Highest-paying Cities for Transportation Security Screeners

The top 100 highest paying cities for transportation security screeners (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of transportation security screeners in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $64,310, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is the highest paying city for transportation security screeners. It is followed by Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado (average annual salary $60,400). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of transportation security screeners in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Transportation Security Screeners

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$64,310	$53,310	850
2	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$60,400	$50,540	800
3	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$56,420	$44,450	40
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$56,370	$52,410	1,790
5	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$56,220	$47,990	550
6	Fairbanks, Alaska	$55,840	$50,050	70
7	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$55,290	$47,520	200
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$53,620	$48,050	320
9	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$53,260	$47,850	190
10	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$52,790	$45,070	390
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$52,500	$47,070	950
12	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$52,490	$42,020	290
13	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$52,060	$44,450	40
14	Bismarck, North Dakota	$51,930	$46,560	40
15	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$51,460	$42,390	690
16	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$51,090	$44,310	100
17	Fargo, North Dakota	$50,180	$44,770	40
18	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$50,000	$40,660	1,410
19	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$49,590	$40,560	40
20	Midland, Texas	$49,190	$42,630	50
21	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$49,030	$40,040	250
22	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$48,980	$41,000	4,220
23	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$48,940	$40,560	3,280
24	Salinas, California	$48,360	$43,690	30
25	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$48,040	$45,720	40
26	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$47,510	$40,560	60
27	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$47,320	$38,790	310
28	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$47,230	$38,800	50
29	St Louis, Missouri	$47,220	$39,520	370
30	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$47,160	$37,500	n/a
31	Columbus, Ohio	$47,080	$40,600	290
32	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$46,760	$39,920	1,230
33	Manchester, New Hampshire	$46,690	$44,470	80
34	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$46,620	$45,700	40
35	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$46,570	$31,990	30
36	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$46,180	$42,580	810
37	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$46,030	$37,590	2,700
38	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$46,030	$31,930	1,650
39	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$45,950	$40,500	30
40	Flint, Michigan	$45,580	$43,850	40
41	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$45,570	$37,020	50
42	Springfield, Massachusetts	$45,520	$39,990	230
43	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$45,490	$41,170	340
44	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$45,410	$37,810	610
45	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$45,360	$34,020	1,430
46	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$45,190	$38,390	660
47	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$45,170	$44,970	30
48	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$44,940	$38,950	50
49	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$44,750	$39,720	1,730
50	New Bern, North Carolina	$44,750	$37,450	40
51	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$44,720	$40,070	620
52	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$44,680	$36,650	200
53	Anchorage, Alaska	$44,670	$40,040	200
54	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$44,660	$31,640	160
55	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$44,650	$38,530	290
56	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$44,490	$39,880	80
57	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$44,230	$38,140	150
58	Richmond, Virginia	$44,180	$36,610	150
59	Madison, Wisconsin	$44,160	$39,380	90
60	Bellingham, Washington	$43,980	$39,240	40
61	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$43,850	$37,830	70
62	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$43,660	$40,160	50
63	Columbia, South Carolina	$43,630	$37,040	60
64	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$43,550	$39,030	330
65	Akron, Ohio	$43,520	$41,210	60
66	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$43,500	$39,380	90
67	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$43,410	$34,370	50
68	Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas	$43,410	$26,760	80
69	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$43,350	$28,920	220
70	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$43,350	$34,560	40
71	Dayton, Ohio	$43,220	$36,810	60
72	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$43,200	$35,630	270
73	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$43,060	$38,470	40
74	Rockford, Illinois	$42,990	$37,020	40
75	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$42,990	$35,280	790
76	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$42,960	$42,020	60
77	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$42,950	$35,940	100
78	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$42,630	$38,210	410
79	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$42,450	$36,580	1,140
80	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$42,140	$22,730	1,330
81	Savannah, Georgia	$42,140	$35,280	120
82	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$42,090	$37,370	200
83	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$42,050	$37,300	320
84	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$42,000	$37,100	930
85	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$41,940	$34,250	40
86	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$41,920	$36,140	2,400
87	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$41,870	$36,630	480
88	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$41,730	$37,220	200
89	Huntsville, Alabama	$41,720	$37,010	50
90	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$41,670	$35,800	50
91	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$41,610	$36,930	620
92	Jacksonville, Florida	$41,560	$39,540	190
93	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$41,560	$36,150	50
94	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$41,510	$37,220	40
95	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$41,500	$37,210	380
96	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$41,500	$36,460	230
97	Knoxville, Tennessee	$41,310	$35,280	110
98	Tallahassee, Florida	$41,310	$35,280	50
99	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$41,310	$37,020	50
100	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$41,310	$21,130	100

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for transportation security screeners.