How much do director of supply chains make in 2026?
A director of supply chain is captured in the BLS transportation, storage and distribution managers series, and the honest reading of that series starts with a warning: its $107,230 median (OEWS May 2025, $51.55 an hour) is the midpoint of an entire management ladder, not director pay. SOC 11-3071 pools warehouse, transportation, distribution and supply chain management with the director population in one row, so the useful anchors are the 75th percentile at $146,770 and the 90th at $194,900 — and even those exclude bonus, equity and long-term incentive, which are standard at this level. There is a second disclosure worth making outright: this title and supply chain director share both this SOC and, in most job markets, the same meaning. On this site the two pages are separated by context rather than by pretending they are different jobs. This one takes the retail, consumer goods and omnichannel view — network and inventory deployment across stores, e-commerce and fulfilment nodes, promotional and seasonal peaks, vendor and import flow, and the availability metrics merchants care about. Employment across the series is projected to grow 6.1% through 2034 with roughly 18,500 openings a year. → Full director of supply chain career guide, career path, credentials & placement →
Note: $107,230 blends every experience level and every setting in this occupation. For pay by level alone, see Pay by Level below.
- Director of Supply Chains earn a national median $107,230/yr ($51.55/hr) (BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 11-3071); the P10 to P90 range is $65,120 to $194,900.
- The $107,230 figure is the median of a pooled BLS management ladder, not director pay — the meaningful anchors for this seat are the $146,770 P75 and the $194,900 P90, both of which exclude bonus and equity.
- This title and supply chain director share SOC 11-3071 and, in most markets, the same meaning; the two pages here are split by context — retail, consumer and omnichannel here, manufacturing and industrial there.
- In retail and consumer supply chains the pay levers are network and inventory deployment, peak and promotional execution, import and vendor flow, and the availability metrics the merchant organisation is judged on.
US Director of Supply Chain Pay Distribution · BLS OEWS May 2025
Pay by Level · BLS OEWS May 2025
How much do director of supply chains earn at each level?
BLS OEWS publishes one blended wage for the whole occupation and does not break pay out by credential or practice level. The levels below distribute the published percentile range across the credential tiers this role actually hires at.
Level medians are aligned to the BLS OEWS May 2025 percentile distribution for SOC 11-3071; GlobalCybers does not yet publish a verified placement sample for this role, so no verified median is shown.
Methodology & Sources
How the numbers on this page are built
Published (BLS): BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 11-3071, United States national estimate. Public, methodologically rigorous, but sampled on a rolling 3-year basis and published ~10 months after collection — so it reflects wages that are already 1–2 years old by the time you read them.
Level and certification medians: distributed across the published BLS percentile range for this SOC code (P10 through P90) according to the credential tiers this occupation actually hires at. They are modeled reference points, not separately surveyed wages.
State and metro figures: modeled — the BLS national median multiplied by the GlobalCybers state wage index, and for metros by the published metro index for that state. They are estimates of local pay, not BLS state or metropolitan-area observations, and are labelled as modeled in the tables below.
No verified placement sample:GlobalCybers does not yet publish a placement median for this role, so no "verified" figure appears anywhere on this page.
Pay by Career Level
How much does a director of supply chain earn at each career stage?
Pay at and around the director seat is set by network size, inventory investment and channel complexity. The BLS OEWS distribution for SOC 11-3071 spans an entire ladder, so the tiers below sit deliberately at its upper percentiles.
By State
Which states pay director of supply chains the most in 2026?
State figures are modeled estimates — the BLS national median multiplied by the GlobalCybers salary-calculator state wage index — not BLS state observations, and because they index off a pooled median they run below actual director compensation. Treat them as relative geography: retail and consumer supply chain direction concentrates at corporate headquarters locations rather than tracking general state wage levels.
6 of 51 state guides shown, ranked by median. Bar is relative to California ($123,310), the highest-paying state shown. See all role salary guides →
By Metro
Which cities pay director of supply chains the most?
Metro figures are modeled — national median times state wage index times published metro index — not BLS MSA observations, and they inherit the same pooled-median floor. Their signal is location, not level: the metros hosting large retail and consumer headquarters are where these seats exist.
BLS OEWS MSA estimates, May 2025. Nominal pay — weigh each metro against its cost of living before relocating.
Certification Impact
Which certifications raise a director of supply chain’s pay the most?
Median annual pay before and after each credential, based on GlobalCybers placement data cross-referenced with BLS. License upgrades move the needle most; stackable certs add on top.
Impacts are not additive, the licensing rows share the same career ladder. Browse all 167 certifications →
Trade Comparison
How does director of supply chain pay compare to related roles?
BLS OEWS national median across the closest trades. Director of Supply Chains sit mid-pack on median but carry one of the widest P10–P90 spreads, licensing and specialization drive the upside.
BLS OEWS May 2025. Verify director of supply chain wages on BLS.gov →
Take-Home Pay
What does a director of supply chain actually take home after taxes?
The medians above are gross base wage.
Estimates use 2026 federal brackets, standard deduction, and 7.65% FICA. Actual take-home varies with filing status, deductions, and local tax.
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