SOC 33-9093 · Protective Service Occupations

Transportation Security Screeners wages by metro

National median annual wage

$66,770

10th percentile: $44,700
25th percentile: $57,050
Median: $66,770
75th percentile: $72,820
90th percentile: $78,350
Mean: $64,310

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 50,290.

That median is 31% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Transportation Security Screeners.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	50	$72,010	$79,210	$93,600
Salinas, CA	40	$50,420	$78,940	$84,030
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	350	$42,320	$78,940	$84,030
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	320	$57,050	$78,940	$86,570
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,250	$62,030	$76,130	$83,740
Manchester-Nashua, NH	80	$69,200	$76,130	$87,650
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	50	$36,120	$74,400	$79,210
Flint, MI	50	$69,640	$74,130	$87,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,670	$47,010	$73,610	$80,720
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	500	$35,880	$73,610	$80,720
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	50	$42,290	$73,210	$79,210
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	160	$61,960	$72,510	$77,190
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	4,610	$42,640	$72,340	$79,210
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	550	$57,160	$72,240	$79,230
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	690	$46,070	$72,130	$79,100
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	990	$58,530	$71,530	$78,690
Portland-South Portland, ME	80	$49,690	$71,510	$78,440
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	170	$45,680	$71,510	$78,440
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	50	$53,210	$71,240	$78,350
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	70	$53,210	$71,240	$78,350

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Transportation Security Screeners jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	4,610	$42,640	$72,340	$79,210
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,250	$42,910	$65,080	$73,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,670	$47,010	$73,610	$80,720
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,780	$45,070	$70,570	$77,420
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,690	$43,830	$68,640	$73,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,570	$42,640	$66,770	$71,070
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1,490	$40,330	$61,530	$67,200
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,360	$52,230	$69,910	$76,900
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,250	$62,030	$76,130	$83,740
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1,200	$41,180	$64,500	$68,660
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1,140	$50,130	$63,920	$72,450
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	990	$58,530	$71,530	$78,690
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	930	$48,340	$67,330	$74,070
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	830	$42,100	$63,130	$69,240
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	690	$46,070	$72,130	$79,100
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	680	$44,470	$69,640	$76,380
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	650	$52,250	$68,830	$77,710
Urban Honolulu, HI	610	$52,150	$65,920	$72,300
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	560	$44,840	$64,540	$70,780
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	550	$57,160	$72,240	$79,230

States and territories

State estimates for Transportation Security Screeners, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New Hampshire	80	$69,200	$76,130	$87,650
New Jersey	1,200	$58,860	$74,400	$81,600
California	5,410	$46,070	$73,610	$81,470
Massachusetts	1,380	$62,030	$73,510	$83,740
Maryland	570	$57,160	$72,240	$79,230
New York	4,240	$42,630	$72,010	$79,210
Colorado	1,250	$58,530	$71,530	$78,690
Rhode Island	160	$45,680	$71,510	$78,440
Alaska	440	$54,180	$71,390	$87,510
Illinois	1,970	$45,070	$70,570	$75,190
Hawaii	1,010	$57,180	$70,160	$77,190
Virginia	1,870	$46,130	$69,910	$76,900
Texas	4,300	$46,510	$68,640	$77,520
Michigan	1,070	$44,470	$67,390	$74,130
Pennsylvania	1,460	$47,200	$67,330	$74,800
Minnesota	740	$52,250	$67,290	$77,670
Georgia	1,850	$42,640	$66,770	$71,070
Ohio	690	$47,650	$65,870	$72,300
Vermont	80	$53,560	$65,460	$72,010
Virgin Islands	90	$61,110	$65,170	$71,280
North Carolina	1,300	$44,840	$64,540	$70,780
Nevada	1,350	$41,180	$64,500	$68,660
Arizona	1,380	$41,080	$64,330	$72,450
New Mexico	200	$42,560	$63,810	$67,930
Alabama	260	$49,940	$63,770	$72,110
Florida	6,920	$42,910	$63,130	$71,570
Idaho	250	$45,640	$63,130	$67,200
Kansas	120	$49,940	$63,130	$69,240
Kentucky	510	$47,530	$63,130	$70,010
Louisiana	460	$45,640	$63,130	$71,280
Maine	160	$49,690	$63,130	$76,130
Mississippi	170	$49,940	$63,130	$69,240
South Carolina	480	$42,100	$63,130	$69,240
West Virginia	90	$54,950	$63,130	$71,280
Wisconsin	540	$30,100	$63,130	$70,280
Guam	280	$35,340	$63,130	$75,110
Puerto Rico	610	$24,660	$63,130	$67,200
Nebraska	290	$46,090	$61,710	$67,890
Indiana	460	$40,710	$61,670	$67,830
Iowa	220	$45,640	$61,590	$69,240
Arkansas	190	$45,640	$61,110	$69,240
Tennessee	840	$47,920	$61,110	$69,240
Utah	510	$50,210	$61,110	$71,280
Wyoming	90	$45,640	$61,110	$73,880
South Dakota	60	$45,640	$55,530	$69,240
North Dakota	170	$47,920	$54,950	$69,240
Montana	330	$40,090	$54,770	$69,450
Missouri	930	$40,850	$51,210	$68,910

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Transportation Security Screeners?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Transportation Security Screeners is $66,770. Employment is 50,290.

How does Transportation Security Screeners pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Transportation Security Screeners is 31% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Transportation Security Screeners?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is highest on this page's list at $79,210.