SOC 33-9093 · Protective Service Occupations

Transportation Security Screeners

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$66,770

U.S. median hourly wage$32.10

U.S. employment50,290

Nationally, transportation security screeners earned a median of $66,770 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 50,290 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Transportation Security Screeners: pay and employment by state
State
New Hampshire	$76,130	$36.60	80	0.1
New Jersey	$74,400	$35.77	1,200	0.3
California	$73,610	$35.39	5,410	0.3
Massachusetts	$73,510	$35.34	1,380	0.4
Maryland	$72,240	$34.73	570	0.2
New York	$72,010	$34.62	4,240	0.4
Colorado	$71,530	$34.39	1,250	0.4
Rhode Island	$71,510	$34.38	160	0.3
Alaska	$71,390	$34.32	440	1.4
Illinois	$70,570	$33.93	1,970	0.3
Hawaii	$70,160	$33.73	1,010	1.6
Virginia	$69,910	$33.61	1,870	0.5
Texas	$68,640	$33.00	4,300	0.3
Michigan	$67,390	$32.40	1,070	0.2
Pennsylvania	$67,330	$32.37	1,460	0.2
Minnesota	$67,290	$32.35	740	0.2
Georgia	$66,770	$32.10	1,850	0.4
Ohio	$65,870	$31.67	690	0.1
Vermont	$65,460	$31.47	80	0.2
Virgin Islands	$65,170	$31.33	90	2.7
North Carolina	$64,540	$31.03	1,300	0.3
Nevada	$64,500	$31.01	1,350	0.9
Arizona	$64,330	$30.93	1,380	0.4
New Mexico	$63,810	$30.68	200	0.2
Alabama	$63,770	$30.66	260	0.1
Florida	$63,130	$30.35	6,920	0.7
Idaho	$63,130	$30.35	250	0.3
Kansas	$63,130	$30.35	120	0.1
Kentucky	$63,130	$30.35	510	0.3
Louisiana	$63,130	$30.35	460	0.2
Maine	$63,130	$30.35	160	0.2
Mississippi	$63,130	$30.35	170	0.1
South Carolina	$63,130	$30.35	480	0.2
West Virginia	$63,130	$30.35	90	0.1
Wisconsin	$63,130	$30.35	540	0.2
Guam	$63,130	$30.35	280	4.2
Puerto Rico	$63,130	$30.35	610	0.6
Nebraska	$61,710	$29.67	290	0.3
Indiana	$61,670	$29.65	460	0.1
Iowa	$61,590	$29.61	220	0.1
Arkansas	$61,110	$29.38	190	0.1
Tennessee	$61,110	$29.38	840	0.3
Utah	$61,110	$29.38	510	0.3
Wyoming	$61,110	$29.38	90	0.3
South Dakota	$55,530	$26.70	60	0.1
North Dakota	$54,950	$26.42	170	0.4
Montana	$54,770	$26.33	330	0.6
Missouri	$51,210	$24.62	930	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 144 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Transportation Security Screeners: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$79,210	$38.08	50	0.1
Salinas, CA	$78,940	$37.95	40	0.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$78,940	$37.95	350	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$78,940	$37.95	320	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$76,130	$36.60	1,250	0.5
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$76,130	$36.60	80	0.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$74,400	$35.77	50	0.2
Flint, MI	$74,130	$35.64	50	0.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$73,610	$35.39	2,670	0.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$73,610	$35.39	500	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$73,210	$35.20	50	0.2
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$72,510	$34.86	160	2.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$72,340	$34.78	4,610	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$72,240	$34.73	550	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$72,130	$34.68	690	0.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$71,530	$34.39	990	0.6
Portland-South Portland, ME	$71,510	$34.38	80	0.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$71,510	$34.38	170	0.2
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$71,240	$34.25	50	0.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$71,240	$34.25	70	0.4
Bellingham, WA	$70,970	$34.12	40	0.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$70,570	$33.93	1,780	0.4
Akron, OH	$70,180	$33.74	50	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$69,990	$33.65	370	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$69,910	$33.61	1,360	0.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$69,720	$33.52	50	0.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$69,640	$33.48	680	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$68,830	$33.09	650	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$68,640	$33.00	1,690	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$67,330	$32.37	930	0.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$67,200	$32.31	50	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$66,770	$32.10	1,570	0.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$66,190	$31.82	40	0.2
Richmond, VA	$65,960	$31.71	160	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$65,940	$31.70	270	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$65,940	$31.70	400	0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI	$65,920	$31.69	610	1.4
Huntsville, AL	$65,750	$31.61	60	0.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$65,460	$31.47	70	0.6
Pittsburgh, PA	$65,270	$31.38	310	0.3
Aguadilla, PR	$65,170	$31.33	60	1.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$65,170	$31.33	50	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$65,170	$31.33	40	0.1
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$65,170	$31.33	80	0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$65,170	$31.33	90	0.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$65,170	$31.33	50	0.3
