SOC 11-3071 · St. Joseph, MO-KS metro

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Salary in St. Joseph, MO

The average salary for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in St. Joseph, Missouri is $117,150 a year ($56.32 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $104,540: half of the 70 people in this job in the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($123,325).

$117,150average per year

$56.32 / hourMedian $104,540Take-home ≈ $86,676

  • $64K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $105KMedian
  • $143K75th
  • $176K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

70people in this job
-5%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 8Missouri metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay range in St. Joseph

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $176,060 or more. The middle half of transportation, storage, and distribution managers in St. Joseph earn between $77,240 and $143,110.

  • $64K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $105KMedian
  • $143K75th
  • $176K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$117,150$9,762$56.32
Median$104,540$8,712$50.26
Entry level (25th percentile)$77,240$6,437$37.13
Experienced (75th percentile)$143,110$11,926$68.80

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

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary after taxes in St. Joseph

On the average salary of $117,150, a single filer in St. Joseph takes home about $86,676 a year, or $7,223 a month and $3,334 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

The St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in MO$86,676$7,223
Working in KS$85,508$7,126

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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

Prices in the St. Joseph area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.4), so the average $117,150 buys what about $135,619 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in St. Joseph ($47,350). A typical home costs $215,126, or 1.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

St. Joseph ranks 4th of 8 Missouri metro areas for this job; Springfield pays the most ($121,990).

All Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salaries in Missouri

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).

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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary in St. Joseph: questions

How much do transportation, storage, and distribution managers make an hour in St. Joseph?

$56.32 an hour on average, and $50.26 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level transportation, storage, and distribution managers salary in St. Joseph?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,000 a year and the 25th percentile is $77,240, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the transportation, storage, and distribution managers take-home pay in St. Joseph?

About $86,676 a year ($7,223 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $117,150. The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

Do transportation, storage, and distribution managers earn more in St. Joseph than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than 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 St. Joseph, MO-KS (41140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.96, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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