Transportation Security Screeners salary
The median pay for transportation security screeners in the United States is $66,770 a year. About 50,290 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $44,700
- 25th percentile
- $57,050
- Median percentile
- $66,770
- 75th percentile
- $72,820
- 90th percentile
- $78,350
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
- New Hampshire $76,130
- New Jersey $74,400
- California $73,610
- Massachusetts $73,510
- Maryland $72,240
- New York $72,010
- Colorado $71,530
- Rhode Island $71,510
- Alaska $71,390
- Illinois $70,570
- Hawaii $70,160
- Virginia $69,910
- Texas $68,640
- Michigan $67,390
- Pennsylvania $67,330
- Minnesota $67,290
- Georgia $66,770
- Ohio $65,870
- Vermont $65,460
- North Carolina $64,540
- Nevada $64,500
- Arizona $64,330
- New Mexico $63,810
- Alabama $63,770
- Florida $63,130
- Idaho $63,130
- Kansas $63,130
- Kentucky $63,130
- Louisiana $63,130
- Maine $63,130
- Mississippi $63,130
- South Carolina $63,130
- West Virginia $63,130
- Wisconsin $63,130
- Nebraska $61,710
- Indiana $61,670
- Iowa $61,590
- Arkansas $61,110
- Tennessee $61,110
- Utah $61,110
- Wyoming $61,110
- South Dakota $55,530
- North Dakota $54,950
- Montana $54,770
- Missouri $51,210
By metro area
- Allentown, PA $79,210
- Salinas, CA $78,940
- San Francisco, CA $78,940
- San Jose, CA $78,940
- Boston, MA $76,130
- Manchester, NH $76,130
- Trenton, NJ $74,400
- Flint, MI $74,130
- Los Angeles, CA $73,610
- Riverside, CA $73,610
- Kiryas Joel, NY $73,210
- Kahului, HI $72,510
- New York, NY $72,340
- Baltimore, MD $72,240
- San Diego, CA $72,130
- Denver, CO $71,530
- Portland, ME $71,510
- Providence, RI $71,510
- San Luis Obispo, CA $71,240
- Santa Maria, CA $71,240
- Bellingham, WA $70,970
- Chicago, IL $70,570
- Akron, OH $70,180
- Sacramento, CA $69,990
- Washington, DC $69,910
- Dayton, OH $69,720
- Detroit, MI $69,640
- Minneapolis, MN $68,830
- Dallas, TX $68,640
- Philadelphia, PA $67,330
- Deltona, FL $67,200
- Atlanta, GA $66,770
- Shreveport, LA $66,190
- Richmond, VA $65,960
- Cleveland, OH $65,940
- Raleigh, NC $65,940
- Urban Honolulu, HI $65,920
- Huntsville, AL $65,750
- Burlington, VT $65,460
- Pittsburgh, PA $65,270
- Augusta, GA $65,170
- Baton Rouge, LA $65,170
- Brownsville, TX $65,170
- Greensboro, NC $65,170
- Gulfport, MS $65,170
- Peoria, IL $65,170
- Miami, FL $65,080
- Colorado Springs, CO $64,810
- Charlotte, NC $64,540
- Las Vegas, NV $64,500
- Tucson, AZ $64,330
- Columbia, SC $64,150
- Davenport, IA $64,150
- San Antonio, TX $64,060
- Phoenix, AZ $63,920
- Buffalo, NY $63,900
- Milwaukee, WI $63,900
- Albuquerque, NM $63,810
- Birmingham, AL $63,770
- Columbus, OH $63,750
- Cincinnati, OH $63,650
- Palm Bay, FL $63,610
- Corpus Christi, TX $63,540
- Fresno, CA $63,460
- Amarillo, TX $63,130
- Appleton, WI $63,130
- Bangor, ME $63,130
- Cape Coral, FL $63,130
- Chattanooga, TN $63,130
- Crestview, FL $63,130
- El Paso, TX $63,130
- Eugene, OR $63,130
- Fort Wayne, IN $63,130
- Gainesville, FL $63,130
- Grand Junction, CO $63,130
- Greenville, SC $63,130
- Huntington, WV $63,130
- Idaho Falls, ID $63,130
- Jackson, MS $63,130
- Kennewick, WA $63,130
- Kingsport, TN $63,130
- Knoxville, TN $63,130
- Lafayette, LA $63,130
- Lexington, KY $63,130
- Lubbock, TX $63,130
- McAllen, TX $63,130
- Minot, ND $63,130
- Mobile, AL $63,130
- Myrtle Beach, SC $63,130
- Panama City, FL $63,130
- Roanoke, VA $63,130
- St. George, UT $63,130
- Savannah, GA $63,130
- Scranton, PA $63,130
- Springfield, MO $63,130
- Tallahassee, FL $63,130
- Tampa, FL $63,130
- Tulsa, OK $63,130
- Wichita, KS $63,130
- Wilmington, NC $63,130
- Albany, NY $63,040
- Austin, TX $62,820
- St. Louis, MO $62,650
- Harrisburg, PA $62,340
- Jacksonville, FL $62,160
- Virginia Beach, VA $62,000
- Omaha, NE $61,710
- Indianapolis, IN $61,670
- Des Moines, IA $61,590
- Orlando, FL $61,530
- Spokane, WA $61,420
- Reno, NV $61,340
- Bend, OR $61,110
- Billings, MT $61,110
- Bismarck, ND $61,110
- Bloomington, IL $61,110
- Boise City, ID $61,110
- Cedar Rapids, IA $61,110
- Charleston, SC $61,110
- Charlottesville, VA $61,110