What are the main factors that influence a Dock Supervisor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Dock Supervisor's salary?

A Dock Supervisor's salary grows with experience: starting around $62,701 for beginners, reaching about $63,728 at mid-level, and approach $65,524 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Dock Supervisor?

Dock Supervisor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Dock Supervisor roles are District of Columbia $72,973, California $72,696, Massachusetts $71,727. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Dock Supervisor roles make?

Salaries for Dock Supervisor level roles vary by specialization: Dock Manager: $101,855; Dock Operator: $79,323; Inbound Dock Supervisor: $75,577; Dock Clerk: $64,243; Warehouse Dock Supervisor: $64,071.

How do different companies affect a Dock Supervisor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Dock Supervisor roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Dock Supervisor Salary in the United States

How much does a Dock Supervisor make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Dock Supervisor in the United States is $65,908 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, a Dock Supervisor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,525
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,005 to $74,606
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,721

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Dock Supervisor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,606	$6,217	$1,435	$36
Average	$65,908	$5,492	$1,267	$32
25th Percentile	$59,005	$4,917	$1,135	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Dock Supervisor Salaries

A Dock Supervisor'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Dock Supervisor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Dock Supervisor'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $62,701
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,009
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,728
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,549
Expert (over 8 years): $65,524

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Dock Supervisor	$62,701
Intermediate Level Dock Supervisor	$63,009
Senior Level Dock Supervisor	$63,728
Specialist Level Dock Supervisor	$64,549
Expert Level Dock Supervisor	$65,524

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How Do Dock Supervisor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Dock Supervisors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $72,973.
California: $72,696.
Massachusetts: $71,727.

District of Columbia $72,973 California $72,696 Massachusetts $71,727 Washington $71,464 New Jersey $71,437 Alaska $71,345 Connecticut $70,435 New York $70,066

Hawaii $68,887 Rhode Island $68,333 Maryland $67,957 Minnesota $67,443 Colorado $67,245 Illinois $67,180 Oregon $66,929 Delaware $66,745

New Hampshire $66,629 Virginia $66,369 Pennsylvania $65,611 Nevada $65,229 North Dakota $65,103 Michigan $64,906 Wisconsin $64,833 Vermont $64,688

Texas $64,286 Maine $64,260 Arizona $64,220 Ohio $64,174 Georgia $63,568 Indiana $63,265 Wyoming $63,205 Utah $63,113

Iowa $63,073 Kansas $62,757 Louisiana $62,665 North Carolina $62,632 Missouri $62,619 Florida $62,362 Montana $62,223 Nebraska $62,091

Kentucky $62,019 South Carolina $61,755 Tennessee $61,591 Idaho $61,525 New Mexico $61,044 Oklahoma $60,938 Alabama $60,549 South Dakota $59,897

Arkansas $59,541 West Virginia $59,350 Mississippi $58,776

Top Paying Cities for Dock Supervisors

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: $83,129
San Francisco: $82,312
Oakland: $80,486

