Transportation Security Screeners Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Transportation Security Screeners positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$63,360
National average
Salary Range
$45,010 – $75,940
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Transportation Security Screeners Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas, CA | $74,630 | $49,250 | $82,100 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $74,630 | $61,010 | $82,100 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $74,630 | $55,740 | $87,070 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $74,510 | $55,640 | $93,120 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $73,860 | $60,170 | $82,720 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $72,780 | $29,800 | $85,220 |
| New Hampshire | $72,240 | $55,370 | $83,530 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $72,240 | $55,370 | $83,530 |
| Flint, MI | $70,530 | $60,090 | $82,640 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $70,430 | $46,490 | $77,480 |
| New Jersey | $70,430 | $46,490 | $77,480 |
| New York | $70,430 | $46,490 | $77,480 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $70,430 | $48,530 | $77,480 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $69,990 | $57,260 | $77,000 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $69,720 | $46,010 | $79,020 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $69,720 | $50,040 | $76,690 |
| California | $69,720 | $46,880 | $79,600 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $69,720 | $56,990 | $79,020 |
| Rockford, IL | $69,160 | $66,930 | $78,080 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $68,760 | $58,760 | $75,630 |
| Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $68,760 | $56,200 | $80,230 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $68,390 | $45,140 | $75,230 |
| Maryland | $68,390 | $45,140 | $75,230 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $68,390 | $45,140 | $75,230 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $68,290 | $45,070 | $75,110 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $67,720 | $48,630 | $76,770 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $67,720 | $44,700 | $76,770 |
| Alaska | $67,720 | $53,120 | $86,090 |
| Rhode Island | $67,720 | $55,370 | $76,770 |
| Anchorage, AK | $67,720 | $53,120 | $76,750 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $67,720 | $53,120 | $74,510 |
| Illinois | $66,930 | $46,110 | $73,630 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $66,930 | $44,180 | $73,630 |
| Akron, OH | $66,790 | $51,190 | $77,230 |
| Hawaii | $66,680 | $51,110 | $75,630 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $66,310 | $50,840 | $74,610 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $66,290 | $45,340 | $72,920 |
| Michigan | $66,120 | $49,000 | $72,740 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $66,120 | $54,060 | $72,740 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $65,980 | $47,360 | $72,570 |
| Washington | $65,960 | $49,170 | $81,240 |
| Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $65,960 | $49,250 | $72,550 |
| Minnesota | $65,250 | $51,190 | $76,090 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $65,250 | $51,190 | $76,130 |
| Texas | $65,120 | $49,000 | $76,070 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $65,120 | $40,250 | $71,660 |
| Virginia | $64,850 | $45,140 | $72,970 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $63,960 | $59,950 | $69,950 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $63,960 | $59,950 | $67,950 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $63,960 | $39,560 | $67,950 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $63,960 | $49,000 | $67,950 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $63,960 | $49,000 | $74,940 |
| Massachusetts | $63,690 | $39,860 | $81,950 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $63,690 | $49,570 | $81,950 |
| Georgia | $63,360 | $41,810 | $69,700 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $63,360 | $41,810 | $69,700 |
| Roanoke, VA | $62,960 | $49,000 | $69,950 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $62,690 | $45,010 | $68,950 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $62,630 | $39,340 | $69,470 |
| Ohio | $62,630 | $44,890 | $70,970 |
| Cleveland, OH | $62,630 | $44,950 | $73,050 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $62,610 | $41,310 | $68,870 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $62,570 | $41,290 | $70,910 |
