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Transportation Service Attendant Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of transportation service attendants are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of transportation service attendants in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of transportation service attendants within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The transportation service attendants annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Transportation Service Attendant Salary in U.S. (2022 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,430
25th Percentile Wage
$28,280
50th Percentile Wage
$31,820
75th Percentile Wage
$36,470
90th Percentile Wage
$43,420

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transportation service attendants. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) transportation service attendants is $43,420. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $31,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $25,430. Notice that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 70% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transportation service attendants from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$31,820
7.07% 7.07%
2021
$29,570
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Table 2. Transportation Service Attendant Salary by Industry Sector (2022 survey)

The average salaries of transportation service attendants in 17 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for transportation service attendants occupations is the manufacturing sector with an annual salary $81,240. The lowest paying sector is the management of companies and enterprises sector (annual salary $27,600).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Manufacturing
$81,240
Construction
$46,870
Mining
$44,860
Federal, State, and Local Government
$40,720
Transportation and Warehousing
$37,040
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$36,110
Wholesale Trade
$34,980
Educational Services
$33,610
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$33,280
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$32,280
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
$31,850
Retail Trade
$30,870
Accommodation and Food Services
$30,560
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
$30,250
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$30,090
Health Care and Social Assistance
$29,730
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$27,600