What are the main factors that influence a Freight Supervisor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Freight Supervisor's salary?

A Freight Supervisor's salary grows with experience: starting around $63,600 for beginners, reaching about $64,593 at mid-level, and approach $66,365 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Freight Supervisor?

Freight Supervisor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Freight Supervisor roles are District of Columbia $72,624, California $72,348, Massachusetts $71,384. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Freight Supervisor roles make?

Salaries for Freight Supervisor level roles vary by specialization: Freight Flow Supervisor: $112,080; Freight Operations Supervisor: $76,421; Air Freight Supervisor: $75,388; Freight Analyst: $72,764; Freight Cost Analyst II: $71,900.

How do different companies affect a Freight Supervisor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Freight Supervisor roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Freight Supervisor Salary in the United States

How much does a Freight Supervisor make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Freight Supervisor in the United States is $65,592 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, a Freight Supervisor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,448
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,102 to $73,892
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,283

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Freight Supervisor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,892	$6,158	$1,421	$36
Average	$65,592	$5,466	$1,261	$32
25th Percentile	$58,102	$4,842	$1,117	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Freight Supervisor Salaries

A Freight Supervisor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Freight Supervisor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Freight Supervisor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $63,600
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,898
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,593
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,388
Expert (over 8 years): $66,365

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Freight Supervisor	$63,600
Intermediate Level Freight Supervisor	$63,898
Senior Level Freight Supervisor	$64,593
Specialist Level Freight Supervisor	$65,388
Expert Level Freight Supervisor	$66,365

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How Do Freight Supervisor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Freight Supervisors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $72,624.
California: $72,348.
Massachusetts: $71,384.

District of Columbia $72,624

California $72,348

Massachusetts $71,384

Washington $71,122

New Jersey $71,096

Alaska $71,004

Connecticut $70,099

New York $69,731

Hawaii $68,557

Rhode Island $68,006

Maryland $67,632

Minnesota $67,121

Colorado $66,924

Illinois $66,858

Oregon $66,609

Delaware $66,425

New Hampshire $66,310

Virginia $66,052

Pennsylvania $65,297

Nevada $64,917

North Dakota $64,792

Michigan $64,595

Wisconsin $64,523

Vermont $64,379

Texas $63,979

Maine $63,953

Arizona $63,913

Ohio $63,867

Georgia $63,264

Indiana $62,962

Wyoming $62,903

Utah $62,811

Iowa $62,772

Kansas $62,457

Louisiana $62,365

North Carolina $62,333

Missouri $62,319

Florida $62,064

Montana $61,926

Nebraska $61,795

Kentucky $61,723

South Carolina $61,460

Tennessee $61,296

Idaho $61,231

New Mexico $60,752

Oklahoma $60,647

Alabama $60,260

South Dakota $59,610

Arkansas $59,256

West Virginia $59,066

Mississippi $58,495

Top Paying Cities for Freight Supervisors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $82,732
San Francisco: $81,918
Oakland: $80,102

