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Highest Paying Industries for Transportation Security Screeners

The top 16 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $38,200, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for transportation security screeners. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $38,200). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of transportation security screeners in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 16 Highest Paying Industries for Transportation Security Screeners

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$38,200	$33,780	41,580
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$38,200	$33,780	41,580
3	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$38,190	$33,780	41,690
4	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$38,190	$33,780	41,680
5	Federal, State, and Local Government	$38,190	$33,780	41,680
6	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$35,030	$27,560	100
7	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,030	$27,560	100
8	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$34,850	$26,080	540
9	Support Activities for Transportation	$34,330	$25,410	610
10	Transportation and Warehousing	$33,560	$25,280	750
11	Freight Transportation Arrangement	$29,320	$22,130	n/a
12	Health Care and Social Assistance	$26,410	$18,710	50
13	Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services	$23,420	$20,070	710
14	Investigation and Security Services	$23,420	$20,070	710
15	Administrative and Support Services	$23,420	$20,070	710
16	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$23,420	$20,070	710