How much do fleet managers make in 2026?
Fleet managers fall inside the BLS transportation, storage and distribution managers series, where OEWS May 2025 reports a national median of $107,230 a year ($51.55 an hour), a 10th percentile near $65,120 and a 90th percentile of $194,900. The series is broad and covers several management titles together, so read the band rather than the point estimate. What makes fleet management its own discipline is the combination of responsibilities: you own depreciating capital assets and the replacement cycle decisions around them, a maintenance operation whose costs rise as you defer them, a fuel budget exposed to commodity prices, a driver workforce governed by federal hours-of-service and drug and alcohol testing rules, and a safety record that directly prices your insurance. Pay follows fleet size and asset complexity — a 40-unit local delivery fleet and a 600-unit mixed tractor, trailer and specialised equipment fleet are different jobs — and it follows demonstrated cost per mile control, because that single metric is how the role is judged. Managers who can defend a lease-versus-buy analysis and a telematics-driven safety programme sit well above the middle of the band. Employment is projected to grow 6.1% through 2034 with roughly 18,500 openings a year. → Full fleet manager 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.
- Fleet Managers 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.
- Fleet managers sit inside a broad BLS management series with a $107,230 median and a $65,120 to $194,900 band; the series pools several transportation and distribution management titles, so the band matters more than the midpoint.
- Fleet size, asset mix and total capital under management are the primary pay drivers, with cost per mile the metric the role is actually judged on.
- Regulatory exposure is a genuine premium: hours-of-service, testing programmes, CSA scores and insurance-priced safety performance make this a compliance role as much as an operations one.
US Fleet Manager Pay Distribution · BLS OEWS May 2025
Pay by Level · BLS OEWS May 2025
How much do fleet managers 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 fleet manager earn at each career stage?
Fleet pay progresses with assets, headcount and regulatory exposure. Each median is anchored to the BLS OEWS distribution for SOC 11-3071, a broad series spanning this whole management ladder.
By State
Which states pay fleet managers 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. Fleet pay tracks the fleet rather than the state: California adds real regulatory work through its emissions and equipment rules, and states with heavy energy, utility or agricultural fleets pay for specialised equipment experience that a general delivery fleet background does not cover.
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 fleet managers the most?
Metro figures are modeled — national median times state wage index times published metro index — not BLS MSA observations. Metros with dense last-mile delivery, utility and service fleets support the largest fleet operations, which is where the senior roles concentrate.
BLS OEWS MSA estimates, May 2025. Nominal pay — weigh each metro against its cost of living before relocating.
Certification Impact
Which certifications raise a fleet manager’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 fleet manager pay compare to related roles?
BLS OEWS national median across the closest trades. Fleet Managers 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 fleet manager wages on BLS.gov →
Take-Home Pay
What does a fleet manager 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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