33 Series · SOC 33-9093

Transportation Security Screeners

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$63,360

per year

Median Hourly

$30.46/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$61,840

average

Employment

46,340

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$45,010

25th Percentile

$52,210

Median

$63,360

75th Percentile

$69,990

90th Percentile

$75,940

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. New Hampshire $72,240 2. New Jersey $70,430 3. New York $70,430 4. California $69,720 5. Maryland $68,390

Lowest Paying States

46. South Dakota $49,000 47. Montana $49,000 48. Vermont $54,910 49. Puerto Rico $59,950 50. Guam $59,950

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	New Hampshire	$72,240	$70,120	100	+14% above national
2	New Jersey	$70,430	$65,220	1,440	+11% above national
3	New York	$70,430	$64,070	3,220	+11% above national
4	California	$69,720	$67,030	5,060	+10% above national
5	Maryland	$68,390	$63,300	670	+8% above national
6	Alaska	$67,720	$69,000	430	+7% above national
7	Rhode Island	$67,720	$65,540	150	+7% above national
8	Illinois	$66,930	$65,120	1,850	+6% above national
9	Hawaii	$66,680	$65,530	990	+5% above national
10	Michigan	$66,120	$63,750	950	+4% above national
11	Washington	$65,960	$67,770	1,160	+4% above national
12	Minnesota	$65,250	$63,540	680	+3% above national
13	Texas	$65,120	$63,230	4,180	+3% above national
14	Virginia	$64,850	$61,850	1,700	+2% above national
15	Massachusetts	$63,690	$65,960	1,310	+1% above national
16	Georgia	$63,360	$59,220	1,740	same as national
17	Ohio	$62,630	$60,210	680	1% below national
18	Pennsylvania	$61,980	$58,990	1,420	2% below national
19	North Carolina	$61,960	$59,020	1,250	2% below national
20	Virgin Islands	$61,960	$60,300	100	2% below national
21	Colorado	$61,440	$65,080	1,150	3% below national
22	Missouri	$61,400	$57,560	510	3% below national
23	Nevada	$61,190	$59,050	1,290	3% below national
24	Arizona	$61,030	$56,980	1,460	4% below national
25	New Mexico	$60,590	$56,050	190	4% below national
26	Alabama	$60,510	$59,850	260	4% below national
27	Arkansas	$59,950	$55,670	200	5% below national
28	Florida	$59,950	$58,240	5,890	5% below national
29	Idaho	$59,950	$55,730	230	5% below national
30	Indiana	$59,950	$55,940	420	5% below national
31	Iowa	$59,950	$56,730	190	5% below national
32	Kansas	$59,950	$57,510	130	5% below national
33	Kentucky	$59,950	$57,090	470	5% below national
34	Louisiana	$59,950	$59,660	420	5% below national
35	Maine	$59,950	$60,460	160	5% below national
36	Mississippi	$59,950	$58,670	180	5% below national
37	Nebraska	$59,950	$56,200	250	5% below national
38	North Dakota	$59,950	$58,390	130	5% below national
39	Oklahoma	$59,950	$58,960	260	5% below national
40	Oregon	$59,950	$60,370	580	5% below national
41	South Carolina	$59,950	$57,610	450	5% below national
42	Tennessee	$59,950	$57,300	790	5% below national
43	Utah	$59,950	$58,440	480	5% below national
44	West Virginia	$59,950	$59,520	90	5% below national
45	Wisconsin	$59,950	$55,960	500	5% below national
46	Guam	$59,950	$56,480	270	5% below national
47	Puerto Rico	$59,950	$52,460	570	5% below national
48	Vermont	$54,910	$60,850	60	13% below national
49	Montana	$49,000	$51,890	430	23% below national
50	South Dakota	$49,000	$53,760	70	23% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Salinas, CA $74,630 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $74,630 3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $74,630 4. Alaska nonmetropolitan area $74,510 5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $73,860

Lowest Paying Metros

146. Toledo, OH $49,000 147. Syracuse, NY $49,000 148. Midland, TX $49,000 149. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $49,000 150. Green Bay, WI $49,000