Peoria, IL	$65,170	$31.33	30	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$65,080	$31.29	3,250	1.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$64,810	$31.16	90	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$64,540	$31.03	560	0.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$64,500	$31.01	1,200	1.1
Tucson, AZ	$64,330	$30.93	170	0.4
Columbia, SC	$64,150	$30.84	60	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$64,150	$30.84	50	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$64,060	$30.80	300	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$63,920	$30.73	1,140	0.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$63,900	$30.72	250	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$63,900	$30.72	250	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$63,810	$30.68	170	0.4
Birmingham, AL	$63,770	$30.66	100	0.2
Columbus, OH	$63,750	$30.65	290	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$63,650	$30.60	270	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$63,610	$30.58	60	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	$63,540	$30.55	60	0.3
Fresno, CA	$63,460	$30.51	100	0.2
Amarillo, TX	$63,130	$30.35	40	0.3
Appleton, WI	$63,130	$30.35	50	0.4
Bangor, ME	$63,130	$30.35	50	0.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$63,130	$30.35	330	1.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$63,130	$30.35	50	0.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$63,130	$30.35	80	0.6
El Paso, TX	$63,130	$30.35	140	0.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$63,130	$30.35	70	0.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$63,130	$30.35	50	0.2
Gainesville, FL	$63,130	$30.35	40	0.3
Grand Junction, CO	$63,130	$30.35	30	0.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$63,130	$30.35	120	0.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$63,130	$30.35	30	0.2
Idaho Falls, ID	$63,130	$30.35	50	0.6
Jackson, MS	$63,130	$30.35	80	0.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$63,130	$30.35	50	0.3
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$63,130	$30.35	40	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$63,130	$30.35	110	0.3
Lafayette, LA	$63,130	$30.35	30	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$63,130	$30.35	70	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$63,130	$30.35	50	0.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$63,130	$30.35	60	0.2
Minot, ND	$63,130	$30.35	30	0.9
Mobile, AL	$63,130	$30.35	40	0.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$63,130	$30.35	120	0.8
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$63,130	$30.35	60	0.7
Ponce, PR	$63,130	$30.35	30	0.5
Roanoke, VA	$63,130	$30.35	50	0.3
St. George, UT	$63,130	$30.35	30	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$63,130	$30.35	510	0.7
Savannah, GA	$63,130	$30.35	130	0.7
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$63,130	$30.35	30	0.1
Springfield, MO	$63,130	$30.35	70	0.3
Tallahassee, FL	$63,130	$30.35	50	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$63,130	$30.35	830	0.6
Tulsa, OK	$63,130	$30.35	110	0.2
Wichita, KS	$63,130	$30.35	80	0.2
Wilmington, NC	$63,130	$30.35	60	0.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$63,040	$30.31	160	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$62,820	$30.20	460	0.4
St. Louis, MO-IL	$62,650	$30.12	490	0.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$62,340	$29.97	60	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$62,160	$29.88	240	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$62,000	$29.81	240	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$61,710	$29.67	200	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$61,670	$29.65	300	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$61,590	$29.61	110	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$61,530	$29.58	1,490	1.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$61,420	$29.53	190	0.7
Reno, NV	$61,340	$29.49	150	0.5
Bend, OR	$61,110	$29.38	50	0.4
Billings, MT	$61,110	$29.38	80	0.8
Bismarck, ND	$61,110	$29.38	40	0.6
Bloomington, IL	$61,110	$29.38	30	0.4
Boise City, ID	$61,110	$29.38	150	0.4
Cedar Rapids, IA	$61,110	$29.38	60	0.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$61,110	$29.38	160	0.4
Charlottesville, VA	$61,110	$29.38	40	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$61,110	$29.38	80	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$61,110	$29.38	140	0.2
Green Bay, WI	$61,110	$29.38	60	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$61,110	$29.38	80	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$61,110	$29.38	150	0.2
Medford, OR	$61,110	$29.38	60	0.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$61,110	$29.38	170	0.3
Midland, TX	$61,110	$29.38	50	0.4
Missoula, MT	$61,110	$29.38	60	0.9
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$61,110	$29.38	460	0.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$61,110	$29.38	310	0.7
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$61,110	$29.38	50	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$61,110	$29.38	410	0.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$61,110	$29.38	50	0.4
Syracuse, NY	$61,110	$29.38	120	0.4
Traverse City, MI	$61,110	$29.38	30	0.5
Bozeman, MT	$57,450	$27.62	80	1.1
Asheville, NC	$55,530	$26.70	90	0.5
Rapid City, SD	$55,530	$26.70	40	0.5
Fargo, ND-MN	$49,940	$24.01	40	0.3
Madison, WI	$49,940	$24.01	130	0.3

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.