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Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers Salary: Minnesota vs District of Columbia

Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers earn a median of $104,560 in Minnesota and $144,190 in District of Columbia. That is a nominal gap of $39,630 (-27.5%), with District of Columbia paying more before any cost-of-living adjustment.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates. Cost-of-living adjustment uses BEA Regional Price Parities, most recent release.

$104,560
Minnesota median
$106,022 after COL
$144,190
District of Columbia median
$131,200 after COL
-27.5%
Nominal gap
District of Columbia leads
-19.2%
Adjusted gap
District of Columbia leads after COL

The story behind the numbers

On raw wages, District of Columbia pays $39,630 more per year than Minnesota for transportation, storage, and distribution managers, a gap of +27.5%.

After adjusting for cost of living, District of Columbia still comes out ahead, with roughly $25,178 of extra purchasing power (+19.2% real gap). Local prices do not reverse the nominal advantage.

Full breakdown by location

Detailed wage, employment, and cost-of-living figures for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in each location. Click through to the full local salary page for percentiles, outlook, and peer areas.

Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers

Minnesota

Median salary
$104,560
Mean salary
$119,500
Employment
3,830
Location quotient
0.95
Jobs per 1,000
1.3
COL-adjusted median
$106,022
Regional Price Parity
98.6%

Exact state RPP match.

Full Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers page for Minnesota →

Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers

District of Columbia

Median salary
$144,190
Mean salary
$148,110
Employment
600
Location quotient
0.61
Jobs per 1,000
0.8
COL-adjusted median
$131,200
Regional Price Parity
109.9%

Exact state RPP match.

Full Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers page for District of Columbia →

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Common questions about this comparison

What does the cost-of-living adjustment actually do? +

It divides each location's nominal median wage by its Regional Price Parity (RPP), which measures how local prices compare to the national average (100 = national). A wage of $100,000 in an area with RPP 120 has the same purchasing power as roughly $83,000 nationally.

Why would the nominal and adjusted winners disagree? +

High-cost metros often pay higher salaries, but not by enough to fully offset the higher cost of housing, goods, and services. When that happens, the location with the lower nominal wage actually offers more real purchasing power.

What is a location quotient? +

The location quotient measures how concentrated an occupation is in a given area versus the national average. A value of 2.0 means the occupation is twice as common there as nationally. It is a signal of what a state specializes in.