Mercer
US Transportation, Logistics & Warehousing Industry Survey
United States (national, regional, metropolitan)Edition: 2025$$$
Salary and benefits data specific to transportation, logistics, and warehousing, 237 positions from 92 organizations.
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Positions in this report (149)
Benchmarks for these roles are included in US Transportation, Logistics & Warehousing Industry Survey. Click any position to see every report (from any vendor) that covers it.
- Accident Reporting (Rail Transportation)
- Account Management/Key Accounts
- Acquisitions/Dispositions Analysis
- Air Charter Operations (Air Transportation)
- Air Freight Forwarding Carrier Procurement (Logistics)
- Air Freight Forwarding Operations Management (Logistics)
- Air Freight Operations Control ( Logistics)
- Air Fuel Procurement (Air Transportation)
- Aircraft Base Maintenance Management (Air Transportation)
- Aircraft Flight Attendants
- Aircraft Line Maintenance Management (Air Transportation)
- Aircraft Maintenance Control (Air Transportation)
- Aircraft Maintenance Quality (Air Transportation)
- Aircraft Maintenance Quality Assurance (Air Transportation)
- Aircraft Maintenance Training
- Aircraft Maintenance Training Records (Air Transportation)
- Aircraft Overhaul Planning/Scheduling (Air Transportation)
- Aircraft Pilot
- Aircraft Records (Air Transportation)
- Aircraft Reliability Analysis
- Aircraft Routing (Air Transportation)
- Aircraft Support Engineering
- Aircraft Vendor Maintenance Management
- Airline Passenger/Services Sales (Air Transportation)
- Airline Reservations
- Airline Safety and Security (Air Transportation)
- Airlines Stores Management (Air Transportation)
- Airport Station Management (Air Transportation)
- Alliance Partnerships Strategy & Planning
- Aviation & Flight Operations Management
- Avionics/Electrical Technician
- Ballast Control Operations (Maritime Shipping)
- Barge Management (Maritime Shipping, Oil & Gas)
- Cargo & Passenger Pricing (Air Transportation)
- Cargo Claims Management (Air Transportation)
- Cargo Handling (Maritime Shipping)
- Cargo Programs (Air Transportation)
- Cargo Sales (Air Transportation)
- Cargo Vessel Crew (Maritime Shipping, Energy & Mining)
- Cargo Vessel Documentation (Maritime Shipping)
- Cargo Vessel Management (Maritime Shipping, Energy & Mining)
- Cargo Vessel Safety & Security (Logistics)
- Catering Relations
- Central Baggage Service (Air Transportation)
- Chartering (Maritime Shipping)
- Claims Management (Logistics)
- Contact Center Customer Service: Non-Technical
- Container Depot Operations Management (Maritime Shipping)
- Container Maintenance & Repair Management (Maritime Shipping)
- Container Vessel Stowage Planning (Maritime Shipping)
- Crew Planning (Air Transportation)
- Crew Scheduling/Tracking (Air Transportation)
- Crew Training Records (Air Transportation)
- Customer Loyalty Marketing
- Customer Relationship Representatives (Logistics)
- Customer Service Agent (Air Transportation)
- Demurrage Billing (Logistics)
- Drug & Alcohol Program Management
- Dynamic Positioning Operations (Maritime Shipping)
- Employee Pass Travel (Air Transportation)
- Equipment Management & Control (Maritime Shipping)
- Express Operations
- Express Operations Courier (Retail & Logistics)
- Flight Dispatch (Air Transportation)
- Flight Safety & Inspection
- Flight Scheduling/Planning (Air Transportation)
- Flight Simulation Engineering
- Flight Simulation Maintenance
- Flight Simulation Training
- Freight/Cargo Handling (Logistics)
- General Compliance
- General Customer Service
- General Field Sales
- General Sales Operations/Administration
- Harbor/Port Management (Maritime Shipping)
- Head of Airline Planning (Air Transportation)
- Head of Airline Technical Operations (Air Transportation)
- Head of Airport Operations/Customer Service (Air Transportation)
- Head of Customer Service
- Head of Flight Operations (Air Transportation)
- Head of In-flight/Onboard Services (Air Transportation)
- Import Administration
- In-flight Administration (Air Transportation)
- In-flight Food & Beverage Planning (Air Transportation)
- In-flight Training (Air Transportation)
- Insurance Risk Management
- Intermodal Operations Management (Rail Transportation)
- Intermodal Terminal Management (Rail Transportation)
- Irregular Flight Operations Coordination (Air Transportation)
- Joint Facilities Management (Rail Transportation)
- Marine Engine Room Crew
- Marine Operations (Maritime Shipping)
- Other Air Transportation
- Other Freight Forwarding Services
- Other Maritime Transportation
- Other Rail Transportation
- Pilot Ground School Training (Air Transportation)
- Pilot Qualification Training (Air Transportation)
- Port Operations Support (Maritime Shipping)
- Port Operator (Maritime Shipping)
- Post Charter Operations (Maritime Shipping)
- Pricing Research
- Rail Communications Engineering (Rail Transportation)
