Transportation Inspectors Salary in the US
A transportation inspectors earns a national median of $92,100 a year (mean $88,540) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #176 of 825.
How much does a transportation inspectors earn in the US?
A transportation inspectors in the United States earns a median of $92,100 a year (mean $88,540), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 81% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 24,500 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-6051), ranked #176 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$92,100
per year
Mean
$88,540
per year
Employment
24,500
US workers
National rank
#176
of 825 by median
What a transportation inspectors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a transportation inspectors (SOC 53-6051) earns a median annual wage of $92,100 and a mean (average) of $88,540. The median is the midpoint — half of transportation inspectors earn more and half earn less — and is 81% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a transportation inspectors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for transportation inspectors is $92,100, and the mean (average) is $88,540. The median is the midpoint — half of transportation inspectors earn more and half earn less.
- How does transportation inspectors pay compare to the US average?
- At $92,100, a transportation inspectors earns 81% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many transportation inspectors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 24,500 transportation inspectors employed nationally (SOC 53-6051), across all industries.
- Where does this transportation inspectors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 53-6051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 53-6051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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