Pay by state · 53 states
Custom and Border Protection Officer Salary by State (2026)
Customs and Border Protection Officers earn the most in California at $118,880 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $45,510 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $76,210. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $118,880California
- National median
- $76,210BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $45,510Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Custom and Border Protection Officer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of customs and border protection officers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CACalifornia | $118,880 | $97,280 | $126,780 | 65,940 | $107,370 |
| 2 | WAWashington | $102,080 | $92,930 | $118,480 | 9,160 | $95,390 |
| 3 | ILIllinois | $100,520 | $76,480 | $107,810 | 29,180 | $100,562 |
| 4 | AKAlaska | $99,130 | $78,810 | $126,480 | 1,260 | $96,845 |
| 5 | COColorado | $97,350 | $76,640 | $102,620 | 9,610 | $94,467 |
| 6 | DEDelaware | $92,970 | $75,550 | $102,530 | 1,800 | $93,149 |
| 7 | NYNew York | $92,790 | $57,180 | $107,080 | 53,470 | $85,980 |
| 8 | NJNew Jersey | $92,610 | $67,070 | $117,800 | 21,780 | $85,116 |
| 9 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $88,650 | $77,210 | $107,360 | 4,720 | $80,664 |
| 10 | OROregon | $88,140 | $78,170 | $98,650 | 5,030 | $85,274 |
| 11 | PAPennsylvania | $85,470 | $63,080 | $96,970 | 26,510 | $87,597 |
| 12 | HIHawaii | $83,820 | $82,640 | $108,110 | 2,420 | $76,234 |
| 13 | MNMinnesota | $83,360 | $75,750 | $98,430 | 9,160 | $84,526 |
| 14 | CTConnecticut | $82,170 | $77,500 | $93,520 | 6,500 | $79,307 |
| 15 | MAMassachusetts | $78,940 | $71,970 | $97,390 | 17,040 | $74,643 |
| 16 | AZArizona | $78,880 | $68,550 | $96,800 | 12,010 | $78,350 |
| 17 | NVNevada | $78,140 | $76,010 | $101,260 | 5,720 | $78,156 |
| 18 | WIWisconsin | $78,090 | $67,450 | $84,850 | 12,320 | $82,991 |
| 19 | MDMaryland | $77,970 | $66,300 | $95,990 | 9,720 | $74,286 |
| 20 | UTUtah | $77,310 | $64,520 | $94,150 | 5,500 | $78,198 |
| 21 | RIRhode Island | $77,230 | $69,370 | $91,620 | 1,940 | $75,508 |
| 22 | OHOhio | $77,020 | $62,700 | $90,390 | 23,430 | $83,019 |
| 23 | TXTexas | $75,900 | $61,240 | $93,800 | 63,100 | $78,201 |
| 24 | NENebraska | $74,620 | $63,170 | $93,480 | 3,490 | $82,816 |
| 25 | NDNorth Dakota | $74,500 | $62,670 | $78,050 | 1,630 | $83,746 |
| 26 | FLFlorida | $74,470 | $60,520 | $93,460 | 43,630 | $72,012 |
| 27 | IAIowa | $74,470 | $63,810 | $86,160 | 5,130 | $84,854 |
| 28 | MIMichigan | $73,730 | $60,410 | $80,170 | 16,750 | $76,629 |
| 29 | INIndiana | $73,370 | $60,710 | $84,820 | 12,980 | $78,614 |
| 30 | NHNew Hampshire | $71,640 | $61,480 | $77,010 | 2,460 | $68,776 |
| 31 | MTMontana | $70,050 | $59,860 | $77,500 | 2,160 | $74,013 |
| 32 | NMNew Mexico | $69,180 | $58,870 | $73,430 | 4,580 | $75,023 |
| 33 | VTVermont | $68,910 | $59,680 | $79,080 | 1,020 | $70,346 |
| 34 | MEMaine | $67,050 | $61,230 | $76,550 | 2,120 | $69,088 |
| 35 | IDIdaho | $66,990 | $58,090 | $83,560 | 2,810 | $70,151 |
| 36 | WYWyoming | $66,140 | $59,640 | $73,650 | 1,310 | $71,355 |
| 37 | VAVirginia | $65,870 | $58,140 | $78,480 | 19,970 | $65,151 |
| 38 | GUGuam | $62,130 | $47,150 | $85,430 | 540 | N/A |
| 39 | SDSouth Dakota | $60,740 | $52,330 | $72,000 | 2,000 | $68,566 |
| 40 | KYKentucky | $60,490 | $47,940 | $68,990 | 7,890 | $67,093 |
| 41 | OKOklahoma | $59,700 | $45,250 | $78,580 | 9,660 | $67,962 |
| 42 | MOMissouri | $59,460 | $46,760 | $75,930 | 13,570 | $65,472 |
| 43 | NCNorth Carolina | $59,300 | $49,460 | $72,700 | 22,370 | $62,867 |
| 44 | TNTennessee | $59,280 | $48,710 | $75,410 | 15,630 | $64,526 |
| 45 | KSKansas | $59,230 | $48,670 | $71,950 | 6,130 | $65,761 |
| 46 | GAGeorgia | $58,120 | $48,290 | $63,270 | 22,170 | $60,357 |
| 47 | SCSouth Carolina | $58,070 | $48,570 | $68,190 | 12,930 | $61,942 |
| 48 | WVWest Virginia | $56,960 | $48,950 | $61,330 | 2,900 | $63,645 |
| 49 | ALAlabama | $51,270 | $44,260 | $63,090 | 11,710 | $57,722 |
| 50 | LALouisiana | $48,380 | $43,090 | $59,440 | 12,400 | $54,848 |
| 51 | ARArkansas | $47,670 | $40,100 | $56,720 | 5,710 | $54,833 |
| 52 | MSMississippi | $46,140 | $37,270 | $54,450 | 8,070 | $53,063 |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $45,510 | $34,320 | $48,150 | 11,640 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Customs and Border Protection Officers, that changes the ranking: California leads on raw pay at $118,880, while California leads once prices are taken into account at $107,370.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Custom and Border Protection Officer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Customs and Border Protection Officers the most?
California reports the highest median wage for Customs and Border Protection Officers at $118,880 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($102,080) and Illinois ($100,520).
Which state pays Customs and Border Protection Officers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Customs and Border Protection Officers at $45,510 a year, $73,370 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Customs and Border Protection Officers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts California first at $107,370 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $118,880. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.