| Richmond, VA | $62,570 | $51,150 | $68,830 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $62,500 | $51,110 | $70,840 |
| Columbus, OH | $62,500 | $44,890 | $68,760 |
| Huntsville, AL | $62,340 | $44,760 | $70,660 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $62,120 | $59,950 | $63,960 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $61,980 | $44,510 | $70,260 |
| Pennsylvania | $61,980 | $43,890 | $72,570 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $61,960 | $39,560 | $67,950 |
| Peoria, IL | $61,960 | $49,000 | $70,950 |
| North Carolina | $61,960 | $43,950 | $68,830 |
| Virgin Islands | $61,960 | $49,000 | $73,940 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $61,960 | $39,560 | $71,950 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $61,960 | $59,950 | $75,940 |
| Wilmington, NC | $61,960 | $49,000 | $67,950 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $61,710 | $44,300 | $67,890 |
| Colorado | $61,440 | $57,260 | $77,000 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $61,400 | $44,080 | $69,580 |
| Missouri | $61,400 | $44,080 | $67,950 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $61,210 | $43,950 | $69,350 |
| Nevada | $61,190 | $50,020 | $67,310 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $61,190 | $50,020 | $67,310 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $61,130 | $43,890 | $69,280 |
| Tucson, AZ | $61,030 | $36,590 | $67,140 |
| Arizona | $61,030 | $39,340 | $68,890 |
| Bellingham, WA | $61,020 | $50,880 | $76,090 |
| Columbia, SC | $60,950 | $49,000 | $67,950 |
| El Paso, TX | $60,950 | $49,000 | $71,950 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $60,900 | $40,190 | $71,050 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $60,820 | $49,710 | $68,930 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $60,800 | $33,110 | $66,870 |
| New Mexico | $60,590 | $41,750 | $66,640 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $60,590 | $41,750 | $68,660 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $60,530 | $45,220 | $66,580 |
| Alabama | $60,510 | $49,000 | $72,010 |
| Birmingham, AL | $60,510 | $49,460 | $76,650 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $60,510 | $47,440 | $66,560 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $60,360 | $49,340 | $68,410 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $60,260 | $45,860 | $68,290 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $60,130 | $43,180 | $70,160 |
| Fresno, CA | $60,130 | $39,690 | $66,140 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $59,950 | $49,000 | $65,960 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $59,950 | $47,030 | $65,960 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $59,950 | $49,000 | $69,950 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $59,950 | $49,000 | $67,950 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $59,950 | $39,560 | $65,960 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $59,950 | $41,310 | $65,960 |
| Ponce, PR | $59,950 | $49,000 | $65,960 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $59,950 | $39,560 | $65,960 |
| Rapid City, SD | $59,950 | $43,040 | $70,950 |
| St. George, UT | $59,950 | $49,000 | $73,940 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $59,950 | $49,250 | $71,340 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $59,950 | $24,390 | $65,960 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $59,950 | $39,560 | $69,950 |
| Savannah, GA | $59,950 | $39,560 | $65,960 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $59,950 | $43,040 | $67,950 |
| Springfield, MO | $59,950 | $49,000 | $69,950 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $59,950 | $49,000 | $67,950 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $59,950 | $49,000 | $67,950 |
| Traverse City, MI | $59,950 | $44,780 | $69,950 |
| Tulsa, OK | $59,950 | $41,310 | $67,950 |
| Wichita, KS | $59,950 | $39,560 | $65,960 |
| Arkansas | $59,950 | $43,040 | $67,950 |
| Florida | $59,950 | $42,140 | $70,240 |
| Idaho | $59,950 | $43,040 | $65,960 |
| Iowa | $59,950 | $43,370 | $67,950 |
| Indiana | $59,950 | $43,040 | $68,580 |
| Kansas | $59,950 | $39,560 | $67,950 |
| Kentucky | $59,950 | $46,650 | $68,700 |
| Maine | $59,950 | $48,630 | $74,510 |
| Louisiana | $59,950 | $49,000 | $69,950 |
| Mississippi | $59,950 | $49,000 | $67,950 |
| Nebraska | $59,950 | $45,220 | $66,580 |
| North Dakota | $59,950 | $47,030 | $69,240 |
| Oklahoma | $59,950 | $49,000 | $67,950 |
