Best Cities for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where transportation, storage, and distribution managerss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.38	$177,400	$147,587	21%
2	DelawareState	1.34	$145,000	$143,564	11%
3	AlabamaState	1.27	$118,320	$135,844	10%
4	GeorgiaState	1.23	$123,330	$132,045	14%
5	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.23	$127,520	$131,736	15%
6	WashingtonState	1.19	$136,500	$127,213	17%
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.19	$146,080	$127,804	18%
8	ColoradoState	1.17	$132,610	$125,816	17%
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.17	$124,600	$125,226	14%
10	IllinoisState	1.15	$120,250	$123,460	13%
11	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.15	$118,100	$123,278	15%
12	New HampshireState	1.14	$129,470	$122,142	15%
13	WyomingState	1.13	$112,310	$120,763	11%
14	IndianaState	1.12	$108,720	$120,133	12%
15	MinnesotaState	1.12	$118,180	$120,592	13%
16	New JerseyState	1.12	$130,610	$120,046	17%
17	KansasState	1.10	$106,130	$117,922	12%
18	South DakotaState	1.10	$107,410	$118,293	11%
19	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.10	$121,570	$117,459	16%
20	Rhode IslandState	1.09	$117,600	$117,015	15%
21	West VirginiaState	1.09	$98,230	$116,663	10%
22	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.09	$108,270	$116,670	14%
23	District of ColumbiaState	1.08	$132,180	$115,643	19%
24	MissouriState	1.08	$102,870	$116,106	12%
25	South CarolinaState	1.08	$106,860	$116,152	14%
26	VirginiaState	1.07	$119,140	$115,111	16%
27	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.07	$129,050	$114,406	19%
28	KentuckyState	1.06	$100,340	$113,379	11%
29	MassachusettsState	1.06	$123,830	$114,129	22%
30	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.06	$128,760	$113,445	24%
31	MontanaState	1.05	$108,180	$112,220	13%
32	New YorkState	1.05	$127,180	$113,049	17%
33	North CarolinaState	1.05	$106,100	$112,394	15%
34	OhioState	1.05	$101,550	$112,334	12%
35	Columbus, OHMetro	1.05	$105,360	$112,684	15%
36	CaliforniaState	1.04	$123,780	$111,816	22%
37	IowaState	1.04	$99,010	$110,998	12%
38	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.04	$101,860	$111,689	14%
39	New MexicoState	1.03	$101,420	$110,239	12%
40	TennesseeState	1.03	$100,740	$110,098	15%
41	OklahomaState	1.02	$96,830	$109,412	12%
42	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.02	$127,500	$109,442	21%
43	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.02	$101,600	$109,838	14%
44	North DakotaState	1.01	$100,720	$108,769	12%
45	PennsylvaniaState	1.01	$105,240	$108,495	15%
46	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.01	$104,790	$107,809	18%
47	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.01	$103,750	$107,848	18%
48	MichiganState	1.00	$99,100	$107,367	14%
49	ConnecticutState	0.99	$114,210	$106,143	16%
50	NebraskaState	0.99	$97,380	$106,426	13%
51	TexasState	0.98	$100,700	$105,335	17%
52	LouisianaState	0.97	$93,650	$103,940	13%
53	WisconsinState	0.97	$95,900	$103,900	14%
54	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.97	$95,500	$103,804	16%
55	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.97	$102,530	$104,091	20%
56	ArkansasState	0.96	$89,200	$103,360	12%
57	MaineState	0.95	$102,110	$102,315	15%
58	UtahState	0.95	$102,180	$101,976	18%
59	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.95	$109,860	$101,911	20%
60	MississippiState	0.94	$85,770	$101,144	13%
61	OregonState	0.94	$103,520	$100,505	18%
62	FloridaState	0.93	$101,570	$100,069	20%
63	NevadaState	0.93	$99,860	$99,661	17%
64	VermontState	0.93	$101,850	$99,366	17%
65	AlaskaState	0.92	$103,080	$98,830	16%
66	ArizonaState	0.91	$98,750	$97,869	18%
67	IdahoState	0.91	$93,920	$97,326	15%
68	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.91	$103,540	$97,864	19%
69	MarylandState	0.90	$105,180	$96,319	19%
70	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.89	$104,010	$95,862	24%
71	HawaiiState	0.86	$101,480	$92,255	28%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).