Pay by state · 50 states
Transportation Planner Salary by State (2026)
Transportation Planners earn the most in Virginia at $140,670 a year and the least in Maine at $73,920 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $101,110. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $140,670Virginia
- National median
- $101,110BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $73,920Maine
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Transportation Planner salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of transportation planners OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAVirginia | $140,670 | $110,510 | $179,730 | 3,380 | $139,134 |
| 2 | MDMaryland | $131,810 | $98,350 | $152,730 | 2,600 | $125,582 |
| 3 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $128,440 | $104,770 | $152,730 | 2,480 | $116,869 |
| 4 | MAMassachusetts | $105,640 | $91,750 | $144,340 | 820 | $99,889 |
| 5 | COColorado | $105,390 | $84,590 | $128,440 | 790 | $102,269 |
| 6 | NYNew York | $104,770 | $82,140 | $114,880 | 3,410 | $97,080 |
| 7 | NENebraska | $104,420 | $81,330 | $120,620 | 120 | $115,890 |
| 8 | MNMinnesota | $103,330 | $85,000 | $103,440 | 1,000 | $104,775 |
| 9 | WAWashington | $102,920 | $82,690 | $132,430 | 1,160 | $96,175 |
| 10 | TXTexas | $101,800 | $83,780 | $125,430 | 2,260 | $104,887 |
| 11 | NJNew Jersey | $101,260 | $90,020 | $120,520 | 350 | $93,066 |
| 12 | AZArizona | $99,320 | $83,100 | $114,380 | 600 | $98,652 |
| 13 | ILIllinois | $99,050 | $84,370 | $107,600 | 730 | $99,092 |
| 14 | OHOhio | $98,630 | $75,730 | $123,860 | 1,520 | $106,312 |
| 15 | CACalifornia | $97,900 | $79,410 | $120,840 | 2,970 | $88,421 |
| 16 | PAPennsylvania | $97,640 | $82,970 | $117,170 | 620 | $100,070 |
| 17 | OROregon | $95,900 | $84,360 | $105,770 | 350 | $92,782 |
| 18 | NVNevada | $95,620 | $75,810 | $114,820 | 180 | $95,640 |
| 19 | ALAlabama | $95,370 | $79,640 | $124,180 | 320 | $107,371 |
| 20 | WVWest Virginia | $94,520 | $83,780 | $105,370 | 190 | $105,612 |
| 21 | HIHawaii | $92,520 | $68,040 | $124,680 | 430 | $84,147 |
| 22 | DEDelaware | $92,330 | $82,980 | $117,170 | 100 | $92,508 |
| 23 | IAIowa | $91,560 | $73,320 | $113,810 | 150 | $104,328 |
| 24 | UTUtah | $91,560 | $79,170 | $108,890 | 180 | $92,612 |
| 25 | GAGeorgia | $91,210 | $80,790 | $111,430 | 1,510 | $94,721 |
| 26 | LALouisiana | $91,170 | $78,850 | $109,300 | 560 | $103,359 |
| 27 | NMNew Mexico | $91,170 | $77,230 | $110,470 | 170 | $98,870 |
| 28 | RIRhode Island | $89,960 | $50,230 | $127,130 | 110 | $87,955 |
| 29 | INIndiana | $89,440 | $78,850 | $100,420 | N/A | $95,833 |
| 30 | WIWisconsin | $88,830 | $71,280 | $108,120 | 260 | $94,405 |
| 31 | IDIdaho | $88,610 | $75,970 | $97,470 | 70 | $92,791 |
| 32 | OKOklahoma | $88,610 | $76,400 | $97,470 | 220 | $100,873 |
| 33 | WYWyoming | $88,610 | $78,850 | $100,420 | 40 | $95,597 |
| 34 | NHNew Hampshire | $86,530 | $65,900 | $117,080 | 130 | $83,070 |
| 35 | SDSouth Dakota | $86,260 | $73,920 | $93,640 | 70 | $97,374 |
| 36 | MSMississippi | $85,550 | $78,850 | $100,420 | 170 | $98,386 |
| 37 | KSKansas | $85,160 | $75,130 | $102,070 | 310 | $94,551 |
| 38 | MIMichigan | $84,260 | $68,020 | $106,330 | 660 | $87,573 |
| 39 | SCSouth Carolina | $83,780 | $76,400 | $100,420 | 300 | $89,366 |
| 40 | FLFlorida | $83,460 | $69,240 | $100,920 | 1,740 | $80,705 |
| 41 | MTMontana | $82,380 | $73,920 | $98,280 | 170 | $87,041 |
| 42 | NCNorth Carolina | $81,420 | $73,920 | $104,520 | 1,770 | $86,318 |
| 43 | TNTennessee | $80,860 | $67,200 | $100,920 | 320 | $88,016 |
| 44 | MOMissouri | $80,850 | $67,200 | $93,640 | 330 | $89,025 |
| 45 | VTVermont | $79,450 | $64,000 | $105,930 | 110 | $81,106 |
| 46 | KYKentucky | $78,850 | $64,590 | $94,520 | 350 | $87,457 |
| 47 | ARArkansas | $76,400 | $54,420 | $91,170 | 250 | $87,880 |
| 48 | NDNorth Dakota | $76,400 | $47,610 | $91,170 | 120 | $85,882 |
| 49 | PRPuerto Rico | $76,400 | $52,910 | $93,850 | 150 | N/A |
| 50 | MEMaine | $73,920 | $56,320 | $97,470 | 40 | $76,167 |
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 Transportation Planners, that changes the ranking: Virginia leads on raw pay at $140,670, while Virginia leads once prices are taken into account at $139,134.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Transportation Planner pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Transportation Planners the most?
Virginia reports the highest median wage for Transportation Planners at $140,670 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Maryland ($131,810) and District of Columbia ($128,440).
Which state pays Transportation Planners the least?
Maine reports the lowest median for Transportation Planners at $73,920 a year, $66,750 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Transportation Planners earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Virginia first at $139,134 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $140,670. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.