SOC 11-3071 · Albuquerque, NM metro

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Salary in Albuquerque, NM

The average salary for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Albuquerque, New Mexico is $105,480 a year ($50.71 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $101,120: half of the 340 people in this job in the Albuquerque, NM metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($121,600).

$105,480average per year

$50.71 / hourMedian $101,120Take-home ≈ $79,198

  • $70K10th
  • $86K25th
  • $101KMedian
  • $116K75th
  • $150K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

340people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#2 of 3New Mexico metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $69,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $150,260 or more. The middle half of transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Albuquerque earn between $85,890 and $115,730.

  • $70K10th
  • $86K25th
  • $101KMedian
  • $116K75th
  • $150K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$105,480$8,790$50.71
Median$101,120$8,427$48.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$85,890$7,158$41.29
Experienced (75th percentile)$115,730$9,644$55.64

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in Albuquerque vs. New Mexico and the U.S.

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Albuquerque earn about the same as the New Mexico average ($106,320) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($121,600). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $107,230.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Albuquerque$105,480$101,120$69,500$150,260340
New Mexico$106,320$101,420$65,610$155,370660
United States$121,600$107,230$65,120$194,900221,180

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $105,480, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $79,198 a year, or $6,600 a month and $3,046 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Albuquerque a good place for transportation, storage, and distribution managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $105,480 buys what about $110,397 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary in other New Mexico cities

Albuquerque ranks 2nd of 3 New Mexico metro areas for this job; Farmington pays the most ($113,890).

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Highest-paying cities for transportation, storage, and distribution managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($181,050).

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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary in Albuquerque: questions

How much do transportation, storage, and distribution managers make an hour in Albuquerque?

$50.71 an hour on average, and $48.62 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level transportation, storage, and distribution managers salary in Albuquerque?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $69,500 a year and the 25th percentile is $85,890, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the transportation, storage, and distribution managers take-home pay in Albuquerque?

About $79,198 a year ($6,600 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $105,480.

Do transportation, storage, and distribution managers earn more in Albuquerque than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($121,600).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-3071; area Albuquerque, NM (10740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.59, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.59).

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