What a difference a year can make! In 2024, supply chain salaries salaries were on the rise—up 17% over the previous year’s average—but fast forward to 2025, and the story is very different. As companies struggled to adjust to on-again/off-again tariffs and rising inflation, they clamped down on hiring and spending, which resulted in wage reductions and increased responsibilities for many supply chain professionals. Given all that, it’s probably no surprise that our annual Salary Survey showed a decline in job satisfaction among these professionals—the percentage of respondents who said they were satisfied with their career in logistics dropped to 85% this year from 91% the previous year.The survey, which is prepared by SDC Velocity in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and DCV’s sister publication, Supply Chain Xchange, is conducted among CSCMP members and readers of DC Velocity and Supply Chain Xchange each spring. This year’s edition included responses from 100 participants from across the U.S. and abroad.
