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Transportation Inspectors salary in Houston, TX

The median transportation inspectors in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $92,570 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,163 a month.

10th percentile
$37,940
25th percentile
$62,520
Median percentile
$92,570
75th percentile
$136,780
90th percentile
$141,770

Based on 480 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$73,953 take-home a year
Gross pay$92,570
Federal income tax−$11,535
Social Security + Medicare−$7,082
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$6,163
Every two weeks$2,844

Does it go far here?

$93,857Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

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