Transportation Security Screeners Salary in the US
A transportation security screeners earns a national median of $66,770 a year (mean $64,310) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #343 of 825.
How much does a transportation security screeners earn in the US?
A transportation security screeners in the United States earns a median of $66,770 a year (mean $64,310), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 31% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 50,290 people work in this occupation (SOC 33-9093), ranked #343 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$66,770
per year
Mean
$64,310
per year
Employment
50,290
US workers
National rank
#343
of 825 by median
What a transportation security screeners earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a transportation security screeners (SOC 33-9093) earns a median annual wage of $66,770 and a mean (average) of $64,310. The median is the midpoint — half of transportation security screeners earn more and half earn less — and is 31% 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 security screeners in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for transportation security screeners is $66,770, and the mean (average) is $64,310. The median is the midpoint — half of transportation security screeners earn more and half earn less.
- How does transportation security screeners pay compare to the US average?
- At $66,770, a transportation security screeners earns 31% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many transportation security screeners are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 50,290 transportation security screeners employed nationally (SOC 33-9093), across all industries.
- Where does this transportation security screeners 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 33-9093. 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 33-9093 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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