First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors Salary in Indiana

The median for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors in Indiana is $64,700 a year, somewhat above the national $62,890 (+3%); the state ranks 16th of 51 states by median. First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors earn 35% more than the median across all occupations in Indiana ($47,860). Among neighbouring states, Illinois pays more (up to $65,420 in Illinois) and Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky pay less (down to $60,090 in Kentucky). Indiana employs 15,250 first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors, 4.76 per 1,000 jobs, the 12th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.19 is close to the national share.

Indiana vs the United States, May 2025

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Indiana and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Indiana	Hourly	$21.25	$24.54	$31.10	$37.90	$44.06	$32.20	15,250	4.76	1.19
Indiana	Annual	$44,210	$51,050	$64,700	$78,830	$91,640	$66,980	15,250	4.76	1.19
United States	Hourly	$20.85	$24.07	$30.23	$37.58	$46.23	$32.14	623,640	–	–
United States	Annual	$43,360	$50,070	$62,890	$78,160	$96,150	$66,860	623,640	–	–

Indiana annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 16th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 12th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.19
Jobs per 1,000: 4.76

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Indiana's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Indiana

15 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Indiana publish a row for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$32.85	$68,330	$48,040	$98,900	19,280	4.27	1.07
Evansville, IN	$31.64	$65,810	$43,190	$93,430	580	4.26	1.06
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$31.53	$65,590	$46,160	$89,400	6,790	6.15	1.53
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$31.04	$64,560	$47,950	$94,230	470	3.67	0.91
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$30.72	$63,900	$46,790	$92,550	4,940	4.49	1.12
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$30.41	$63,250	$43,150	$91,340	440	3.37	0.84
Fort Wayne, IN	$29.74	$61,850	$42,420	$88,770	1,060	4.70	1.17
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$29.69	$61,760	$44,700	$93,750	290	2.83	0.71
Kokomo, IN	$29.39	$61,120	$44,350	$97,350	120	3.30	0.82
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$29.06	$60,440	$46,470	$87,270	4,190	6.12	1.53
Bloomington, IN	$28.98	$60,280	$42,530	$86,800	200	2.68	0.67
Columbus, IN	$28.64	$59,570	$38,280	$90,280	170	3.43	0.85
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$28.13	$58,520	$38,860	$81,440	180	4.34	1.08
Terre Haute, IN	$27.71	$57,640	$38,330	$90,330	240	3.75	0.94
Muncie, IN	$27.45	$57,100	$37,440	$88,660	140	3.17	0.79
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$30.07	$62,540	$42,570	$93,800	640	3.96	0.99
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$30.00	$62,400	$42,130	$92,970	910	4.32	1.08
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$29.45	$61,250	$42,870	$91,850	690	3.52	0.88

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Indiana	$31.10	$64,700	15,250	1.19
Illinois	$31.45	$65,420	25,270	1.03
Kentucky	$28.89	$60,090	10,180	1.27
Michigan	$28.98	$60,280	14,600	0.83
Ohio	$29.69	$61,760	23,100	1.04

See the national page for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (every state ranked) and the Indiana wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Indiana estimates.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.