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3PL Price Index: November 2026
What US ecommerce 3PLs publish for pick & pack, storage, receiving and minimums. 66 of the 414 3PLs in our index publish prices on their own websites; every figure below comes only from those published rates.
Headline numbers
- Pick & pack: median $2.00 per order (44 3PLs). Half charge between $2.00 and $3.00; the full range is $0.50 to $10.00.
- Each additional item: median $0.50 (26 3PLs).
- Pallet storage: median $25.00 per pallet per month (22 3PLs), range $15.00 to $45.00.
- Receiving: median $18.00 per pallet (19 3PLs), range $0.00 to $35.00.
- Minimums: only 10 3PLs publish a dollar monthly minimum. The 9 that charge one range from $150.00 to $1,000.00. Another 16 3PLs without a dollar minimum say on their site that they have no minimum.
All fees
| Fee | 3PLs publishing | Median | Middle half | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pick & pack / order | 44 | $2.00 | $2.00 – $3.00 | $0.50 – $10.00 |
| Each additional item | 26 | $0.50 | $0.46 – $0.64 | $0.25 – $2.00 |
| Storage / pallet / month | 22 | $25.00 | $22.75 – $34.25 | $15.00 – $45.00 |
| Receiving / pallet | 19 | $18.00 | $14.50 – $22.50 | $0.00 – $35.00 |
| Monthly minimum | 10 | $397.00 | $212.50 – $687.50 | $0.00 – $1,000.00 |
| Account / software fee / month | 10 | $55.00 | $48.25 – $85.50 | $0.00 – $150.00 |
By region
A 3PL counts in every region where its own site lists a warehouse or address. n is the number of 3PLs publishing that fee. Small samples; read as a guide, not a rule.
| Region | 3PLs with prices | Pick & pack median | Storage / pallet median | Receiving / pallet median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 11 | $2.00 (n=7) | $30.00 (n=3) | $20.00 (n=3) |
| Midwest | 11 | $2.50 (n=9) | $15.99 (n=3) | too few |
| South | 32 | $2.00 (n=21) | $25.00 (n=14) | $15.00 (n=10) |
| West | 26 | $2.00 (n=15) | $25.00 (n=5) | $16.50 (n=8) |
By state
States where at least 3 3PLs publish a pick & pack rate.
| State | 3PLs with prices | Pick & pack median | Pick & pack range | Storage / pallet median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 14 | $2.33 (n=8) | $1.25 – $4.00 | $25.00 (n=3) |
| Florida | 9 | $2.00 (n=7) | $1.99 – $3.35 | $35.00 (n=5) |
| Texas | 11 | $2.00 (n=7) | $1.25 – $2.85 | $25.00 (n=4) |
| Delaware | 6 | $1.99 (n=5) | $1.15 – $2.85 | $25.00 (n=2) |
| New Jersey | 7 | $2.38 (n=4) | $0.90 – $4.00 | $35.00 (n=2) |
| Illinois | 5 | $2.50 (n=3) | $2.50 – $3.95 | too few |
| Ohio | 3 | $1.75 (n=3) | $0.99 – $2.00 | too few |
| Oregon | 4 | $2.00 (n=3) | $1.50 – $3.00 | too few |
What stood out
- Pick & pack is tightly clustered: the middle half of 3PLs sit between $2.00 and $3.00 per order. Quotes far above that deserve a question.
- Storage varies more than pick & pack: from $15.00 to $45.00 per pallet per month, a 3x spread.
- Florida and New Jersey had the highest storage medians of the states we can measure ($35.00 per pallet; 5 and 2 3PLs), against $25.00 nationally.
- The Midwest had the highest pick & pack median ($2.50, 9 3PLs), while Ohio's three published rates had a median of $1.75.
- Most 3PLs still don't publish prices: 348 of 414 ask you to request a quote.
Changes since last month
This is our first monthly edition, so it sets the baseline. No published price changes are reported yet: all rates were last checked on 2026-10-19. We removed the rates of 3 3PLs from the index because we could not confirm them on their own sites. Next month's edition will compare against these numbers.
How we calculated this
- Only rates published on each 3PL's own website. Blank means not published, never $0.
- Where a 3PL publishes volume tiers, we use the entry tier.
- Storage counts only per-pallet monthly rates. Postage is not included.
- These are list prices, not quotes. See our methodology.
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