Transportation Inspectors salary
The median pay for transportation inspectors in the United States is $92,100 a year. About 24,500 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $40,330
- 25th percentile
- $58,780
- Median percentile
- $92,100
- 75th percentile
- $108,890
- 90th percentile
- $138,670
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 $123,120
- Iowa $116,850
- Oklahoma $111,070
- Hawaii $108,270
- Alabama $108,140
- North Dakota $106,330
- Washington $104,250
- Kansas $103,380
- Florida $101,470
- Texas $101,440
- Maryland $100,700
- Georgia $95,030
- New York $93,420
- Minnesota $92,860
- Connecticut $91,520
- District of Columbia $89,960
- Arkansas $85,130
- North Carolina $84,470
- Kentucky $83,970
- California $83,000
- Colorado $81,820
- Pennsylvania $81,550
- South Carolina $80,490
- Indiana $80,330
- Tennessee $78,430
- Oregon $78,110
- Louisiana $77,460
- Ohio $77,010
- Wisconsin $75,260
- South Dakota $70,080
- Virginia $68,610
- Missouri $64,690
- Utah $64,480
- Maine $63,750
- New Mexico $63,690
- Montana $62,810
- Arizona $62,250
- West Virginia $58,670
- Idaho $54,330
- Nevada $50,060
- New Jersey $49,250
- Illinois $47,990
- Michigan $35,890
By metro area
- Minneapolis, MN $140,880
- Anchorage, AK $131,060
- Seattle, WA $129,480
- Orlando, FL $126,710
- Dallas, TX $126,010
- Denver, CO $121,410
- Cincinnati, OH $120,000
- Memphis, TN $115,920
- Columbia, SC $115,210
- Oklahoma City, OK $109,990
- Urban Honolulu, HI $108,270
- Portland, OR $107,840
- Longview, TX $107,670
- Atlanta, GA $107,640
- Indianapolis, IN $107,330
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $106,330
- Baton Rouge, LA $105,370
- Boise City, ID $105,370
- Greensboro, NC $105,370
- Wichita, KS $104,370
- San Francisco, CA $104,080
- Baltimore, MD $103,490
- Los Angeles, CA $101,040
- Tampa, FL $100,420
- Miami, FL $100,100
- Spokane, WA $99,240
- Birmingham, AL $98,470
- Washington, DC $97,170
- Milwaukee, WI $95,760
- Jackson, MS $95,310
- Grand Rapids, MI $94,550
- New York, NY $93,420
- Houston, TX $92,570
- Pittsburgh, PA $91,620
- Albuquerque, NM $90,200
- Dayton, OH $89,330
- Rochester, NY $89,230
- San Antonio, TX $89,230
- Salt Lake City, UT $87,840
- Columbus, OH $87,550
- Albany, NY $85,960
- Charlotte, NC $85,650
- Nashville, TN $85,360
- Palm Bay, FL $85,200
- San Diego, CA $83,000
- Fresno, CA $82,870
- Hartford, CT $82,390
- Austin, TX $82,320
- Greenville, SC $81,550
- Riverside, CA $81,370
- Sacramento, CA $81,370
- Salem, OR $81,140
- Portland, ME $80,860
- Pensacola, FL $79,040
- Tucson, AZ $78,480
- St. Louis, MO $77,990
- Jacksonville, FL $76,160
- Vallejo, CA $74,870
- Beaumont, TX $73,480
- Bakersfield, CA $71,300
- Laredo, TX $69,800
- Richmond, VA $68,610
- Kansas City, MO $68,460
- Buffalo, NY $66,620
- Kiryas Joel, NY $66,620
- Syracuse, NY $66,620
- Cleveland, OH $63,970
- Las Cruces, NM $61,550
- Springfield, IL $55,190
- Chicago, IL $55,070
- Detroit, MI $52,760
- Phoenix, AZ $51,990
- Philadelphia, PA $49,420
- Reno, NV $48,070
- Las Vegas, NV $46,800
- Providence, RI $39,120
- El Paso, TX $38,480