Career path · Operations & supply chain
Supply Chain MBA career paths
The supply-chain track prepares MBAs to plan and run the flow of goods — sourcing, logistics, and end-to-end supply-chain strategy.
- Mapped roles
- 5
- occupations this path targets
- With wage data
- 5
- published benchmarks
- Median wage span
- $82k–$126k
- across mapped roles
- Verified MBA outcomes
- 0
- still being collected
What supply chain roles pay
Wage ranges for the occupations a Supply Chain MBA commonly targets — the soft band is the 10th–90th percentile, the solid band the middle 50%, the marker the median. These are occupational wage benchmarks, not MBA-specific salaries, but they show where this path can lead and how wide the spread runs.
These are occupational wage benchmarks for roles MBA graduates commonly target — wage context across all workers, not verified MBA-specific outcomes.
Logisticians
$82,320median
Core supply-chain planning and logistics.
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
$107,230median
Distribution-network and warehousing leadership.
Operations Research Analysts
$88,940median
Network optimization and S&OP analytics.
Industrial Production Managers
$126,060median
Production and manufacturing operations.
General and Operations Managers
$105,770median
GM track for senior supply-chain leaders.
See the full benchmark table▸
| Role (occupation) | Median annual | 10th–90th pct | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|---|
Logisticians Core supply-chain planning and logistics. SOC 13-1081 | $82,320 | $50,890 – $133,160 | 251,040 |
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Distribution-network and warehousing leadership. SOC 11-3071 | $107,230 | $65,120 – $194,900 | 221,180 |
Operations Research Analysts Network optimization and S&OP analytics. SOC 15-2031 | $88,940 | $57,060 – $159,910 | 108,510 |
Industrial Production Managers Production and manufacturing operations. SOC 11-3051 | $126,060 | $78,000 – $205,520 | 246,250 |
General and Operations Managers GM track for senior supply-chain leaders. SOC 11-1021 | $105,770 | $50,090 – $253,390 | 3,503,020 |
These are occupational wage benchmarks for roles MBA graduates commonly target — wage context across all workers, not verified MBA-specific outcomes.
Roles this path leads to
Supply chain manager
Owns planning, inventory, and supplier performance.
Logistics / distribution strategy
Designs networks and optimizes fulfillment.
Procurement / sourcing manager
Leads sourcing strategy and supplier negotiations.
S&OP / planning lead
Runs sales-and-operations planning across functions.
Functions you'd own
Where this path tends to map inside a company.
Where graduates land
Common industries for this path — tap any to explore it.
What affects your pay on this path
Two people on the same path can earn very differently. These are the factors that move the number most — worth weighing as you plan your MBA.
- Industry and network complexity
- Scope (regional vs. global)
- Corporate vs. site role
- Geography
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- 1A handful of real, reviewed outcomes from people on this path
- 2Their school, role, industry, and city — so ranges reflect like-for-like
- 3Public datasets and school reports to cross-check the numbers