,870.
The mean annual wage is $117,150, which sits above the median of $104,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The St. Joseph, MO-KS median is 2.5% lower than the national median of $107,230 for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $121,021, which is 12.9% 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 Missouri median of $102,870.
St. Joseph, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Joseph, MO-KS is 86.382, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $104,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers at $121,021 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers. St. Joseph, MO-KS ranks 4th of 11 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).).
- Kansas City, MO-KS is 65 miles away, with a median of $108,270 and employment of 1,300. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,994, against $121,021 here.
- Topeka, KS is 77 miles away, with a median of $99,220 and employment of 100. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,709, against $121,021 here.
- Omaha, NE-IA is 119 miles away, with a median of $96,180 and employment of 690. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,645, against $121,021 here.
Employment share
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Joseph, MO-KS (70 of 54,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (221,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 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 St. Joseph, MO-KS · 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 St. Joseph, MO-KS?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers in St. Joseph, MO-KS is $104,540. The 10th percentile is $64,000 and the 90th percentile is $176,060. Employment is 70.
How does that compare with the national median for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers?
The local median is 2.5% lower than the national median of $107,230.
What is Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in St. Joseph, MO-KS after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Joseph, MO-KS is 86.382, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $104,540 is $121,021. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does St. Joseph, MO-KS compare with nearby metros for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers?
Kansas City, MO-KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 65 miles away, at $108,270. St. Joseph, MO-KS ranks 4th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.