SOC 53-1047 · Area 26420 · May 2025
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,270 | $19.36 |
| 25th percentile | $47,680 | $22.92 |
| Median | $60,760 | $29.21 |
| 75th percentile | $76,790 | $36.92 |
| 90th percentile | $96,930 | $46.60 |
| Average | $65,370 | $31.43 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 15,320. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $47,680 to $76,790 in 2025, a span of $29,110.
The area median is $760 (1.3%) above Texas's $60,000 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 31 other published areas
- This area's median is $16,790 (38.2%) above the $43,970 median in Eagle Pass, TX.
- This area's median is $13,080 (27.4%) above the $47,680 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $11,130 (22.4%) above the $49,630 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $10,650 (21.3%) above the $50,110 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $10,590 (21.1%) above the $50,170 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $10,290 (20.4%) above the $50,470 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $9,770 (19.2%) above the $50,990 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $9,280 (18.0%) above the $51,480 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $9,070 (17.5%) above the $51,690 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $8,770 (16.9%) above the $51,990 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $6,970 (13.0%) above the $53,790 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $6,740 (12.5%) above the $54,020 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $5,500 (10.0%) above the $55,260 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $4,680 (8.3%) above the $56,080 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $4,170 (7.4%) above the $56,590 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,930 (6.9%) above the $56,830 median in Victoria, TX.
- This area's median is $3,350 (5.8%) above the $57,410 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,290 (5.7%) above the $57,470 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $2,440 (4.2%) above the $58,320 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $2,370 (4.1%) above the $58,390 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $1,690 (2.9%) above the $59,070 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $1,290 (2.2%) above the $59,470 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $500 (0.8%) above the $60,260 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $420 (0.7%) above the $60,340 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $370 (0.6%) above the $60,390 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $220 (0.4%) below the $60,980 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $480 (0.8%) below the $61,240 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $1,160 (1.9%) below the $61,920 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $1,790 (2.9%) below the $62,550 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $2,190 (3.5%) below the $62,950 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $10,080 (14.2%) below the $70,840 median in Midland, TX.
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