SOC 11-3071 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Salary in Seattle, WA

The average salary for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Seattle, Washington is $151,070 a year ($72.63 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $146,080: half of the 1,690 people in this job in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($123,325).

$151,070average per year

$72.63 / hourMedian $146,080Take-home ≈ $114,522

  • $85K10th
  • $116K25th
  • $146KMedian
  • $173K75th
  • $214K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,690people in this job
+22%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 7Washington metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay range in Seattle

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $85,220 a year or less, while the top 10% make $213,910 or more. The middle half of transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Seattle earn between $115,940 and $173,370.

  • $85K10th
  • $116K25th
  • $146KMedian
  • $173K75th
  • $214K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$151,070$12,589$72.63
Median$146,080$12,173$70.23
Entry level (25th percentile)$115,940$9,662$55.74
Experienced (75th percentile)$173,370$14,448$83.35

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

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

On the average salary of $151,070, a single filer in Seattle takes home about $114,522 a year, or $9,544 a month and $4,405 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Seattle area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.1), so the average $151,070 buys what about $135,936 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Seattle ($72,610). A typical home costs $750,279, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Seattle ranks 1st of 7 Washington metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salaries in Washington

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 Seattle: questions

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

$72.63 an hour on average, and $70.23 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $85,220 a year and the 25th percentile is $115,940, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $114,522 a year ($9,544 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $151,070. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

The average here is 22% more 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (42660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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 no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.57, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.57).

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