SOC 11-3071 · Lexington-Fayette, KY metro

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Salary in Lexington, KY

The average salary for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Lexington, Kentucky is $105,720 a year ($50.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $96,840: half of the 280 people in this job in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($121,600).

$105,720average per year

$50.83 / hourMedian $96,840Take-home ≈ $76,714

  • $65K10th
  • $73K25th
  • $97KMedian
  • $131K75th
  • $167K90th

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

280people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#5 of 6Kentucky metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay range in Lexington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,070 a year or less, while the top 10% make $166,520 or more. The middle half of transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Lexington earn between $73,390 and $130,850.

  • $65K10th
  • $73K25th
  • $97KMedian
  • $131K75th
  • $167K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$105,720$8,810$50.83
Median$96,840$8,070$46.56
Entry level (25th percentile)$73,390$6,116$35.28
Experienced (75th percentile)$130,850$10,904$62.91

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

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in Lexington vs. Kentucky and the U.S.

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Lexington earn 4% less than the Kentucky average ($109,950) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($121,600). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $107,230.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lexington$105,720$96,840$65,070$166,520280
Kentucky$109,950$100,340$58,250$175,3902,340
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 Lexington

On the average salary of $105,720, a single filer in Lexington takes home about $76,714 a year, or $6,393 a month and $2,951 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Lexington's local income tax (2.75%).

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

Prices in the Lexington area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.9), so the average $105,720 buys what about $113,813 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lexington ($48,620). A typical home costs $327,671, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Lexington ranks 5th of 6 Kentucky metro areas for this job; Paducah pays the most ($118,750).

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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 Lexington: questions

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

$50.83 an hour on average, and $46.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,070 a year and the 25th percentile is $73,390, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $76,714 a year ($6,393 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $105,720. Includes Lexington's local income tax (2.75%).

Do transportation, storage, and distribution managers earn more in Lexington 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY (30460). 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). Includes Lexington's local income tax (2.75%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.68, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.68).

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