Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of warehouse manager salary by state for the United States:
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New Jersey has the highest warehouse manager salary of $83,888
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Louisiana has the lowest warehouse manager salary of $46,956
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The national average salary for warehouse managers is $62,189
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The national hourly pay for warehouse managers is $29.9
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Background
Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do warehouse managers get paid where I live?
And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for warehouse manager by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.
The state with the best salary for warehouse managers after this adjustment? That would be New Jersey.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for warehouse manager salaries:
Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.
Highest-Paid Warehouse Managers By State
| Rank | State | Average Warehouse Manager Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | New Jersey | $83,888 | $50,000 | $138,000 |
| 2 | Delaware | $82,005 | $49,000 | $136,000 |
| 3 | Nevada | $80,026 | $45,000 | $140,000 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $78,590 | $48,000 | $126,000 |
| 5 | New York | $77,643 | $47,000 | $127,000 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | $76,740 | $46,000 | $127,000 |
| 7 | Michigan | $76,010 | $46,000 | $125,000 |
| 8 | Indiana | $73,801 | $44,000 | $122,000 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $73,692 | $45,000 | $120,000 |
| 10 | Maryland | $73,607 | $43,000 | $123,000 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $73,048 | $45,000 | $117,000 |
| 12 | Oregon | $72,320 | $41,000 | $126,000 |
| 13 | Washington | $71,846 | $42,000 | $122,000 |
| 14 | California | $71,593 | $40,000 | $125,000 |
| 15 | West Virginia | $70,780 | $41,000 | $119,000 |
| 16 | Iowa | $69,226 | $42,000 | $112,000 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $68,574 | $41,000 | $112,000 |
| 18 | Virginia | $67,326 | $39,000 | $114,000 |
| 19 | Ohio | $67,084 | $40,000 | $111,000 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $66,683 | $41,000 | $108,000 |
| 21 | Vermont | $65,743 | $41,000 | $105,000 |
| 22 | Arizona | $64,072 | $38,000 | $107,000 |
| 23 | Illinois | $63,064 | $38,000 | $103,000 |
| 24 | Idaho | $62,103 | $36,000 | $105,000 |
| 25 | North Carolina | $61,289 | $35,000 | $104,000 |
| 26 | Maine | $60,525 | $38,000 | $96,000 |
| 27 | Georgia | $60,369 | $35,000 | $102,000 |
| 28 | Montana | $59,736 | $37,000 | $95,000 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $59,302 | $35,000 | $99,000 |
| 30 | Utah | $58,180 | $34,000 | $97,000 |
| 31 | South Dakota | $57,692 | $36,000 | $92,000 |
| 32 | Colorado | $57,506 | $35,000 | $93,000 |
| 33 | Alaska | $56,771 | $41,000 | $77,000 |
| 34 | North Dakota | $56,729 | $36,000 | $88,000 |
| 35 | Texas | $56,665 | $33,000 | $96,000 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $56,257 | $33,000 | $94,000 |
| 37 | Minnesota | $55,809 | $34,000 | $89,000 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $54,782 | $32,000 | $92,000 |
| 39 | Arkansas | $54,548 | $32,000 | $91,000 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $54,457 | $32,000 | $92,000 |
| 41 | Kansas | $54,443 | $33,000 | $89,000 |
| 42 | Mississippi | $53,586 | $31,000 | $91,000 |
| 43 | Hawaii | $52,123 | $40,000 | $66,000 |
| 44 | Alabama | $51,180 | $30,000 | $86,000 |
| 45 | Missouri | $50,753 | $30,000 | $84,000 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $49,703 | $29,000 | $82,000 |
| 47 | Wyoming | $49,146 | $30,000 | $79,000 |
| 48 | Nebraska | $47,870 | $29,000 | $77,000 |
| 49 | Florida | $47,011 | $27,000 | $81,000 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $46,956 | $27,000 | $80,000 |
Methodology: Warehouse Manager Salary By State
To better understand warehouse manager pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for warehouse managers by state.
We took the average annual salary data for warehouse managers from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for warehouse managers.
Warehouse Manager Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for warehouse managers?
The highest-paid state for warehouse managers is New Jersey with an average salary of $83,888 per year.
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What city pays warehouse managers the most?
Reno, NV pays warehouse managers the most with an average salary of $88,873 per year.
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What is the worst state for warehouse managers?
The worst state for warehouse managers is Louisiana with an average salary of $46,956 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
