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Hourly Wage for Expeditor Salary in the United States

What is the hourly salary range of Expeditor?

As of August 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for an Expeditor in the United States is $36, which translates to an annual salary of about $75,545.

However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors. Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $45 per hour
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $32 to $41 per hour
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28 per hour

Key Factors That Influence Expeditor Salaries

An Expeditor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Expeditor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Expeditor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

  • Expeditor (4-7 years): $75,545
  • Purchasing Supervisor (7+ years): $86,920
  • Purchasing Senior Supervisor (7+ years): $99,384
  • Purchasing Manager (7+ years): $125,343
  • Purchasing Senior Manager (7+ years): $174,042
Job Role Years of Experience Average Salary
Expeditor4-7 years$75,545
Purchasing Supervisor7+ years$86,920
Purchasing Senior Supervisor7+ years$99,384
Purchasing Manager7+ years$125,343
Purchasing Senior Manager7+ years$174,042

Top Paying Cities for Expeditor

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

  • San Jose: $95,285
  • San Francisco: $94,242
  • Oakland: $92,256

What Skills Can Increase an Expeditor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Presentation (Mentioned in 14.93% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
  • Food Handling (Mentioned in 1.23% Job Postings): Food Handling means one or more operations of food production, manufacture, offering or displaying for sale, storage, preserving, wrapping, transportation, delivery, importation, exportation, or the licensing or approval for any of such activities.
  • Procurement (Mentioned in 0.69% Job Postings): Procurement is the process of finding and agreeing to terms, and acquiring goods, services, or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process. Procurement is used to ensure the buyer receives goods, services, or works at the best possible price when aspects such as quality, quantity, time, and location are compared. Corporations and public bodies often define processes intended to promote fair and open competition for their business while minimizing risks such as exposure to fraud and collusion. Almost all purchasing decisions include factors such as delivery and handling, marginal benefit, and price fluctuations. Procurement generally involves making buying decisions under conditions of scarcity. If sound data is available, it is good practice to make use of economic analysis methods such as cost-benefit analysis or cost-utility analysis.
Skills Demand Percentage
Presentation 14.93%
Food Handling 1.23%
Procurement 0.69%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Expeditor's salary.

  • Procurement: Can increase your salary by up to 34%.
  • Supply Chain: Can increase your salary by up to 33%.
  • ERP: Can increase your salary by up to 33%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Procurement $101,230
34%
Supply Chain $100,475
33%
ERP $100,475
33%

Expeditor Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Expeditor salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $84,568. While startup companies pay approximate $71,543.

Expeditor Salary by Company Size

Company Size Employees Average Salary
Startup 1~50 $71,543
Growth Stage 51~500 $75,665
Established 501~5000 $81,666
Enterprise 5000+ $84,568

Expeditor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Expeditor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 65% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Chemicals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Expeditor positions in Retail & Wholesale or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Expeditor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Expeditor

Industry Sector Average Annual Salary Average Hourly Rate Pay vs.Avg
Internet$94,431$45.025%
Chemicals$90,654$44.020%
Transportation$90,654$44.020%
Energy & Utilities$86,877$42.015%
Insurance$83,100$40.010%

Expeditor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Expeditor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026
$66,401
Average $75,545/year
$84,660
$5,533
Average $6,295/month
$7,055
$1,277
Average $1,453/week
$1,628
$32
Average $36/hour
$41
Annual Salary Monthly Pay Weekly Pay Hourly Wage
75th Percentile $84,660 $7,055 $1,628 $41
Average $75,545 $6,295 $1,453 $36
25th Percentile $66,401 $5,533 $1,277 $32

Most common benefits for Expeditor

  • Social Security
  • 401 (k)
  • Disability
  • Healthcare
  • Pension
  • Time Off (days)

Common company salaries for Expeditor

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FAQ about Expeditor

1. What are the responsibilities of Expeditor?

Expedites vendor-related production delays by resolving issues with late deliveries, discrepancies in quality or quantity, or failure to meet established specifications. Works with vendors to ensure prompt and accurate delivery of goods to designated locations. Typically requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a supervisor. Work is generally independent and collaborative in nature. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project. Typically requires 4 -7 years of related experience.

2. What are the skills of Expeditor

Specify the abilities and skills that a person needs in order to carry out the specified job duties. Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

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Presentation: Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.

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Food Handling: Food Handling means one or more operations of food production, manufacture, offering or displaying for sale, storage, preserving, wrapping, transportation, delivery, importation, exportation, or the licensing or approval for any of such activities.

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Procurement: Procurement is the process of finding and agreeing to terms, and acquiring goods, services, or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process. Procurement is used to ensure the buyer receives goods, services, or works at the best possible price when aspects such as quality, quantity, time, and location are compared. Corporations and public bodies often define processes intended to promote fair and open competition for their business while minimizing risks such as exposure to fraud and collusion. Almost all purchasing decisions include factors such as delivery and handling, marginal benefit, and price fluctuations. Procurement generally involves making buying decisions under conditions of scarcity. If sound data is available, it is good practice to make use of economic analysis methods such as cost-benefit analysis or cost-utility analysis.

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