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

$40,090$58,650$85,750$105,020$137,120
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$19.27$28.20$41.23$50.49$65.92
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$40,090

25th Percentile

$58,650

Median

$85,750

75th Percentile

$105,020

90th Percentile

$137,120

Salary by State

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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

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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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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.