San Jose, CA $83,129

San Francisco, CA $82,312

Oakland, CA $80,486

New York, NY $76,380

Queens Village, NY $75,886

Paramus, NJ $75,359

Passaic, NJ $75,293

Bergenfield, NJ $75,227

Stamford, CT $75,128

Huntington, NY $75,062

Newark, NJ $74,634

Bridgeport, CT $74,502

New Brunswick, NJ $74,284

Vallejo, CA $74,146

Middlesex, NJ $74,106

Somerset, NJ $74,047

Petaluma, CA $73,895

Santa Cruz, CA $73,638

Boston, MA $73,507

Monterey, CA $73,177

Fairbanks, AK $73,131

Los Angeles, CA $73,006

Washington, DC $72,973

Seattle, WA $72,854

Santa Rosa, CA $72,841

Juneau, AK $72,650

Orange, CA $72,432

Anchorage, AK $72,314

Anaheim, CA $72,268

Santa Ana, CA $72,169

Nassau, NY $72,129

Long Beach, CA $72,103

Danbury, CT $72,083

Santa Maria, CA $71,859

Everett, WA $71,846

Bremerton, WA $71,523

Trenton, NJ $71,398

Sacramento, CA $71,371

San Diego, CA $71,338

Brockton, MA $71,312

Tacoma, WA $71,286

Santa Barbara, CA $71,193

Lowell, MA $70,930

New Suffolk, NY $70,903

Nashua, NH $70,824

Lompoc, CA $70,719

Ventura, CA $70,653

Stockton, CA $70,633

New Haven, CT $70,501

Atlantic City, NJ $70,330

Hartford, CT $70,185

Modesto, CA $70,152

Poughkeepsie, NY $70,007

New Britain, CT $69,974

Olympia, WA $69,882

Kennewick, WA $69,882

New London, CT $69,869

Norwich, CT $69,849

Lawrence, MA $69,816

Bakersfield, CA $69,631

Riverside, CA $69,539

New Bedford, MA $69,539

Richland, WA $69,473

Portsmouth, NH $69,420

Vineland, NJ $69,407

San Bernardino, CA $69,354

Boulder, CO $69,170

Worcester, MA $69,117

Portland, OR $69,058

Saint Paul, MN $68,979

Minneapolis, MN $68,979

Philadelphia, PA $68,887

Honolulu, HI $68,537

Springfield, MA $68,307

Providence, RI $68,300

Chicago, IL $68,109

Bellingham, WA $68,030

Baltimore, MD $67,957

Chico, CA $67,792

Wilmington, DE $67,680

Pittsfield, MA $67,615

Manchester, NH $67,489

Spokane, WA $67,199

Denver, CO $67,193

Albany, NY $66,883

Troy, NY $66,857

Schenectady, NY $66,718

Burlington, VT $66,573

Portland, ME $66,342

Salem, OR $66,290

Yakima, WA $66,277

Ann Arbor, MI $66,257

Rochester, MN $66,072

Fresno, CA $66,039

Reno, NV $66,039

Milwaukee, WI $65,980

Detroit, MI $65,914

Allentown, PA $65,894

Carson City, NV $65,888

Houston, TX $65,789

Colorado Springs, CO $65,782

Syracuse, NY $65,749

Eugene, OR $65,624

Bismarck, ND $65,545

Gary, IN $65,545

Galveston, TX $65,545

Springfield, OR $65,492

Medford, OR $65,334

Fort Collins, CO $65,308

Austin, TX $65,255

Mesa, AZ $65,117

Phoenix, AZ $65,103

Dallas, TX $65,084

Reading, PA $65,044

Saint Cloud, MN $65,018

Concord, NH $64,958

Madison, WI $64,932

Utica, NY $64,754

Raleigh, NC $64,701

Las Vegas, NV $64,695

Rochester, NY $64,649

Des Moines, IA $64,642

Atlanta, GA $64,537

Battle Creek, MI $64,517

Salt Lake City, UT $64,497

Lancaster, PA $64,398

Champaign, IL $64,385

Harrisburg, PA $64,306

Durham, NC $64,247

Kansas City, MO $64,240

Kansas City, KS $64,227

Fort Worth, TX $64,220

Boca Raton, FL $64,194

Cleveland, OH $64,187

Columbus, OH $64,174

Pittsburgh, PA $64,168

Richmond, VA $64,141

Indianapolis, IN $64,128

Cincinnati, OH $64,042

Petersburg, VA $63,943

Billings, MT $63,798

Lansing, MI $63,798

Huntsville, AL $63,798

Lebanon, PA $63,792

Dayton, OH $63,785

Pueblo, CO $63,785

Appleton, WI $63,766

Buffalo, NY $63,739

Racine, WI $63,706

Charlotte, NC $63,700

Saint Louis, MO $63,680

Springfield, IL $63,653

Elkhart, IN $63,640

York, PA $63,640

Gastonia, NC $63,634

Benton Harbor, MI $63,634

Beaumont, TX $63,594

Lorain, OH $63,581

Toledo, OH $63,555

Binghamton, NY $63,522

Rock Hill, SC $63,515

Rockford, IL $63,482

Fargo, ND $63,449

Elyria, OH $63,449

Flagstaff, AZ $63,403

Fort Lauderdale, FL $63,363

Miami, FL $63,324

Duluth, MN $63,218

Bangor, ME $63,133

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,060

Louisville, KY $63,027

Grand Rapids, MI $63,014

Hialeah, FL $63,008

Casper, WY $62,915

Scranton, PA $62,836

New Orleans, LA $62,816

Virginia Beach, VA $62,810

Akron, OH $62,777

Peoria, IL $62,691

Sarasota, FL $62,678

Green Bay, WI $62,632

Baton Rouge, LA $62,599

Charleston, SC $62,586

Nashville, TN $62,566

Jamestown, NY $62,553

Davenport, IA $62,553

Tucson, AZ $62,520

Cheyenne, WY $62,500

Saint Petersburg, FL $62,480

Tampa, FL $62,467

Omaha, NE $62,454

Port Arthur, TX $62,428

Evansville, IN $62,428

Bradenton, FL $62,401

Santa Fe, NM $62,283

Orlando, FL $62,217

Clearwater, FL $62,144

Canton, OH $62,006

La Crosse, WI $62,006

Grand Forks, ND $61,986

Albuquerque, NM $61,966

Tulsa, OK $61,966

Newport News, VA $61,960

High Point, NC $61,940

Ogden, UT $61,914

Corpus Christi, TX $61,861

Laramie, WY $61,821

Norfolk, VA $61,821

Rock Island, IL $61,782

Saginaw, MI $61,769

Jacksonville, FL $61,762

Salisbury, NC $61,749

Memphis, TN $61,736

Moline, IL $61,703

