Inventory Manager vs Logistics

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Logistics pays about 6% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Inventory Manager Logistics
$81k
$86k
$34k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $158.9k

Inventory Manager

$81,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -28.6%
$113,500 $81,000
$51.1k 25th
$81k Median
$122.7k 75th
$42.6k
$150.3k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $36.4k – $300k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
40.4%
Live roles
438

Logistics

$86,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -41.7%
$147,500 $86,000
$62.1k 25th
$86k Median
$117.2k 75th
$46.5k
$150k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $12.5k – $485k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
35.4%
Live roles
1,429

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Nordstrom $54,858 8
Floor & Decor $42,562 8
2020 Companies $39,520 7
CoreWeave $75,000 6
Target $91,925 4
ZT Systems $82,813 4
C&S Wholesale Grocers $47,320 4
StackAdapt $126,511 3

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Ryder $79,000 34
Booz Allen Hamilton $101,500 28
CACI $95,450 25
GDIT $74,485 23
Northrop Grumman $102,200 19
RX RXO $45,760 16
Applied Materials $91,500 10
Anduril Industries $150,250 8

Inventory Manager salary by location

Location Median Roles
Seattle $148,060 4
Boston $138,500 3
Chicago $131,500 7
New York $124,301 8
Atlanta $118,500 3

Logistics salary by location

Location Median Roles
Atlanta $194,100 3
Seattle $171,255 8
San Francisco $168,000 14
Los Angeles $168,000 11
Boston $160,700 5
Austin $109,250 9
New York $103,000 27
Chicago $103,000 19
Denver $72,175 6
Toronto $69,250 6

Inventory Manager vs Logistics: which pays more?

The median for Inventory Manager is $81,000 per year (typically $51,140–$122,675), versus $86,000 for Logistics ($62,136–$117,200). That puts Logistics about 6% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Inventory Manager and Logistics are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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