Pay by state · 48 states
Transportation Security Screener Salary by State (2026)
Transportation Security Screeners earn the most in New Hampshire at $76,130 a year and the least in Missouri at $51,210 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $66,770. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $76,130New Hampshire
- National median
- $66,770BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $51,210Missouri
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Transportation Security Screener salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of transportation security screeners OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHNew Hampshire | $76,130 | $71,510 | $76,130 | 80 | $73,086 |
| 2 | NJNew Jersey | $74,400 | $72,010 | $79,210 | 1,200 | $68,379 |
| 3 | CACalifornia | $73,610 | $58,240 | $78,350 | 5,410 | $66,483 |
| 4 | MAMassachusetts | $73,510 | $62,030 | $78,670 | 1,380 | $69,508 |
| 5 | MDMaryland | $72,240 | $69,910 | $76,900 | 570 | $68,827 |
| 6 | NYNew York | $72,010 | $47,530 | $74,400 | 4,240 | $66,725 |
| 7 | COColorado | $71,530 | $58,530 | $73,920 | 1,250 | $69,412 |
| 8 | RIRhode Island | $71,510 | $69,200 | $76,130 | 160 | $69,916 |
| 9 | AKAlaska | $71,390 | $59,340 | $76,000 | 440 | $69,745 |
| 10 | ILIllinois | $70,570 | $63,130 | $75,130 | 1,970 | $70,600 |
| 11 | HIHawaii | $70,160 | $65,920 | $72,510 | 1,010 | $63,810 |
| 12 | VAVirginia | $69,910 | $57,160 | $72,240 | 1,870 | $69,147 |
| 13 | TXTexas | $68,640 | $62,820 | $73,070 | 4,300 | $70,721 |
| 14 | MIMichigan | $67,390 | $55,100 | $71,880 | 1,070 | $70,040 |
| 15 | PAPennsylvania | $67,330 | $55,040 | $69,580 | 1,460 | $69,005 |
| 16 | MNMinnesota | $67,290 | $54,450 | $73,280 | 740 | $68,231 |
| 17 | GAGeorgia | $66,770 | $52,830 | $71,070 | 1,850 | $69,340 |
| 18 | OHOhio | $65,870 | $52,170 | $70,140 | 690 | $71,000 |
| 19 | VTVermont | $65,460 | $53,560 | $67,640 | 80 | $66,825 |
| 20 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $65,170 | $61,110 | $67,200 | 90 | N/A |
| 21 | NCNorth Carolina | $64,540 | $52,170 | $68,060 | 1,300 | $68,422 |
| 22 | NVNevada | $64,500 | $62,420 | $68,660 | 1,350 | $64,514 |
| 23 | AZArizona | $64,330 | $52,250 | $69,240 | 1,380 | $63,897 |
| 24 | NMNew Mexico | $63,810 | $50,480 | $65,870 | 200 | $69,199 |
| 25 | ALAlabama | $63,770 | $61,710 | $67,890 | 260 | $71,794 |
| 26 | FLFlorida | $63,130 | $49,940 | $67,250 | 6,920 | $61,046 |
| 27 | GUGuam | $63,130 | $54,950 | $67,200 | 280 | N/A |
| 28 | IDIdaho | $63,130 | $45,640 | $65,170 | 250 | $66,109 |
| 29 | KSKansas | $63,130 | $61,110 | $67,200 | 120 | $70,091 |
| 30 | KYKentucky | $63,130 | $49,940 | $65,770 | 510 | $70,021 |
| 31 | LALouisiana | $63,130 | $61,110 | $67,200 | 460 | $71,570 |
| 32 | MEMaine | $63,130 | $56,580 | $71,510 | 160 | $65,049 |
| 33 | MSMississippi | $63,130 | $61,110 | $67,200 | 170 | $72,602 |
| 34 | PRPuerto Rico | $63,130 | $40,330 | $67,200 | 610 | N/A |
| 35 | SCSouth Carolina | $63,130 | $61,110 | $67,200 | 480 | $67,339 |
| 36 | WVWest Virginia | $63,130 | $61,110 | $67,200 | 90 | $70,539 |
| 37 | WIWisconsin | $63,130 | $49,590 | $67,200 | 540 | $67,092 |
| 38 | NENebraska | $61,710 | $46,090 | $63,770 | 290 | $68,488 |
| 39 | INIndiana | $61,670 | $49,940 | $65,790 | 460 | $66,078 |
| 40 | IAIowa | $61,590 | $46,010 | $65,710 | 220 | $70,178 |
| 41 | ARArkansas | $61,110 | $49,940 | $65,170 | 190 | $70,292 |
| 42 | TNTennessee | $61,110 | $49,940 | $65,170 | 840 | $66,518 |
| 43 | UTUtah | $61,110 | $52,460 | $67,200 | 510 | $61,812 |
| 44 | WYWyoming | $61,110 | $49,940 | $69,240 | 90 | $65,929 |
| 45 | SDSouth Dakota | $55,530 | $45,640 | $63,130 | 60 | $62,685 |
| 46 | NDNorth Dakota | $54,950 | $50,210 | $65,170 | 170 | $61,770 |
| 47 | MTMontana | $54,770 | $45,640 | $63,130 | 330 | $57,869 |
| 48 | MOMissouri | $51,210 | $40,850 | $66,830 | 930 | $56,388 |
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 Security Screeners, that changes the ranking: New Hampshire leads on raw pay at $76,130, while New Hampshire leads once prices are taken into account at $73,086.
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 Security Screener pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Transportation Security Screeners the most?
New Hampshire reports the highest median wage for Transportation Security Screeners at $76,130 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Jersey ($74,400) and California ($73,610).
Which state pays Transportation Security Screeners the least?
Missouri reports the lowest median for Transportation Security Screeners at $51,210 a year, $24,920 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Transportation Security Screeners earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New Hampshire first at $73,086 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $76,130. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.