SOC 11-3071 · Chico, CA metro

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Salary in Chico, CA

The average salary for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Chico, California is $122,360 a year ($58.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $107,570: half of the 70 people in this job in the Chico, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($123,325).

$122,360average per year

$58.83 / hourMedian $107,570Take-home ≈ $87,612

  • $57K10th
  • $73K25th
  • $108KMedian
  • $158K75th
  • $189K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

70people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#14 of 25California metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay range in Chico

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $189,070 or more. The middle half of transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Chico earn between $72,800 and $157,520.

  • $57K10th
  • $73K25th
  • $108KMedian
  • $158K75th
  • $189K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$122,360$10,197$58.83
Median$107,570$8,964$51.72
Entry level (25th percentile)$72,800$6,067$35.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$157,520$13,127$75.73

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

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

On the average salary of $122,360, a single filer in Chico takes home about $87,612 a year, or $7,301 a month and $3,370 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

Prices in the Chico area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.2), so the average $122,360 buys what about $120,913 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Chico ($48,050). A typical home costs $401,581, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Chico ranks 14th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($181,050).

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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 Chico: questions

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

$58.83 an hour on average, and $51.72 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,190 a year and the 25th percentile is $72,800, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $87,612 a year ($7,301 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $122,360. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($123,325).

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 Chico, CA (17020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.1%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.64, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.64).

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