Logisticians in California
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$69,631
after federal, FICA and California tax
Tax takes
$23,259
25.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$61,850
California costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in California — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$92,890
Kept after tax
$69,631
Worth in national money
$61,850
State rank
11
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- California is one of the better-paying states for logisticians. The middle earner takes $92,890, which ranks 11 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 12.84% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Logisticians ranks 150 among 492 occupations California publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $92,890 the take-home is $69,631. But California costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $61,850 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $98,300, because the best-paid pull it up.
- California ranks 11 of 51 states publishing a median for logisticians, at $92,890 — about 12.84% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 150 of 492 in California places logisticians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and California income tax is $69,631 for logisticians, from $92,890. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $61,850. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $98,300 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Logisticians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $57,720 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $153,220 |
| This salary | $92,890 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in California | $69,631 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $74,178 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$14,485 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $86,427 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$20,008 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 113 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of logisticians in California earn under $92,890 and half over. The published range runs $57,720 at the tenth percentile to $153,220 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $69,631 take-home in California comes from $92,890. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 150 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $61,850 uses one figure for the whole of California. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 150.
- Figures are distribution medians for logisticians in California, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $57,720 to $153,220; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $69,631, from $92,890, assumes a single California filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 150 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 11 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $61,850, worked from $92,890, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular California address, on work sitting at 150 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $98,300, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $57,720 and the top tenth $153,220 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $61,850 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and California's own levy, $69,631 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in California is $98,300. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($57,720) and the ninetieth ($153,220) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
California's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $61,850 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $69,631 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and California income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.