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

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors in Michigan have a median of $60,280 a year, below the national $62,890 (−4%); the state ranks 40th of 51 states by median. First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors earn 22% more than the median across all occupations in Michigan ($49,270). Every neighbouring state pays more: Indiana, Wisconsin and Ohio range from $61,760 in Ohio to $64,700 in Indiana. Michigan employs 14,600 first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors, 3.32 per 1,000 jobs, the 14th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.83 is close to the national share.

Michigan 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 Michigan and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
MichiganHourly$20.43$23.01$28.98$36.60$43.06$30.6514,6003.320.83
Annual$42,490$47,870$60,280$76,120$89,550$63,760
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: $42,490$42,49025th25th: $47,870$47,870MedianMedian: $60,280$60,28075th75th: $76,120$76,12090th90th: $89,550$89,550US median
Michigan 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
40th of 51 states
Rank by employment
14th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.83
Jobs per 1,000
3.32

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

16 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Michigan 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
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$31.25$64,990$45,380$98,7201602.610.65
Battle Creek, MI$31.02$64,510$43,020$84,6801602.890.72
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$30.41$63,250$43,150$91,3404403.370.84
Traverse City, MI$29.87$62,130$42,310$92,2701802.670.67
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$29.65$61,670$44,690$93,6707,2003.780.94
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$28.98$60,270$42,760$89,5702,1403.580.89
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$28.78$59,870$42,770$86,5503602.970.74
Monroe, MI$28.29$58,840$41,540$90,2601904.561.14
Midland, MI$28.11$58,460$36,670$87,590701.990.50
Ann Arbor, MI$27.94$58,120$41,580$86,1103901.800.45
Saginaw, MI$27.56$57,330$41,200$91,5202002.480.62
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$27.02$56,210$39,000$81,9707203.310.83
Bay City, MI$26.81$55,750$39,870$82,2801203.490.87
Jackson, MI$26.10$54,290$39,370$84,5101202.180.54
Flint, MI$24.52$51,010$39,240$79,8204002.970.74
Niles, MI$24.25$50,440$40,060$80,8801502.590.64
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$28.89$60,090$40,270$86,5404002.930.73
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$27.10$56,360$38,460$80,7004202.760.69
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$26.94$56,040$38,290$85,2103603.040.76
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$26.10$54,290$41,220$88,6903002.710.67

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Michigan$28.98$60,28014,6000.83
Indiana$31.10$64,70015,2501.19
Ohio$29.69$61,76023,1001.04
Wisconsin$31.04$64,56011,1400.94

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