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

The median for first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors in Massachusetts is $65,570 a year, somewhat above the national $62,890 (+4%); the state ranks 8th of 51 states by median. First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors earn 3% more than the median across all occupations in Massachusetts ($63,590). Among neighbouring states, Rhode Island and New York pay more (up to $72,750 in Rhode Island) and Connecticut, New Hampshire and Vermont pay less (down to $60,410 in Vermont). Massachusetts employs 10,660 first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors, 2.93 per 1,000 jobs, the 21st largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.73 means it is less common in Massachusetts than nationally.

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
MassachusettsHourly$22.10$26.25$31.52$39.22$48.27$33.8210,6602.930.73
Annual$45,960$54,600$65,570$81,580$100,400$70,350
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$50k$100k$150k10th10th: $45,960$45,96025th25th: $54,600$54,600MedianMedian: $65,570$65,57075th75th: $81,580$81,58090th90th: $100,400$100,400US median
Massachusetts 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
8th of 51 states
Rank by employment
21st of 51 states
Location quotient
0.73
Jobs per 1,000
2.93

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

7 metropolitan areas and 1 nonmetropolitan area touching Massachusetts 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
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$33.73$70,170$47,670$96,9502,6003.640.91
Springfield, MA$33.55$69,780$45,450$100,0108504.231.05
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$31.60$65,730$46,040$101,7807,2102.670.67
Worcester, MA$30.99$64,450$47,440$98,2901,2303.530.88
Barnstable Town, MA$30.48$63,390$45,330$102,5702903.080.77
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$29.47$61,300$45,500$86,5401602.470.62
Pittsfield, MA$28.67$59,620$39,400$95,3901502.590.65
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$32.09$66,740$47,930$104,6101102.630.66

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Massachusetts$31.52$65,57010,6600.73
Connecticut$31.46$65,4405,8700.86
New Hampshire$30.75$63,9502,4400.89
New York$32.36$67,30029,2800.75
Rhode Island$34.98$72,7501,5200.76
Vermont$29.04$60,4109100.75

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