Logistician Salary


How Much Does a Logistician Make?

On average, a Logistician make $87,600 a year. The lowest-paid 10 percent made $49,260, while the top-paid 10 percent made $132,110.

Annually National Average Salary: $87,600

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* Based on information from the May 2024 salary report from the BLS.



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Salary by State

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Annual Salary by State

State 10% Annual 25% Annual Avg. Annual 75% Annual 90% Annual
Alabama$57,020$70,620$95,880$119,090$138,650
Alaska$55,890$67,720$90,000$111,320$136,280
Arizona$56,170$65,190$90,030$105,960$130,140
Arkansas$49,000$60,940$79,680$97,000$117,560
California$56,470$71,150$97,810$122,140$151,420
Connecticut$58,790$67,410$87,050$102,020$122,960
Delaware$64,180$71,080$97,480$115,070$142,090
District of Columbia$74,500$93,980$120,120$145,660$176,550
Florida$44,510$52,000$76,010$94,310$116,990
Georgia$45,010$57,940$77,930$95,640$113,030
Hawaii$53,330$72,920$98,310$122,180$140,150
Idaho$45,350$56,670$80,740$92,120$153,650
Illinois$46,040$58,760$78,530$96,080$117,220
Indiana$48,410$61,430$80,910$97,610$119,590
Iowa$52,260$63,940$83,000$99,040$114,720
Kansas$40,720$43,220$61,920$76,820$97,140
Kentucky$48,750$58,460$74,780$83,350$106,980
Louisiana$48,070$61,960$83,740$101,440$133,160
Maine$61,150$75,910$87,720$98,240$114,140
Maryland$65,180$81,590$107,100$129,750$153,340
Massachusetts$64,820$75,520$102,820$128,630$158,840
Michigan$50,570$61,610$85,950$101,950$129,230
Minnesota$56,640$65,740$89,080$104,310$132,060
Mississippi$43,620$59,880$79,540$97,760$122,260
Missouri$45,500$53,290$76,850$92,750$118,260
Montana$51,360$56,530$78,500$89,460$113,030
Nebraska$39,110$49,350$71,600$82,800$110,600
Nevada$52,010$62,670$79,540$92,550$112,190
New Hampshire$45,830$51,170$76,650$94,000$124,590
New Jersey$65,000$78,950$97,240$112,770$133,620
New Mexico$64,890$73,340$95,470$107,530$136,520
New York$57,040$66,410$93,820$107,300$136,180
North Carolina$50,040$62,100$83,140$98,400$125,610
North Dakota$53,330$61,470$76,960$89,630$99,000
Ohio$49,350$62,890$86,870$104,290$129,300
Oklahoma$49,000$63,630$85,920$104,330$123,160
Oregon$61,480$74,200$99,070$118,090$137,410
Pennsylvania$48,440$59,110$80,690$98,450$118,000
Rhode Island$55,670$63,500$83,720$98,090$124,430
South Carolina$47,310$58,050$79,700$97,360$117,200
South Dakota$54,990$67,440$94,890$143,690$146,690
Tennessee$38,360$43,840$68,020$84,200$110,010
Texas$48,570$60,080$79,770$96,450$119,480
Utah$50,450$66,540$87,090$104,870$120,640
Vermont$61,690$67,160$84,780$96,400$108,100
Virginia$62,820$77,680$102,580$124,820$153,320
Washington$70,150$85,040$109,960$129,230$157,510
West Virginia$47,390$60,670$76,380$90,110$106,530
Wisconsin$48,770$61,960$80,440$97,310$116,980
Wyoming$61,960$71,950$100,930$130,820$146,280
Guam$45,850$57,240$67,580$72,550$103,400
Puerto Rico$26,310$34,970$52,740$64,440$84,850

Annual Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is District of Columbia, where the average salary is $120,120.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

District of Columbia - $120,120
Washington - $109,960
Maryland - $107,100
Massachusetts - $102,820
Virginia - $102,580

Logisticians: Salary Overview

Logisticians coordinate an organization’s supply chain and manage the product’s entire life cycle from supplier to consumer.

Logisticians typically supervise the allocation of materials, supplies, and products, develop and maintain business relationships with suppliers and consumers, review and try to find ways to improve the organization’s logistical chain, and propose ways of minimizing transportation costs and time.

Nowadays, logisticians plan and track the transport of products through software programs designed specifically for this field.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), logisticians held about 174,900 jobs in the United States in 2018.

The median annual salary for this profession was $74,750 in May 2019, according to BLS.

This number shows that half of all logisticians earned less than this amount and half earned more.

Salaries vary depending on many factors, such as experience, skills, the industry of employment, region, or local economy.

Your experience and education can help you earned more or less than this amount.

Earning a bachelor’s degree, related work experience and a certificate from APICS (Association for Supply Chain Management) or the International Society of Logistics will likely improve your earnings prospects.

The top 10 percent of logisticians earned more than $120,400 while the lowest 10 percent made less than $44,020 a year.

Logistician Salary by Industry

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the biggest employer for logisticians was the manufacturing industry, a sector that hired approximately 24% of all logisticians.

The federal government hired 18% of all logisticians while 16% of them worked for in the industry of professional, scientific, and technical services.

Many other logisticians worked in the sector of management of companies and enterprises and in the field of wholesale trade.

The median annual wages varied depending on the industry of employment.

Logisticians who worked for the federal government earned a median annual salary of $85,450 a year.

This means that half of all logisticians employed by the federal government earned less than this and half earned more.

The biggest employer for logisticians, the manufacturing industry, offered a median annual wage for this profession of $76,480.

The median annual salaries for logisticians employed in the field of management of companies and enterprises was $75,010, while those who work in the professional, scientific, and technical services sector earned $72,340; logisticians who worked in wholesale trade made around $65,820 a year.

Logistician Salary by Education

If you want to start a career as a logistician, you can improve your earning prospects by getting a bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, supply chain management, or business.

Having a few years of experience as a dispatcher, clerk, or in another logistical support role will also help you find a better-paying entry-level job in this profession.

According to the Association For Supply Chain Management (ASCM), supply chain professionals who have at least one APICS certification earned a median salary that is 21% higher than the wages earned by those who don’t have any certification and 18% higher than the salaries reported by employees who have a different certification.

ASCM reports that supply chain professionals who hold a bachelor’s degree earned a median annual salary of $78,750 while those who hold an associate’s degree reported a median annual salary of $67,000.

The same association reports that almost three-quarters of supply chain professionals receive paid family/medical leave and more than 80% of them are offered vacation time for three weeks or more.

If you have strong communication and leadership skills you may have the opportunity of being promoted to a better-paid position.

Additional Earnings and Benefits earned by Logisticians

The Association For Supply Chain Management reports that 91% of all supply chain professionals received bonuses, profit sharing, or another form of additional cash compensation which, on average, raised their total compensation by 4.7% in 2019.

* Based on information from the May 2024 salary report from the BLS. The figures represent accumulated data for all states of employment for Logisticians. BLS data represents averages and medians for workers at all levels of education and experience. This data doesn't represent starting salaries.

* Employment conditions in your area may vary.


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