Logistics vs Procurement

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

Side A

Side B

Procurement pays about 51% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Logistics Procurement
$86k
$129.8k
$34.5k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $204.7k

Logistics

$86,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -41.7%
$147,500 $86,000
$61.5k 25th
$86k Median
$117.2k 75th
$46.3k
$150k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $12.5k – $485k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
35.4%
Live roles
1,436

Procurement

$129,813

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -18.9%
$160,000 $129,813
$101.3k 25th
$129.8k Median
$160k 75th
$72.1k
$193k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.6k – $500k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
31.7%
Live roles
1,932

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

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Anduril Industries $193,000 33
Northrop Grumman $70,600 13
Quince $161,000 11
SpaceX $145,000 11
Scout Motors $101,250 10
CACI $90,650 10
House Buyers of America $105,000 9
HelloFresh $83,103 9

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 $106,478 26
Chicago $103,000 19
Denver $72,175 6
Toronto $67,000 7

Procurement salary by location

Location Median Roles
Austin $221,500 14
San Francisco $186,513 44
Seattle $177,700 16
Atlanta $164,000 11
Boston $163,150 14
New York $154,000 51
Denver $145,000 19
Los Angeles $143,250 22
Chicago $135,900 35
Dublin $129,550 3

Logistics vs Procurement: which pays more?

The median for Logistics is $86,000 per year (typically $61,452–$117,200), versus $129,813 for Procurement ($101,250–$160,000). That puts Procurement about 51% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Logistics and Procurement 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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