Transportation Security Screeners Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Transportation Security Screeners salaries across 45 states

$65,196
National Average (Median)
$76,130
Highest: New Hampshire
$51,210
Lowest: Missouri

Transportation Security Screeners Salary by State

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$51,210
$76,130

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
New Hampshire
$76,130
#2
New Jersey
$74,400
#3
California
$73,610
#4
Massachusetts
$73,510
#5
Maryland
$72,240

Transportation Security Screeners Salary in All 45 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 New Hampshire $76,130 $75,580 80
2 New Jersey $74,400 $73,490 1,200
3 California $73,610 $68,660 5,410
4 Massachusetts $73,510 $70,950 1,380
5 Maryland $72,240 $72,230 570
6 New York $72,010 $64,540 4,240
7 Colorado $71,530 $67,870 1,250
8 Rhode Island $71,510 $68,450 160
9 Alaska $71,390 $71,150 440
10 Illinois $70,570 $67,300 1,970
11 Hawaii $70,160 $67,720 1,010
12 Virginia $69,910 $65,010 1,870
13 Texas $68,640 $66,740 4,300
14 Michigan $67,390 $63,970 1,070
15 Pennsylvania $67,330 $63,390 1,460
16 Minnesota $67,290 $65,660 740
17 Georgia $66,770 $61,870 1,850
18 Ohio $65,870 $63,510 690
19 Vermont $65,460 $62,120 80
20 North Carolina $64,540 $61,940 1,300
21 Nevada $64,500 $62,150 1,350
22 Arizona $64,330 $61,660 1,380
23 New Mexico $63,810 $59,530 200
24 Alabama $63,770 $63,390 260
25 Florida $63,130 $59,740 6,920
26 Idaho $63,130 $58,400 250
27 Kansas $63,130 $61,380 120
28 Kentucky $63,130 $60,390 510
29 Louisiana $63,130 $61,380 460
30 Maine $63,130 $64,630 160
31 Mississippi $63,130 $62,080 170
32 South Carolina $63,130 $60,590 480
33 West Virginia $63,130 $62,860 90
34 Wisconsin $63,130 $57,040 540
35 Nebraska $61,710 $57,890 290
36 Indiana $61,670 $57,980 460
37 Iowa $61,590 $58,310 220
38 Arkansas $61,110 $60,170 190
39 Tennessee $61,110 $59,860 840
40 Utah $61,110 $60,420 510
41 Wyoming $61,110 $61,140 90
42 South Dakota $55,530 $56,310 60
43 North Dakota $54,950 $58,250 170
44 Montana $54,770 $55,250 330
45 Missouri $51,210 $54,430 930

Transportation Security Screeners Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Transportation Security Screeners keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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