How much do Transportation Inspectors make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Transportation Inspectors, the published 10th percentile is $39,570 and the 90th percentile is $122,160. The difference is $82,590, which is 79.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $43,970 to the 75th at $105,870, covers $61,900.

The mean annual wage is $87,420, which sits below the median of $103,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 12.2% higher than the national median of $92,100 for Transportation Inspectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $95,469, which is 3.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 29.8% higher than the Massachusetts median of $79,650.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $103,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Transportation Inspectors at $95,469 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Transportation Inspectors. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 1st of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $39,120 and employment of 40. That median is 62.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,438, against $95,469 here.
• Portland-South Portland, ME is 84 miles away, with a median of $80,860 and employment of 50. That median is 21.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,385, against $95,469 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 97 miles away, with a median of $82,390 and employment of 160. That median is 20.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,188, against $95,469 here.