| Oregon | $59,950 | $49,000 | $72,920 |
| South Carolina | $59,950 | $49,000 | $67,950 |
| Tennessee | $59,950 | $47,030 | $67,950 |
| Utah | $59,950 | $49,250 | $70,350 |
| West Virginia | $59,950 | $49,000 | $69,950 |
| Wisconsin | $59,950 | $43,040 | $68,950 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $59,950 | $22,720 | $67,950 |
| Puerto Rico | $59,950 | $24,390 | $65,960 |
| Guam | $59,950 | $29,140 | $73,940 |
| Amarillo, TX | $59,950 | $49,000 | $67,950 |
| Appleton, WI | $59,950 | $41,310 | $65,960 |
| Bangor, ME | $59,950 | $44,780 | $65,960 |
| Bend, OR | $59,950 | $43,040 | $67,950 |
| Boise City, ID | $59,950 | $43,040 | $65,960 |
| Bismarck, ND | $59,950 | $49,250 | $67,950 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $59,950 | $41,310 | $65,960 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $59,950 | $39,560 | $65,960 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $59,950 | $41,310 | $67,950 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $59,950 | $49,000 | $67,950 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $59,950 | $49,000 | $67,950 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $59,950 | $43,040 | $69,990 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $59,950 | $49,000 | $71,950 |
| Gainesville, FL | $59,950 | $49,000 | $65,960 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $59,950 | $43,040 | $67,950 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $59,950 | $26,160 | $67,950 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $59,950 | $39,560 | $67,950 |
| Jackson, MS | $59,950 | $39,560 | $65,960 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $59,950 | $43,040 | $65,960 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $59,950 | $49,000 | $67,950 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $59,950 | $49,000 | $69,950 |
| Knoxville, TN | $59,950 | $49,000 | $65,960 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $59,950 | $43,040 | $69,990 |
| Lubbock, TX | $59,950 | $39,560 | $65,960 |
| Madison, WI | $59,950 | $44,780 | $65,960 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $59,950 | $43,040 | $67,950 |
| Mobile, AL | $59,950 | $41,310 | $67,950 |
| Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $59,950 | $44,780 | $69,950 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $59,950 | $43,040 | $67,950 |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $59,950 | $49,000 | $71,950 |
| Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $59,950 | $49,000 | $65,960 |
| Reno, NV | $58,440 | $49,380 | $70,120 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $56,990 | $50,040 | $76,690 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $55,890 | $53,000 | $73,090 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $55,560 | $43,040 | $67,950 |
| Vermont | $54,910 | $52,460 | $71,240 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $54,910 | $52,460 | $70,530 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $54,720 | $43,040 | $67,550 |
| Medford, OR | $54,480 | $41,310 | $65,960 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $53,370 | $50,610 | $67,750 |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | $49,000 | $67,950 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $51,060 | $46,650 | $68,700 |
| Missoula, MT | $50,490 | $40,820 | $69,990 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $49,380 | $43,370 | $66,440 |
| Syracuse, NY | $49,000 | $43,040 | $65,960 |
| Toledo, OH | $49,000 | $38,360 | $75,940 |
| Montana | $49,000 | $40,440 | $65,960 |
| South Dakota | $49,000 | $43,040 | $65,960 |
| Asheville, NC | $49,000 | $43,040 | $65,960 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $49,000 | $49,000 | $63,960 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $49,000 | $39,560 | $65,960 |
| Green Bay, WI | $49,000 | $43,040 | $68,600 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $49,000 | $44,780 | $65,960 |
| Midland, TX | $49,000 | $44,780 | $65,960 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Transportation Security Screeners make?▾
The median annual salary for a Transportation Security Screeners is $63,360, with a typical range of $45,010 – $75,940 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Transportation Security Screeners?▾
Entry-level Transportation Security Screeners positions typically start around $45,010 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Transportation Security Screenerss earn the most?▾
Transportation Security Screenerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.