- Rail Engineering (Rail Transportation)
- Rail Fitter (Rail Transportation)
- Rail Freight Operations Control (Logistics)
- Rail Infrastructure Management (Rail Transportation)
- Rail Network Planning
- Rail Operating Practices
- Rail Operation Logistics & Planning Coordination (Rail Transportation)
- Rail Operations Management (Rail Transportation)
- Rail Operations Management Trainee
- Rail Rolling Stock Maintenance (Rail Transportation)
- Rail Rolling Stock Maintenance Management (Rail Transportation)
- Rail Rolling Stock Operations Management (Rail Transportation)
- Rail Rolling Stock Utilization (Rail Transportation)
- Rail Scheduling (Rail Transportation)
- Rail Service Design
- Rail Signal Design Engineering (Rail Transportation)
- Rail Signal Technician (Rail Transportation)
- Rail Track Engineering (Rail Transportation)
- Rail Track Inspection (Rail Transportation)
- Rail/Track Maintenance (Rail Transportation)
- Railroad Police Management
- Ramp/Sort Handling (Air Transportation)
- Real Estate Management
- Revenue Management
- Rolling Stock Engineering: Electrical (Rail Transportation)
- Rolling Stock Engineering: Mechanical (Rail Transportation)
- Roster Coordination (Rail Transportation)
- Sea Freight Forwarding Operations Management (Logistics)
- Sea Freight Operations Control (Logistics)
- Sea Freight Shipping Operations (Maritime Shipping)
- Service Center Operations Management (Logistics)
- Ship Newbuilding (Maritime Shipping)
- Ship Repair & Maintenance (Maritime Shipping)
- Shipbroking (Maritime Shipping)
- Shipping Agency (Maritime Shipping)
- Shipyard Operations (Maritime Shipping)
- Supply Chain Planning & Engineering Management (Logistics)
- System Operations Control (Air Transportation)
- Terminal Rate Negotiation (Maritime Shipping)
- Tower/Traffic Control (Air Transportation)
- Traffic Operations Management (Rail Transportation)
- Train Control/Dispatch (Rail Transportation)
- Train Driver/Operator (Rail Transportation)
- Train/Car Examiner (Rail Transportation)
- Vessel Personnel Administration (Maritime Shipping)
- Yard Operations (Maritime Shipping)
Participating organizations (92)
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- APL (Guam), Ltd.
- APL Maritime, Ltd.
- APM Terminals
- Air Canada (US)
- Airbus Americas, Inc.
- Alaska Airlines, Inc.
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- American Airlines Group, Inc.
- American President Lines, LLC
- Americold Logistics, Inc.
- ArcBest Corporation
- Atlantic Aviation FBO Holdings
- Atlantic Container Line
- BNSF Railway Company
- Bell Textron, Inc.
- Brambles Limited - CHEP USA
- British Airways
- CEVA International
- CEVA Logistics USA
- CMA CGM (America), LLC
- COSCO SHIPPING (North America)
- CSX Transportation, Inc.
- Campbell Transportation Company, Inc.
- Canadian National Railway - US
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Carnival Cruise Lines
- City of Charlotte
- Copa Airlines
- DHL Express United States (Corporate)
- DHL Global Forwarding/Air Express International USA
- DSV Air & Sea
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Emirates United States
- Empire Southwest
- Envoy Air, Inc.
- Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.
- GXO Logistics, Inc.
- General Dynamics Corporation
- Georgia Ports Authority
- Global Medical Response
- HMM (America), Inc.
- Hapag-Lloyd (America), LLC
- Hapag-Lloyd (America), LLC - Central America /Caribbean
- Hitachi Energy USA
- Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc.
- Holland America Line
- Holt Logistics Corp.
- Honda Aircraft Company, LLC
- Horizon Air
- J.D. Irving - Transportation and Logistics
- JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
- Japan Airlines Co.
- Jet Aviation United States
- JetBlue Airways Corp.
- Kuehne + Nagel - US
- Lineage Logistics
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- MOL Chemical Tankers
- Maersk
- Matson, Inc.
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation (dba Amtrak)
- NetJets, Inc.
- Norfolk Southern Corporation
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- OOCL (USA), Inc.
- Ocean Network Express (North America), Inc.
- RXO Logistics
- Republic Airline, Inc.
- Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
- SSA Marine, Inc.
- Savage, Co.
- Schenker, Inc.
- Smithfield Foods
- Southwest Airlines Co.
- Spirit Airlines, Inc.
- Textron Systems
- Textron, Inc.
- Textron, Inc. - Textron Aviation
- The Boeing Company
- The New Jersey Transit Corporation
- The Pasha Group
- Tidewater, Inc.
- Tropical Shipping USA, LLC
- Union Pacific Railroad Company
- United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
- United Parcel Service, Inc.
- Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions
- Walmart, Inc.
- Walmart, Inc. - Sam's Club
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- Yang Ming (America) Corporation
- Zim American Integrated Shipping Services Company, Inc.