SOC 11-3071 · Modesto, CA metro

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

The average salary for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Modesto, California is $123,510 a year ($59.38 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $107,390: half of the 300 people in this job in the Modesto, 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).

$123,510average per year

$59.38 / hourMedian $107,390Take-home ≈ $88,291

  • $69K10th
  • $84K25th
  • $107KMedian
  • $150K75th
  • $203K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

300people in this job
+0%vs U.S. metro average
#13 of 25California metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay range in Modesto

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $69,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $202,600 or more. The middle half of transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Modesto earn between $84,090 and $150,010.

  • $69K10th
  • $84K25th
  • $107KMedian
  • $150K75th
  • $203K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$123,510$10,292$59.38
Median$107,390$8,949$51.63
Entry level (25th percentile)$84,090$7,008$40.43
Experienced (75th percentile)$150,010$12,501$72.12

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

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

On the average salary of $123,510, a single filer in Modesto takes home about $88,291 a year, or $7,358 a month and $3,396 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% 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 Modesto a good place for transportation, storage, and distribution managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Modesto area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.1), so the average $123,510 buys what about $118,636 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Modesto ($50,610). A typical home costs $468,302, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Modesto ranks 13th 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 Modesto: questions

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

$59.38 an hour on average, and $51.63 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $69,230 a year and the 25th percentile is $84,090, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $88,291 a year ($7,358 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $123,510. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do transportation, storage, and distribution managers earn more in Modesto 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 Modesto, CA (33700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 1.09, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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