53 Series · SOC 53-6099

Transportation Workers, All Other

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

Median Salary

$39,630

per year

Median Hourly

$19.05/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$45,040

average

Employment

10,960

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$27,780

25th Percentile

$32,630

Median

$39,630

75th Percentile

$53,350

90th Percentile

$65,810

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. New Jersey $70,700 2. Utah $65,290 3. Washington $63,400 4. Tennessee $50,850 5. California $48,910

Lowest Paying States

31. Pennsylvania $27,730 32. Nebraska $28,700 33. New Hampshire $29,070 34. Delaware $31,200 35. Missouri $32,630

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	New Jersey	$70,700	$69,070	140	+78% above national
2	Utah	$65,290	$59,140	50	+65% above national
3	Washington	$63,400	$60,410	90	+60% above national
4	Tennessee	$50,850	$53,790	1,250	+28% above national
5	California	$48,910	$49,790	550	+23% above national
6	Arizona	$48,140	$52,000	50	+21% above national
7	District of Columbia	$47,960	$56,750	370	+21% above national
8	South Carolina	$45,340	$51,350	60	+14% above national
9	Virginia	$45,340	$47,720	90	+14% above national
10	Georgia	$44,360	$42,370	650	+12% above national
11	Florida	$44,210	$45,410	360	+12% above national
12	Wisconsin	$43,450	$46,650	170	+10% above national
13	New York	$42,620	$54,440	340	+8% above national
14	Kansas	$41,090	$39,990	40	+4% above national
15	Minnesota	$40,830	$42,750	230	+3% above national
16	Nevada	$39,420	$39,830	510	1% below national
17	Arkansas	$38,540	$38,060	N/A	3% below national
18	Ohio	$37,190	$41,030	210	6% below national
19	North Carolina	$35,840	$39,820	N/A	10% below national
20	Texas	$35,510	$42,860	520	10% below national
21	Illinois	$35,240	$44,200	550	11% below national
22	Puerto Rico	$35,230	$33,220	70	11% below national
23	Michigan	$34,940	$37,500	410	12% below national
24	New Mexico	$34,670	$33,180	N/A	13% below national
25	Louisiana	$34,040	$36,770	1,650	14% below national
26	Connecticut	$33,400	$36,230	150	16% below national
27	Maryland	$33,280	$40,340	230	16% below national
28	Rhode Island	$33,190	$38,660	40	16% below national
29	Mississippi	$32,930	$33,530	50	17% below national
30	Indiana	$32,880	$37,930	290	17% below national
31	Missouri	$32,630	$36,470	170	18% below national
32	Delaware	$31,200	$36,350	50	21% below national
33	New Hampshire	$29,070	$31,680	60	27% below national
34	Nebraska	$28,700	$36,770	50	28% below national
35	Pennsylvania	$27,730	$36,260	N/A	30% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $74,400 2. Memphis, TN-MS-AR $64,350 3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $59,690 4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $55,080 5. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $54,870

Lowest Paying Metros

45. Lafayette, LA $25,470 46. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $27,730 47. Manchester-Nashua, NH $29,070 48. Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,530 49. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $30,720

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$74,400	30	+88% above national
2	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$64,350	N/A	+62% above national
3	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$59,690	330	+51% above national
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$55,080	130	+39% above national
5	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$54,870	40	+38% above national
6	Savannah, GA	$51,660	80	+30% above national
7	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$51,420	40	+30% above national
8	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$50,510	200	+27% above national
9	Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$49,520	100	+25% above national
10	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$49,470	N/A	+25% above national
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$48,980	60	+24% above national
12	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$47,960	450	+21% above national
13	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$46,740	40	+18% above national
14	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$45,240	180	+14% above national
15	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$43,810	40	+11% above national
16	Kansas City, MO-KS	$43,350	30	+9% above national
17	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$42,770	360	+8% above national
18	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$42,740	50	+8% above national
19	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$40,830	70	+3% above national
20	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$40,830	160	+3% above national
21	Johnson City, TN	$39,630	80	same as national
22	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$39,420	480	1% below national
23	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$38,340	N/A	3% below national
24	Baton Rouge, LA	$37,310	430	6% below national
25	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$37,200	250	6% below national
26	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$36,620	220	8% below national
27	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$36,590	N/A	8% below national
28	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$36,160	40	9% below national
29	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$35,720	450	10% below national
30	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$35,510	160	10% below national
31	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$35,230	50	11% below national
32	Albuquerque, NM	$35,180	N/A	11% below national
33	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$34,040	150	14% below national
34	Knoxville, TN	$33,560	90	15% below national
35	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$33,400	130	16% below national
36	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$33,400	40	16% below national
37	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$33,280	110	16% below national
38	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$33,280	N/A	16% below national
39	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$33,190	40	16% below national
40	St. Louis, MO-IL	$32,980	140	17% below national
41	Monroe, LA	$31,970	50	19% below national
42	Anchorage, AK	$31,720	N/A	20% below national
43	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$31,240	60	21% below national
44	Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$31,000	40	22% below national
45	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$30,720	N/A	22% below national
46	Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$30,530	40	23% below national
47	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$29,070	50	27% below national
48	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$27,730	N/A	30% below national
49	Lafayette, LA	$25,470	N/A	36% below national

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