53 Series · SOC 53-6051
Transportation Inspectors
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$85,750
per year
Median Hourly
$41.23/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$86,490
average
Employment
23,320
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$40,090
25th Percentile
$58,650
Median
$85,750
75th Percentile
$105,020
90th Percentile
$137,120
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $138,030 | +61% above national |
| 2 | Idaho | $107,440 | +25% above national |
| 3 | Hawaii | $105,650 | +23% above national |
| 4 | Oklahoma | $104,490 | +22% above national |
| 5 | North Dakota | $104,330 | +22% above national |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $103,970 | +21% above national |
| 7 | Kansas | $103,810 | +21% above national |
| 8 | Wisconsin | $100,310 | +17% above national |
| 9 | Georgia | $98,150 | +14% above national |
| 10 | Nevada | $97,880 | +14% above national |
| 11 | Washington | $97,360 | +14% above national |
| 12 | Maryland | $95,420 | +11% above national |
| 13 | Iowa | $94,990 | +11% above national |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $92,870 | +8% above national |
| 15 | Colorado | $91,660 | +7% above national |
| 16 | New York | $91,150 | +6% above national |
| 17 | Florida | $86,770 | +1% above national |
| 18 | Oregon | $85,450 | same as national |
| 19 | Delaware | $85,310 | 1% below national |
| 20 | Texas | $84,180 | 2% below national |
| 21 | Arkansas | $83,560 | 3% below national |
| 22 | Nebraska | $82,720 | 4% below national |
| 23 | Kentucky | $82,460 | 4% below national |
| 24 | Michigan | $81,470 | 5% below national |
| 25 | Connecticut | $80,130 | 7% below national |
| 26 | Ohio | $79,860 | 7% below national |
| 27 | Louisiana | $79,280 | 8% below national |
| 28 | South Carolina | $79,040 | 8% below national |
| 29 | Indiana | $78,100 | 9% below national |
| 30 | South Dakota | $76,960 | 10% below national |
| 31 | Mississippi | $76,820 | 10% below national |
| 32 | California | $75,590 | 12% below national |
| 33 | North Carolina | $75,570 | 12% below national |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $75,420 | 12% below national |
| 35 | Tennessee | $74,450 | 13% below national |
| 36 | Virginia | $73,070 | 15% below national |
| 37 | Alabama | $70,550 | 18% below national |
| 38 | New Mexico | $63,730 | 26% below national |
| 39 | Utah | $62,960 | 27% below national |
| 40 | Missouri | $62,950 | 27% below national |
| 41 | Illinois | $57,590 | 33% below national |
| 42 | Maine | $55,220 | 36% below national |
| 43 | New Jersey | $54,860 | 36% below national |
| 44 | West Virginia | $50,770 | 41% below national |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | $49,880 | 42% below national |
| 46 | Montana | $49,010 | 43% below national |
| 47 | Arizona | $45,950 | 46% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma City, OK | $134,410 | +57% above national |
| 2 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $125,040 | +46% above national |
| 3 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $123,780 | +44% above national |
| 4 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $122,920 | +43% above national |
| 5 | Wichita, KS | $120,640 | +41% above national |
| 6 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $119,640 | +40% above national |
| 7 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $118,790 | +39% above national |
| 8 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $117,830 | +37% above national |
| 9 | Richmond, VA | $115,110 | +34% above national |
| 10 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $114,940 | +34% above national |
| 11 | Baton Rouge, LA | $113,030 | +32% above national |
| 12 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $112,900 | +32% above national |
| 13 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $112,340 | +31% above national |
| 14 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $111,110 | +30% above national |
| 15 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $107,940 | +26% above national |
| 16 | Helena, MT | $107,240 | +25% above national |
| 17 | Pittsburgh, PA | $106,910 | +25% above national |
| 18 | Columbia, SC | $106,850 | +25% above national |
| 19 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $106,850 | +25% above national |
| 20 | Springfield, IL | $106,850 | +25% above national |
| 21 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $105,780 | +23% above national |
| 22 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $105,650 | +23% above national |
| 23 | Rochester, NY | $103,880 | +21% above national |
| 24 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $101,440 | +18% above national |
| 25 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $101,210 | +18% above national |
| 26 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $100,440 | +17% above national |
| 27 | Albuquerque, NM | $99,750 | +16% above national |
| 28 | Birmingham, AL | $99,470 | +16% above national |
| 29 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $98,560 | +15% above national |
| 30 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $95,420 | +11% above national |
| 31 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $93,950 | +10% above national |
| 32 | Jackson, MS | $93,660 | +9% above national |
| 33 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $92,870 | +8% above national |
| 34 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $91,330 | +7% above national |
| 35 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $91,150 | +6% above national |
| 36 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $90,670 | +6% above national |
| 37 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $88,920 | +4% above national |
| 38 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $86,770 | +1% above national |
| 39 | Columbus, OH | $85,200 | 1% below national |
| 40 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $85,080 | 1% below national |
| 41 | Cleveland, OH | $84,500 | 1% below national |
| 42 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $83,850 | 2% below national |
| 43 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $83,790 | 2% below national |
| 44 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $82,460 | 4% below national |
| 45 | Reno, NV | $81,730 | 5% below national |
| 46 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $81,340 | 5% below national |
| 47 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $80,840 | 6% below national |
| 48 | Salem, OR | $80,580 | 6% below national |
| 49 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $80,260 | 6% below national |
| 50 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $80,130 | 7% below national |
| 51 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $79,410 | 7% below national |
| 52 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $78,390 | 9% below national |
| 53 | Corpus Christi, TX | $78,230 | 9% below national |
| 54 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $78,120 | 9% below national |
| 55 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $77,640 | 9% below national |
| 56 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $77,020 | 10% below national |
| 57 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $76,920 | 10% below national |
| 58 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $76,820 | 10% below national |
| 59 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $76,420 | 11% below national |
| 60 | Winston-Salem, NC | $76,400 | 11% below national |
| 61 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $75,690 | 12% below national |
| 62 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $75,110 | 12% below national |
| 63 | Fresno, CA | $74,560 | 13% below national |
| 64 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $74,310 | 13% below national |
| 65 | Springfield, MA | $73,800 | 14% below national |
| 66 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $73,180 | 15% below national |
| 67 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $73,000 | 15% below national |
| 68 | Vallejo, CA | $71,980 | 16% below national |
| 69 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $71,670 | 16% below national |
| 70 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $69,760 | 19% below national |
| 71 | Jacksonville, FL | $66,370 | 23% below national |
| 72 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $66,370 | 23% below national |
| 73 | Tulsa, OK | $65,420 | 24% below national |
| 74 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $64,990 | 24% below national |
| 75 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $64,680 | 25% below national |
| 76 | Syracuse, NY | $64,680 | 25% below national |
| 77 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $64,340 | 25% below national |
| 78 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $62,620 | 27% below national |
| 79 | Billings, MT | $61,210 | 29% below national |
| 80 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $57,930 | 32% below national |
| 81 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $56,810 | 34% below national |
| 82 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $54,250 | 37% below national |
| 83 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $53,010 | 38% below national |
| 84 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $49,890 | 42% below national |
| 85 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $49,840 | 42% below national |
| 86 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $47,520 | 45% below national |
| 87 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $45,960 | 46% below national |
| 88 | El Paso, TX | $45,220 | 47% below national |
| 89 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $42,740 | 50% below national |
| 90 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $39,750 | 54% below national |
| 91 | Laredo, TX | $37,430 | 56% below national |
| 92 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $37,180 | 57% below national |
| 93 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $37,180 | 57% below national |
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