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

At $62,940 a year, the median for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors in Kansas is close to the national median of $62,890 (0%); Kansas ranks 23rd of 51 states by median. First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors earn 31% more than the median across all occupations in Kansas ($48,010). Among neighbouring states, Colorado pays more (up to $65,380 in Colorado) and Oklahoma, Nebraska and Missouri pay less (down to $60,370 in Missouri). Kansas employs 7,520 first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors, 5.23 per 1,000 jobs, the 29th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.30 means the occupation is more concentrated in Kansas than nationally.

Kansas 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 Kansas and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
KansasHourly$20.94$24.79$30.26$37.08$44.56$31.757,5205.231.30
Annual$43,560$51,570$62,940$77,130$92,690$66,040
United StatesHourly$20.85$24.07$30.23$37.58$46.23$32.14623,640––
Annual$43,360$50,070$62,890$78,160$96,150$66,860
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $43,560$43,56025th25th: $51,570$51,570MedianMedian: $62,940$62,94075th75th: $77,130$77,13090th90th: $92,690$92,690US median
Kansas 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
23rd of 51 states
Rank by employment
29th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.30
Jobs per 1,000
5.23

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Kansas'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 Kansas

7 metropolitan areas and 1 nonmetropolitan area touching Kansas 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.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
St. Joseph, MO-KS$31.74$66,010$44,080$97,5802003.660.91
Kansas City, MO-KS$30.58$63,610$46,240$95,8305,2304.771.19
Topeka, KS$30.58$63,600$41,580$87,5704503.920.98
Wichita, KS$29.08$60,490$41,900$89,1001,2904.181.04
Joplin, MO-KS$28.80$59,900$43,620$89,0104004.641.16
Lawrence, KS$27.98$58,200$39,520$80,3401302.600.65
Manhattan, KS$27.78$57,780$38,220$85,8801703.090.77
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$29.72$61,810$40,770$90,1902,1705.791.44

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Kansas$30.26$62,9407,5201.30
Colorado$31.43$65,38011,8901.03
Missouri$29.02$60,37010,5000.89
Nebraska$29.15$60,6303,5300.86
Oklahoma$29.46$61,2708,1301.19

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