MH&L's 2016 Salary Survey: By the Numbers

Our annual salary survey reveals that the typical material handling and logistics professional earns $98,440.

Feb. 11, 2016

The average base salary for supply chain managers is $98,440, according to the MH&L 2016 Salary Survey. This slideshow accompanies Where the Money's At: MH&L's 2016 Salary Survey, MH&L’s 2016 special report on executive compensation and workforce issues.

The survey data reveals that the typical material handling and logistics professional is a white male in his 50s, living in the Midwest, with 21-25 years of experience in the industry, and working for a manufacturer of material handling equipment. He is in a corporate/senior executive management role, has a Bachelor’s degree, and has been with his current company for 6-10 years.

If you'd like to compare your salary against that of your peers, we've prepared this gallery of salary profiles, focused on various categories. You can also hear from your peers in our collection of frank (and anonymous) comments on the supply chain's biggest challenges from survey respondents.

Click here to download your very own copy of MH&L's 2016 Salary Survey.

About the Author

Dave Blanchard

Senior Director of Content

During his career Dave Blanchard has led the editorial management of many of Endeavor Business Media's best-known brands, including IndustryWeek, EHS Today, Material Handling & Logistics, Logistics Today, Supply Chain Technology News, and Business Finance. He also serves as senior content director of the annual Safety Leadership Conference. With over 30 years of B2B media experience, Dave literally wrote the book on supply chain management, Supply Chain Management Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, 2021), which has been translated into several languages and is currently in its third edition. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at major trade shows and conferences, and has won numerous awards for writing and editing. He is a voting member of the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame, and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.