Fort Myers, FL $61,683

Waterloo, IA $61,597

Spartanburg, SC $61,531

Lincoln, NE $61,498

Fort Wayne, IN $61,485

Birmingham, AL $61,413

Cedar Falls, IA $61,399

Provo, UT $61,393

Springfield, OH $61,386

San Antonio, TX $61,373

Greensboro, NC $61,347

South Bend, IN $61,340

Winston Salem, NC $61,334

Boise, ID $61,314

Savannah, GA $61,268

Muskegon, MI $61,149

Lima, OH $61,070

Lake Charles, LA $61,044

Anderson, IN $61,030

Lexington, KY $61,011

Augusta, GA $60,991

Greenville, SC $60,991

Wichita, KS $60,931

Tuscaloosa, AL $60,931

Columbia, SC $60,872

Bloomington, IN $60,707

Roanoke, VA $60,668

Asheville, NC $60,582

Knoxville, TN $60,470

Shreveport, LA $60,464

Wilmington, NC $60,378

Frankfort, KY $60,253

Oklahoma City, OK $60,207

Chillicothe, OH $60,180

Longview, TX $60,174

Topeka, KS $60,154

Mobile, AL $60,055

Terre Haute, IN $60,029

Erie, PA $60,022

Altoona, PA $59,989

Melbourne, FL $59,969

Amarillo, TX $59,943

Killeen, TX $59,923

Fayetteville, AR $59,870

Sioux Falls, SD $59,824

Chattanooga, TN $59,785

Idaho Falls, ID $59,778

Gainesville, FL $59,640

Portsmouth, OH $59,607

Little Rock, AR $59,594

Lynchburg, VA $59,594

Lafayette, LA $59,567

Youngstown, OH $59,567

Temple, TX $59,541

Daytona Beach, FL $59,528

Clarksville, TN $59,521

Pensacola, FL $59,514

Hopkinsville, KY $59,317

Charleston, WV $59,310

Florence, SC $59,277

Sioux City, IA $59,238

Macon, GA $59,047

Tallahassee, FL $59,040

Fayetteville, NC $59,027

Waco, TX $59,014

Wichita Falls, TX $59,014

Pine Bluff, AR $58,987

Vincennes, IN $58,862

Lubbock, TX $58,836

Great Falls, MT $58,796

Alamogordo, NM $58,789

Abilene, TX $58,737

Rapid City, SD $58,651

Monroe, LA $58,651

Albany, GA $58,612

Huntington, WV $58,605

Jackson, MS $58,598

Greenville, MS $58,592

Parkersburg, WV $58,526

Montgomery, AL $58,513

Johnstown, PA $58,499

Springfield, MO $58,447

Biloxi, MS $58,414

Sumter, SC $58,275

Columbus, GA $58,269

Twin Falls, ID $58,229

Pascagoula, MS $58,144

Kingsport, TN $57,972

Gulfport, MS $57,952

Alexandria, LA $57,735

Fort Smith, AR $57,570

El Paso, TX $57,392

Helena, MT $57,307

Las Cruces, NM $57,096

Harlingen, TX $56,911

Pocatello, ID $56,852

Florence, AL $56,832

Brownsville, TX $56,819

Dothan, AL $56,713

Mcallen, TX $56,680

Columbus, MS $56,193

Altus, OK $55,890

Lawton, OK $55,764

Pierre, SD $55,527

What Skills Can Increase a Dock Supervisor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 12.03% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Packaging (Mentioned in 1.97% Job Postings): Preparing products through wrapping or bottling to protect the goods from damages during transportation and storage.
Cash Handling (Mentioned in 1.45% Job Postings): Process of receiving and giving money in a business. In retail, cash handling ranges from the point of sale to the behind-the-scenes money management during the day.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	12.03%
Packaging	1.97%
Cash Handling	1.45%

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 a Dock Supervisor's salary.

Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Process Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coaching	$71,839	9%
Commitment	$71,180	8%
Process Improvement	$71,180	8%
Supply Chain	$69,862	6%
Team Management	$69,862	6%
Scheduling	$69,203	5%

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How Education impacts a Dock Supervisor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Dock Supervisors enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Dock Supervisor with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $63,350 and $67,775).

Dock Supervisor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Dock Supervisor

No Diploma 1.3%

High School 53.3%

Associates 16.0%

Bachelors 28.0%

Masters 1.3%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.3%
High School	53.3%
Associates	16.0%
Bachelors	28.0%
Masters	1.3%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Dock Supervisor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Dock Supervisor'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 April 01, 2026

$59,005

Average $65,908/year

$74,606

$4,917

Average $5,492/month

$6,217

$1,135

Average $1,267/week

$1,435

$28

Average $32/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,606	$6,217	$1,435	$36
Average	$65,908	$5,492	$1,267	$32
25th Percentile	$59,005	$4,917	$1,135	$28

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Salary Trends for Dock Supervisor

Salaries for a Dock Supervisor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $69,183 in 2023 to around $69,397 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Dock Supervisor salary trends, .

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2023

$69,183

2024

$70,115

2025

$69,397

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