SOC 11-3071 · Burlington, NC metro

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Salary in Burlington, NC

The average salary for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Burlington, North Carolina is $110,750 a year ($53.25 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $103,690: half of the 110 people in this job in the Burlington, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($121,600).

$110,750average per year

$53.25 / hourMedian $103,690Take-home ≈ $82,832

  • $61K10th
  • $79K25th
  • $104KMedian
  • $134K75th
  • $170K90th

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

110people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#9 of 14North Carolina metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay range in Burlington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $169,720 or more. The middle half of transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Burlington earn between $79,250 and $133,660.

  • $61K10th
  • $79K25th
  • $104KMedian
  • $134K75th
  • $170K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$110,750$9,229$53.25
Median$103,690$8,641$49.85
Entry level (25th percentile)$79,250$6,604$38.10
Experienced (75th percentile)$133,660$11,138$64.26

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

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in Burlington vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Burlington earn 8% less than the North Carolina average ($120,690) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($121,600). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $107,230.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Burlington$110,750$103,690$60,750$169,720110
North Carolina$120,690$106,100$66,090$191,6506,650
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 Burlington

On the average salary of $110,750, a single filer in Burlington takes home about $82,832 a year, or $6,903 a month and $3,186 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% 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 Burlington a good place for transportation, storage, and distribution managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Burlington area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.2), so the average $110,750 buys what about $118,836 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Burlington ($44,010). A typical home costs $298,353, or 2.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary in other North Carolina cities

Burlington ranks 9th of 14 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Durham pays the most ($135,080).

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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).

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary by city

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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary in Burlington: questions

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

$53.25 an hour on average, and $49.85 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $79,250, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $82,832 a year ($6,903 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $110,750.

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

The average here is 9% 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 Burlington, NC (15500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.17, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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