San Jose, CA $82,732

San Francisco, CA $81,918

Oakland, CA $80,102

New York, NY $76,015

Queens Village, NY $75,523

Paramus, NJ $74,998

Passaic, NJ $74,933

Bergenfield, NJ $74,867

Stamford, CT $74,769

Huntington, NY $74,703

Newark, NJ $74,277

Bridgeport, CT $74,146

New Brunswick, NJ $73,929

Vallejo, CA $73,792

Middlesex, NJ $73,752

Somerset, NJ $73,693

Petaluma, CA $73,542

Santa Cruz, CA $73,286

Boston, MA $73,155

Monterey, CA $72,827

Fairbanks, AK $72,781

Los Angeles, CA $72,657

Washington, DC $72,624

Seattle, WA $72,506

Santa Rosa, CA $72,493

Juneau, AK $72,303

Orange, CA $72,086

Anchorage, AK $71,968

Anaheim, CA $71,922

Santa Ana, CA $71,824

Nassau, NY $71,784

Long Beach, CA $71,758

Danbury, CT $71,738

Santa Maria, CA $71,515

Everett, WA $71,502

Bremerton, WA $71,181

Trenton, NJ $71,056

Sacramento, CA $71,030

San Diego, CA $70,997

Brockton, MA $70,971

Tacoma, WA $70,945

Santa Barbara, CA $70,853

Lowell, MA $70,591

New Suffolk, NY $70,564

Nashua, NH $70,486

Lompoc, CA $70,381

Ventura, CA $70,315

Stockton, CA $70,295

New Haven, CT $70,164

Atlantic City, NJ $69,994

Hartford, CT $69,849

Modesto, CA $69,817

Poughkeepsie, NY $69,672

New Britain, CT $69,640

Kennewick, WA $69,548

Olympia, WA $69,548

New London, CT $69,535

Norwich, CT $69,515

Lawrence, MA $69,482

Bakersfield, CA $69,298

New Bedford, MA $69,207

Riverside, CA $69,207

Richland, WA $69,141

Portsmouth, NH $69,089

Vineland, NJ $69,075

San Bernardino, CA $69,023

Boulder, CO $68,839

Worcester, MA $68,787

Portland, OR $68,728

Saint Paul, MN $68,649

Minneapolis, MN $68,649

Philadelphia, PA $68,557

Honolulu, HI $68,210

Springfield, MA $67,980

Providence, RI $67,973

Chicago, IL $67,783

Bellingham, WA $67,705

Baltimore, MD $67,632

Chico, CA $67,468

Wilmington, DE $67,357

Pittsfield, MA $67,291

Manchester, NH $67,167

Spokane, WA $66,878

Denver, CO $66,872

Albany, NY $66,563

Troy, NY $66,537

Schenectady, NY $66,399

Burlington, VT $66,255

Portland, ME $66,025

Salem, OR $65,973

Yakima, WA $65,960

Ann Arbor, MI $65,940

Rochester, MN $65,756

Reno, NV $65,724

Fresno, CA $65,724

Milwaukee, WI $65,665

Detroit, MI $65,599

Allentown, PA $65,579

Carson City, NV $65,573

Houston, TX $65,474

Colorado Springs, CO $65,468

Syracuse, NY $65,435

Eugene, OR $65,310

Gary, IN $65,232

Bismarck, ND $65,232

Galveston, TX $65,232

Springfield, OR $65,179

Medford, OR $65,022

Fort Collins, CO $64,996

Austin, TX $64,943

Mesa, AZ $64,805

Phoenix, AZ $64,792

Dallas, TX $64,773

Reading, PA $64,733

Saint Cloud, MN $64,707

Concord, NH $64,648

Madison, WI $64,622

Utica, NY $64,445

Raleigh, NC $64,392

Las Vegas, NV $64,386

Rochester, NY $64,340

Des Moines, IA $64,333

Atlanta, GA $64,228

Battle Creek, MI $64,208

Salt Lake City, UT $64,189

Lancaster, PA $64,090

Champaign, IL $64,077

Harrisburg, PA $63,999

Durham, NC $63,940

Kansas City, MO $63,933

Kansas City, KS $63,920

Fort Worth, TX $63,913

Boca Raton, FL $63,887

Cleveland, OH $63,881

Columbus, OH $63,867

Pittsburgh, PA $63,861

Richmond, VA $63,835

Indianapolis, IN $63,821

Cincinnati, OH $63,736

Petersburg, VA $63,638

Lansing, MI $63,494

Billings, MT $63,494

Huntsville, AL $63,494

Lebanon, PA $63,487

Pueblo, CO $63,480

Dayton, OH $63,480

Appleton, WI $63,461

Buffalo, NY $63,434

Racine, WI $63,402

Charlotte, NC $63,395

Saint Louis, MO $63,375

Springfield, IL $63,349

York, PA $63,336

Elkhart, IN $63,336

Gastonia, NC $63,330

Benton Harbor, MI $63,330

Beaumont, TX $63,290

Lorain, OH $63,277

Toledo, OH $63,251

Binghamton, NY $63,218

Rock Hill, SC $63,211

Rockford, IL $63,179

Elyria, OH $63,146

Fargo, ND $63,146

Flagstaff, AZ $63,100

Fort Lauderdale, FL $63,061

Miami, FL $63,021

Duluth, MN $62,916

Bangor, ME $62,831

Cedar Rapids, IA $62,759

Louisville, KY $62,726

Grand Rapids, MI $62,713

Hialeah, FL $62,706

Casper, WY $62,615

Scranton, PA $62,536

New Orleans, LA $62,516

Virginia Beach, VA $62,510

Akron, OH $62,477

Peoria, IL $62,392

Sarasota, FL $62,378

Green Bay, WI $62,333

Baton Rouge, LA $62,300

Charleston, SC $62,287

Nashville, TN $62,267

Jamestown, NY $62,254

Davenport, IA $62,254

Tucson, AZ $62,221

Cheyenne, WY $62,201

Saint Petersburg, FL $62,182

Tampa, FL $62,169

Omaha, NE $62,155

Evansville, IN $62,129

Port Arthur, TX $62,129

Bradenton, FL $62,103

Santa Fe, NM $61,985

Orlando, FL $61,919

Clearwater, FL $61,847

La Crosse, WI $61,709

Canton, OH $61,709

Grand Forks, ND $61,690

Tulsa, OK $61,670

Albuquerque, NM $61,670

Newport News, VA $61,663

High Point, NC $61,644

Ogden, UT $61,618

Corpus Christi, TX $61,565

Laramie, WY $61,526

Norfolk, VA $61,526

Rock Island, IL $61,486

Saginaw, MI $61,473

Jacksonville, FL $61,467

Salisbury, NC $61,454

Memphis, TN $61,440

Moline, IL $61,408

Fort Myers, FL $61,388

Waterloo, IA $61,303