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Salinas, CA	$74,630	40	+18% above national
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$74,630	320	+18% above national
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$74,630	300	+18% above national
4	Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$74,510	150	+18% above national
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$73,860	880	+17% above national
6	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$72,780	60	+15% above national
7	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$72,240	90	+14% above national
8	Flint, MI	$70,530	50	+11% above national
9	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$70,430	50	+11% above national
10	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$70,430	3,780	+11% above national
11	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$69,990	900	+10% above national
12	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$69,720	2,560	+10% above national
13	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$69,720	430	+10% above national
14	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$69,720	40	+10% above national
15	Rockford, IL	$69,160	30	+9% above national
16	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$68,760	170	+9% above national
17	Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	$68,760	230	+9% above national
18	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$68,390	600	+8% above national
19	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$68,390	1,270	+8% above national
20	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$68,290	660	+8% above national
21	Anchorage, AK	$67,720	220	+7% above national
22	Fairbanks-College, AK	$67,720	50	+7% above national
23	Portland-South Portland, ME	$67,720	80	+7% above national
24	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$67,720	150	+7% above national
25	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$66,930	1,640	+6% above national
26	Akron, OH	$66,790	50	+5% above national
27	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$66,310	60	+5% above national
28	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$66,290	350	+5% above national
29	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$66,120	610	+4% above national
30	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$65,980	900	+4% above national
31	Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$65,960	30	+4% above national
32	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$65,250	620	+3% above national
33	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$65,120	1,650	+3% above national
34	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$63,960	50	+1% above national
35	Greensboro-High Point, NC	$63,960	90	+1% above national
36	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$63,960	50	+1% above national
37	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$63,960	50	+1% above national
38	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$63,960	40	+1% above national
39	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$63,690	1,180	+1% above national
40	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$63,360	1,490	same as national
41	Roanoke, VA	$62,960	40	1% below national
42	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$62,690	240	1% below national
43	Cleveland, OH	$62,630	250	1% below national
44	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$62,630	1,180	1% below national
45	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$62,610	210	1% below national
46	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$62,570	380	1% below national
47	Richmond, VA	$62,570	140	1% below national
48	Columbus, OH	$62,500	280	1% below national
49	Urban Honolulu, HI	$62,500	580	1% below national
50	Huntsville, AL	$62,340	60	2% below national
51	Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$62,120	40	2% below national
52	Pittsburgh, PA	$61,980	270	2% below national
53	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$61,960	50	2% below national
54	Baton Rouge, LA	$61,960	40	2% below national
55	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$61,960	80	2% below national
56	Peoria, IL	$61,960	30	2% below national
57	Wilmington, NC	$61,960	50	2% below national
58	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$61,710	120	3% below national
59	St. Louis, MO-IL	$61,400	400	3% below national
60	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$61,210	550	3% below national
61	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$61,190	1,130	3% below national
62	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$61,130	60	4% below national
63	Tucson, AZ	$61,030	180	4% below national
64	Bellingham, WA	$61,020	50	4% below national
65	Columbia, SC	$60,950	70	4% below national
66	El Paso, TX	$60,950	130	4% below national
67	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$60,900	40	4% below national
68	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$60,820	260	4% below national
69	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$60,800	230	4% below national
70	Albuquerque, NM	$60,590	170	4% below national
71	Omaha, NE-IA	$60,530	170	4% below national
72	Birmingham, AL	$60,510	100	4% below national
73	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$60,510	270	4% below national
74	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$60,360	60	5% below national
75	Corpus Christi, TX	$60,260	60	5% below national
76	Fresno, CA	$60,130	100	5% below national
77	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$60,130	140	5% below national
78	Aguadilla, PR	$59,950	60	5% below national
79	Amarillo, TX	$59,950	40	5% below national
80	Appleton, WI	$59,950	50	5% below national
81	Bangor, ME	$59,950	50	5% below national
82	Bend, OR	$59,950	50	5% below national
83	Bismarck, ND	$59,950	30	5% below national
84	Boise City, ID	$59,950	150	5% below national
85	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$59,950	340	5% below national
86	Cedar Rapids, IA	$59,950	40	5% below national
87	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$59,950	140	5% below national
88	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$59,950	50	5% below national
89	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$59,950	80	5% below national
90	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$59,950	60	5% below national
91	Fort Wayne, IN	$59,950	50	5% below national
92	Gainesville, FL	$59,950	30	5% below national
93	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$59,950	100	5% below national
94	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$59,950	100	5% below national
95	Idaho Falls, ID	$59,950	40	5% below national
96	Jackson, MS	$59,950	90	5% below national
97	Jacksonville, FL	$59,950	220	5% below national
98	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$59,950	40	5% below national
99	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$59,950	40	5% below national
100	Knoxville, TN	$59,950	90	5% below national
101	Lexington-Fayette, KY	$59,950	60	5% below national
102	Lubbock, TX	$59,950	40	5% below national
103	Madison, WI	$59,950	90	5% below national
104	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$59,950	190	5% below national
105	Mobile, AL	$59,950	40	5% below national
106	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$59,950	110	5% below national
107	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$59,950	410	5% below national
108	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$59,950	280	5% below national
109	Oklahoma City, OK	$59,950	120	5% below national
110	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$59,950	1,250	5% below national
111	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$59,950	60	5% below national
112	Ponce, PR	$59,950	40	5% below national
113	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$59,950	50	5% below national
114	Rapid City, SD	$59,950	30	5% below national
115	St. George, UT	$59,950	30	5% below national
116	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$59,950	390	5% below national
117	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$59,950	470	5% below national
118	Savannah, GA	$59,950	130	5% below national
119	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$59,950	40	5% below national
120	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$59,950	40	5% below national
121	Springfield, MO	$59,950	60	5% below national
122	Tallahassee, FL	$59,950	50	5% below national
123	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$59,950	750	5% below national
124	Traverse City, MI	$59,950	40	5% below national
125	Tulsa, OK	$59,950	110	5% below national
126	Wichita, KS	$59,950	80	5% below national
127	Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	$59,950	60	5% below national
128	Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$59,950	30	5% below national
129	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$59,950	50	5% below national
130	Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$59,950	50	5% below national
131	Reno, NV	$58,440	150	8% below national
132	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$56,990	70	10% below national
133	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$55,890	410	12% below national
134	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$55,560	80	12% below national
135	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$54,910	50	13% below national
136	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$54,720	80	14% below national
137	Medford, OR	$54,480	50	14% below national
138	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$53,370	430	16% below national
139	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$52,000	40	18% below national
140	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$51,060	230	19% below national
141	Missoula, MT	$50,490	60	20% below national
142	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$49,380	100	22% below national
143	Asheville, NC	$49,000	80	23% below national
144	Charlottesville, VA	$49,000	40	23% below national
145	Grand Junction, CO	$49,000	40	23% below national
146	Green Bay, WI	$49,000	60	23% below national
147	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$49,000	150	23% below national
148	Midland, TX	$49,000	50	23% below national
149	Syracuse, NY	$49,000	120	23% below national
150	Toledo, OH	$49,000	30	23% below national

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