Transportation Security Screeners Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of transportation security screeners in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of transportation security screeners in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Transportation Security Screeners in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,540
25th Percentile Wage
$39,840
50th Percentile Wage
$40,250
75th Percentile Wage
$43,340
90th Percentile Wage
$46,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transportation security screeners in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,540.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transportation security screeners from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$40,250
2.76% 9.57%
2016
$39,140
1.30% -
2015
$38,630
2.43% -
2014
$37,690
3.00% -
2013
$36,560
0.44% -
2012
$36,400
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Table 2. Compare Transportation Security Screeners Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,250 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for transportation security screeners in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of transportation security screeners in Philadelphia is 21.8 percent (21.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and .7 percent (.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Scranton--Wilkes-Barre.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$51,460
Pittsburgh
$49,030
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$48,040
Newark-Union
$42,450
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$40,380
Philadelphia
$40,250
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$39,950