Spartanburg, SC $61,237

Lincoln, NE $61,204

Fort Wayne, IN $61,191

Birmingham, AL $61,119

Cedar Falls, IA $61,106

Provo, UT $61,099

Springfield, OH $61,093

San Antonio, TX $61,080

Greensboro, NC $61,053

South Bend, IN $61,047

Winston Salem, NC $61,040

Boise, ID $61,021

Savannah, GA $60,975

Muskegon, MI $60,857

Lima, OH $60,778

Lake Charles, LA $60,752

Anderson, IN $60,739

Lexington, KY $60,719

Augusta, GA $60,699

Greenville, SC $60,699

Wichita, KS $60,640

Tuscaloosa, AL $60,640

Columbia, SC $60,581

Bloomington, IN $60,417

Roanoke, VA $60,378

Asheville, NC $60,293

Knoxville, TN $60,181

Shreveport, LA $60,175

Wilmington, NC $60,089

Frankfort, KY $59,965

Oklahoma City, OK $59,919

Chillicothe, OH $59,892

Longview, TX $59,886

Topeka, KS $59,866

Mobile, AL $59,768

Terre Haute, IN $59,742

Erie, PA $59,735

Altoona, PA $59,702

Melbourne, FL $59,683

Amarillo, TX $59,656

Killeen, TX $59,637

Fayetteville, AR $59,584

Sioux Falls, SD $59,538

Chattanooga, TN $59,499

Idaho Falls, ID $59,492

Gainesville, FL $59,355

Portsmouth, OH $59,322

Little Rock, AR $59,309

Lynchburg, VA $59,309

Youngstown, OH $59,282

Lafayette, LA $59,282

Temple, TX $59,256

Daytona Beach, FL $59,243

Clarksville, TN $59,237

Pensacola, FL $59,230

Hopkinsville, KY $59,033

Charleston, WV $59,027

Florence, SC $58,994

Sioux City, IA $58,955

Macon, GA $58,764

Tallahassee, FL $58,758

Fayetteville, NC $58,745

Wichita Falls, TX $58,731

Waco, TX $58,731

Pine Bluff, AR $58,705

Vincennes, IN $58,581

Lubbock, TX $58,554

Great Falls, MT $58,515

Alamogordo, NM $58,508

Abilene, TX $58,456

Rapid City, SD $58,371

Monroe, LA $58,371

Albany, GA $58,331

Huntington, WV $58,325

Jackson, MS $58,318

Greenville, MS $58,312

Parkersburg, WV $58,246

Montgomery, AL $58,233

Johnstown, PA $58,220

Springfield, MO $58,167

Biloxi, MS $58,135

Sumter, SC $57,997

Columbus, GA $57,990

Twin Falls, ID $57,951

Pascagoula, MS $57,866

Kingsport, TN $57,695

Gulfport, MS $57,675

Alexandria, LA $57,459

Fort Smith, AR $57,295

El Paso, TX $57,118

Helena, MT $57,033

Las Cruces, NM $56,823

Harlingen, TX $56,639

Pocatello, ID $56,580

Florence, AL $56,560

Brownsville, TX $56,547

Dothan, AL $56,442

Mcallen, TX $56,410

Columbus, MS $55,924

Altus, OK $55,622

Lawton, OK $55,498

Pierre, SD $55,262

What Skills Can Increase a Freight Supervisor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 12.03% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Packaging (Mentioned in 1.97% Job Postings): Preparing products through wrapping or bottling to protect the goods from damages during transportation and storage.
Cash Handling (Mentioned in 1.45% Job Postings): Process of receiving and giving money in a business. In retail, cash handling ranges from the point of sale to the behind-the-scenes money management during the day.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	12.03%
Packaging	1.97%
Cash Handling	1.45%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Freight Supervisor's salary.

Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Process Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Supply Chain: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coaching	$71,496	9%
Process Improvement	$70,840	8%
Supply Chain	$69,528	6%
Scheduling	$68,872	5%
Problem Solving	$68,216	4%
Interviewing	$68,216	4%

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How Education impacts a Freight Supervisor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Freight Supervisors enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Freight Supervisor with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $63,350 and $67,775).

Freight Supervisor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Freight Supervisor

No Diploma 1.3%

High School 53.3%

Associates 16.0%

Bachelors 28.0%

Masters 1.3%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.3%
High School	53.3%
Associates	16.0%
Bachelors	28.0%
Masters	1.3%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Freight Supervisor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Freight Supervisor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$58,102

Average $65,592/year

$73,892

$4,842

Average $5,466/month

$6,158

$1,117

Average $1,261/week

$1,421

$28

Average $32/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,892	$6,158	$1,421	$36
Average	$65,592	$5,466	$1,261	$32
25th Percentile	$58,102	$4,842	$1,117	$28

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Salary Trends for Freight Supervisor

Salaries for a Freight Supervisor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $70,121 in 2023 to around $70,338 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Freight Supervisor salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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