SOC 11-3071 · Las Cruces, NM metro

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Salary in Las Cruces, NM

The average salary for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Las Cruces, New Mexico is $86,580 a year ($41.63 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $83,190: half of the 40 people in this job in the Las Cruces, NM metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 29% less than the U.S. average for this job ($121,600).

$86,580average per year

$41.63 / hourMedian $83,190Take-home ≈ $66,828

  • $58K10th
  • $68K25th
  • $83KMedian
  • $106K75th
  • $118K90th

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

40people in this job
-29%vs U.S. average
#3 of 3New Mexico metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay range in Las Cruces

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $118,320 or more. The middle half of transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Las Cruces earn between $68,150 and $106,090.

  • $58K10th
  • $68K25th
  • $83KMedian
  • $106K75th
  • $118K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$86,580$7,215$41.62
Median$83,190$6,932$40.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$68,150$5,679$32.76
Experienced (75th percentile)$106,090$8,841$51.00

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

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in Las Cruces vs. New Mexico and the U.S.

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Las Cruces earn 19% less than the New Mexico average ($106,320) and 29% less than the U.S. average ($121,600). At the median the gap is -22% against the U.S. median of $107,230.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Las Cruces$86,580$83,190$58,140$118,32040
New Mexico$106,320$101,420$65,610$155,370660
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 Las Cruces

On the average salary of $86,580, a single filer in Las Cruces takes home about $66,828 a year, or $5,569 a month and $2,570 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Las Cruces area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $86,580 buys what about $95,974 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Las Cruces ($42,070). A typical home costs $288,339, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary in other New Mexico cities

Las Cruces ranks 3rd of 3 New Mexico metro areas for this job; Farmington pays the most ($113,890).

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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 Las Cruces: questions

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

$41.63 an hour on average, and $40.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $68,150, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $66,828 a year ($5,569 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $86,580.

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

The average here is 29% 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 Las Cruces, NM (29740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.37, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.37).

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