Logisticians
United States. Estimated employment 251,040, with pages for 16 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 13-1081
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$82,320 · 50th
$50,89010th
$64,44025th
$82,32050th
$106,19075th
$133,16090th
That is the median — half of logisticians in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Logisticians page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $115,570 | 3,440 |
| Oxnard, CA | $108,340 | 1,030 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $104,320 | 110 |
| San Francisco, CA | $101,040 | 4,570 |
| San Diego, CA | $100,130 | 4,410 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $95,470 | 520 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $92,540 | 220 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $91,240 | 100 |
| Peoria, IL | $85,930 | 570 |
| Decatur, IL | $81,760 | 110 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $81,730 | 10,950 |
| Chicago, IL | $79,900 | 10,220 |
| Rockford, IL | $78,560 | 220 |
| Bloomington, IL | $78,030 | 180 |
| Springfield, IL | $77,090 | 130 |
| Champaign, IL | $58,840 | 150 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 251,040 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 13-1081, Logisticians. Mapped to our taxonomy as logisticians.
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