The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $95,830, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for transportation security screeners. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $63,690). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $95,830 |
$62,560 | 140 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $63,690 |
$53,310 | 900 |
| 3 | Washington | $60,360 |
$44,550 | 1,090 |
| 4 | Colorado | $58,050 |
$42,100 | 1,050 |
| 5 | Minnesota | $55,160 |
$45,120 | 620 |
| 6 | Vermont | $53,310 |
$46,860 | 50 |
| 7 | North Dakota | $53,120 |
$44,100 | 140 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $50,680 |
$41,450 | 90 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $50,650 |
$42,390 | 1,150 |
| 10 | Kentucky | $50,440 |
$40,750 | 340 |
| 11 | California | $49,920 |
$42,580 | 8,070 |
| 12 | Maine | $49,880 |
$41,310 | 140 |
| 13 | Oregon | $49,610 |
$40,750 | 490 |
| 14 | Indiana | $49,380 |
$40,750 | 330 |
| 15 | Arizona | $48,940 |
$40,350 | 1,100 |
| 16 | Ohio | $48,860 |
$40,480 | 700 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $48,840 |
$40,500 | 380 |
| 18 | Nebraska | $48,780 |
$40,810 | 210 |
| 19 | New Jersey | $48,510 |
$35,360 | 1,460 |
| 20 | Maryland | $48,170 |
$39,920 | 600 |
| 21 | New York | $48,030 |
$41,000 | 3,500 |
| 22 | Illinois | $47,800 |
$41,160 | 1,880 |
| 23 | Alaska | $47,520 |
$40,440 | 440 |
| 24 | Hawaii | $47,510 |
$38,380 | 1,020 |
| 25 | Michigan | $47,240 |
$38,810 | 930 |
| 26 | Texas | $46,720 |
$31,930 | 4,390 |
| 27 | Louisiana | $46,590 |
$38,790 | 480 |
| 28 | Tennessee | $46,570 |
$38,790 | 710 |
| 29 | Arkansas | $46,360 |
$38,790 | 130 |
| 30 | Missouri | $46,280 |
$39,520 | 470 |
| 31 | Virginia | $46,260 |
$39,920 | 1,710 |
| 32 | Alabama | $46,180 |
$40,210 | 250 |
| 33 | South Dakota | $45,760 |
$38,200 | 90 |
| 34 | Connecticut | $45,670 |
$39,990 | 240 |
| 35 | Iowa | $45,570 |
$38,900 | 170 |
| 36 | New Mexico | $45,510 |
$37,340 | 170 |
| 37 | Wyoming | $45,450 |
$31,990 | 90 |
| 38 | North Carolina | $45,160 |
$36,710 | 1,210 |
| 39 | Georgia | $44,910 |
$35,280 | 1,680 |
| 40 | Utah | $44,800 |
$28,490 | 530 |
| 41 | Rhode Island | $44,660 |
$31,640 | 160 |
| 42 | Idaho | $44,550 |
$38,790 | 230 |
| 43 | Florida | $44,240 |
$35,280 | 5,740 |
| 44 | Nevada | $43,950 |
$35,900 | 1,290 |
| 45 | Kansas | $43,200 |
$35,280 | 130 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $43,200 |
$37,020 | 240 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $42,990 |
$37,020 | 160 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $42,990 |
$35,280 | 400 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $42,140 |
$35,280 | 100 |
| 50 | Montana | $42,120 |
$37,040 | 240 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $40,820 |
$20,980 | 450 |
| 52 | Guam | $40,760 |
$39,560 | 140 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $40,760 |
$39,550 | 90 |