Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary
The median pay for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in the United States is $48,570 a year. About 597,370 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $35,510
- 25th percentile
- $39,890
- Median percentile
- $48,570
- 75th percentile
- $61,440
- 90th percentile
- $77,860
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $78,150
- Washington $64,420
- Maryland $61,790
- Hawaii $59,740
- District of Columbia $59,730
- Colorado $58,350
- Montana $58,070
- Wyoming $57,900
- Delaware $57,190
- Minnesota $57,170
- Connecticut $57,090
- Rhode Island $54,940
- New Hampshire $54,800
- Missouri $54,420
- California $54,300
- Oregon $54,120
- Kansas $53,680
- Maine $53,570
- Massachusetts $52,270
- Arizona $52,100
- Nebraska $51,270
- North Dakota $50,820
- Iowa $50,740
- New York $49,990
- Oklahoma $49,630
- Wisconsin $49,610
- Virginia $49,590
- New Mexico $49,500
- Louisiana $49,490
- Nevada $49,280
- New Jersey $49,140
- Utah $48,910
- Pennsylvania $48,320
- Illinois $47,920
- Indiana $47,900
- Florida $47,540
- Ohio $47,360
- South Dakota $47,240
- West Virginia $47,010
- South Carolina $46,890
- North Carolina $46,430
- Kentucky $46,280
- Texas $46,210
- Vermont $46,210
- Georgia $46,130
- Tennessee $45,760
- Idaho $45,130
- Arkansas $44,570
- Michigan $44,490
- Mississippi $40,670
- Alabama $40,010
By metro area
- Lexington Park, MD $92,000
- Seattle, WA $76,800
- Savannah, GA $72,800
- Bremerton, WA $71,950
- Anchorage, AK $71,470
- Mount Vernon, WA $68,060
- Flagstaff, AZ $65,840
- Bismarck, ND $63,910
- Lake Charles, LA $63,570
- Gulfport, MS $63,520
- Wichita, KS $63,030
- Kansas City, MO $63,000
- Parkersburg, WV $62,630
- Hanford, CA $62,480
- Albany, NY $62,470
- Albany, OR $62,460
- San Francisco, CA $62,340
- Bozeman, MT $62,200
- Ames, IA $61,820
- Washington, DC $61,820
- Urban Honolulu, HI $61,630
- Weirton, WV $61,230
- Portland, ME $60,860
- Baltimore, MD $60,750
- San Jose, CA $60,610
- Boulder, CO $60,400
- Bloomington, IN $60,360
- New Orleans, LA $60,360
- Helena, MT $60,290
- Sebastian, FL $60,190
- Grand Forks, ND $60,180
- Hartford, CT $60,040
- Duluth, MN $59,920
- Great Falls, MT $59,900
- Houma, LA $59,870
- Rochester, MN $59,850
- Barnstable Town, MA $59,730
- Baton Rouge, LA $59,720
- Billings, MT $59,680
- Kahului, HI $59,660
- San Diego, CA $59,550
- Tucson, AZ $59,080
- Farmington, NM $59,060
- Greeley, CO $58,960
- Longview, WA $58,950
- Minneapolis, MN $58,900
- Muskegon, MI $58,850
- Yuma, AZ $58,840
- Mobile, AL $58,790
- Pueblo, CO $58,600
- Charlottesville, VA $58,570
- Portland, OR $58,460
- Denver, CO $58,430
- Boston, MA $58,210
- Lima, OH $57,990
- Cheyenne, WY $57,900
- San Luis Obispo, CA $57,840
- Wilmington, NC $57,840
- Decatur, IL $57,700
- Lynchburg, VA $57,660
- Lincoln, NE $57,590
- Olympia, WA $57,440
- Virginia Beach, VA $57,330
- Oshkosh, WI $57,260
- Las Cruces, NM $57,220
- Cape Girardeau, MO $57,140
- Topeka, KS $57,050
- Santa Maria, CA $56,890
- Kingston, NY $56,790
- Peoria, IL $56,770
- Sandusky, OH $56,750
- Fort Collins, CO $56,740
- Springfield, OH $56,310
- Tulsa, OK $56,210
- Casper, WY $56,200
- Crestview, FL $56,160
- Sheboygan, WI $56,120
- Corvallis, OR $55,860
- Vallejo, CA $55,700
- Pittsfield, MA $55,560
- Bridgeport, CT $55,540
- Columbus, GA $55,430
- Elmira, NY $55,380
- Hinesville, GA $55,170
- Spokane, WA $55,120
- Fond du Lac, WI $55,090
- Walla Walla, WA $55,050
- Greenville, NC $54,820
- Sioux City, IA $54,800
- Sacramento, CA $54,450
- Punta Gorda, FL $54,350
- Wildwood, FL $54,120
- Amarillo, TX $53,970
- Madison, WI $53,940
- Missoula, MT $53,560
- Modesto, CA $53,560
- Burlington, VT $52,820
- Columbia, MO $52,810
- Ogden, UT $52,800
- Jacksonville, NC $52,790
- Staunton, VA $52,690
- Carson City, NV $52,310
- Hagerstown, MD $52,170
- Grand Junction, CO $52,120
- Phoenix, AZ $52,000
- Philadelphia, PA $51,990
- Sierra Vista, AZ $51,940
- Mankato, MN $51,910
- Amherst Town, MA $51,890
- St. Louis, MO $51,790
- Medford, OR $51,710
- Oklahoma City, OK $51,690
- Redding, CA $51,690
- Panama City, FL $51,580
- Los Angeles, CA $51,560
- Santa Rosa, CA $51,520
- Beaumont, TX $51,430
- Chambersburg, PA $51,430
- Waterloo, IA $51,250
- Oxnard, CA $51,240