SOC 11-3071 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Salary in Austin, TX

The average salary for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Austin, Texas is $119,710 a year ($57.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $102,720: half of the 1,980 people in this job in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($121,600).

$119,710average per year

$57.55 / hourMedian $102,720Take-home ≈ $93,046

  • $66K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $103KMedian
  • $148K75th
  • $188K90th

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

1,980people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#3 of 25Texas metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $66,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $187,940 or more. The middle half of transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Austin earn between $80,000 and $148,270.

  • $66K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $103KMedian
  • $148K75th
  • $188K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$119,710$9,976$57.55
Median$102,720$8,560$49.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$80,000$6,667$38.46
Experienced (75th percentile)$148,270$12,356$71.28

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

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in Austin vs. Texas and the U.S.

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Austin earn 4% more than the Texas average ($114,870) and about the same as the U.S. average ($121,600). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $107,230.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Austin$119,710$102,720$66,090$187,9401,980
Texas$114,870$100,700$63,380$177,34028,710
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 Austin

On the average salary of $119,710, a single filer in Austin takes home about $93,046 a year, or $7,754 a month and $3,579 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $119,710 buys what about $122,071 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 3rd of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($120,990).

All Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salaries in Texas

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).

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary by city

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

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

$57.55 an hour on average, and $49.39 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $66,090 a year and the 25th percentile is $80,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $93,046 a year ($7,754 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $119,710. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.07, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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