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Transportation Workers, All Other earn $45,650 a year at the midpoint

Across roughly 13,550 people in this work, the midpoint is $45,650 a year, with most starting near $38,240.

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$45,650median a year · United States
$21.95an hour $50,890average 13,550people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$38,24025th $45,650median $60,40075th
$33,08010th percentile $79,54090th percentile
$38,240a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$69,220best-paying state · New Jersey
$28,250lowest-paying state · Pennsylvania
+52%top state against the national median
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State matters a lotThe same job pays $69,220 in New Jersey and $28,250 in Pennsylvania — a gap of $40,970 a year.

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  • Controlled machinery to open and close canal locks and dams, railroad or highway drawbridges, or horizontally or vertically adjustable bridges.
  • Took numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and delivered vehicles, or provided customers with instructions for locating vehicles.
  • Collected cash payments from customers, and made change or charge purchases to customers' credit cards, providing customers with receipts.

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Ranked 623 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 21% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 621 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $45,670
  2. 622 Animal Control Workers $45,660
  3. 623 Transportation Workers, All Other $45,650
  4. 624 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $45,570
  5. 625 Skincare specialists $45,330

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Related work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Transportation Workers, All Other$45,650
Transportation Inspectors$92,100+$46,450 Traffic Technicians$59,090+$13,440 Bridge and Lock Tenders$57,700+$12,050 Passenger Attendants$37,720−$7,930 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$35,670−$9,980 Parking Attendants$35,150−$10,500

Median pay for transportation workers, all other across the states

The 34 states where the most people do this work, of 36 with a published figure: their medians range by 2.34 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
New Jersey $69,220 $35,360 $35,360 — $85,140 160
Oklahoma $65,580 $20,990 $20,990 — $116,830 150
Utah $65,270 $44,870 $44,870 — $80,390 60
Hawaii $59,500 $40,840 $40,840 — $78,300 270
Washington $58,300 $44,520 $44,520 — $81,200 260
Ohio $57,010 $34,700 $34,700 — $61,280 150
Massachusetts $55,200 $43,700 $43,700 — $119,020 30
Texas $52,640 $29,210 $29,210 — $77,820 270
District of Columbia $51,730 $43,800 $43,800 — $98,410 340
Arkansas $51,720 $38,100 $38,100 — $56,320 50
Virginia $51,110 $37,820 $37,820 — $74,300 70
Maine $50,800 $38,350 $38,350 — $70,430 30
New York $48,450 $33,090 $33,090 — $107,240 220
California $47,590 $40,210 $40,210 — $78,260 1,870
Tennessee $46,280 $26,120 $26,120 — $66,650 1,330
Minnesota $45,200 $45,020 $45,020 — $81,910 390
Georgia $44,070 $28,840 $28,840 — $59,300 630
North Carolina $43,660 $39,600 $39,600 — $80,570 420
Louisiana $43,440 $34,420 $34,420 — $70,710 1,040
Wisconsin $43,180 $29,590 $29,590 — $74,420 130
Missouri $42,900 $33,350 $33,350 — $54,080 120
Alaska $42,360 $32,300 $32,300 — $72,450 190
Maryland $42,190 $31,200 $31,200 — $67,640 160
Rhode Island $41,820 $31,200 $31,200 — $70,630 30
Nevada $37,340 $37,340 $37,340 — $42,770 450
Michigan $37,190 $27,310 $27,310 — $65,080 220
Nebraska $37,140 $28,080 $28,080 — $71,350 30
Florida $37,110 $31,490 $31,490 — $55,160 560
Mississippi $36,510 $30,330 $30,330 — $40,680 80
Indiana $36,410 $30,690 $30,690 — $62,050 270
Illinois $35,900 $32,910 $32,910 — $75,680 370
Connecticut $34,010 $34,010 $34,010 — $48,350 140
Delaware $33,420 $31,770 $31,770 — $83,080 40
New Hampshire $29,590 $29,590 $29,590 — $36,410 50

No estimate is published for 1 states: the survey withholds a figure when too few employers report it. Nothing has been filled in for them.

Questions people ask

How much do transportation workers, all other make a year?

The national median is $45,650 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $38,240 and $60,400.

What is the hourly pay for transportation workers, all other?

The median is $21.95 an hour; the average is $50,890 a year.

What do transportation workers, all other earn when they start?

A beginner is usually paid nearer the 25th percentile, $38,240 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $33,080.

Which state pays transportation workers, all other the most?

New Jersey, with a median of $69,220 a year.

How many people work as transportation workers, all other?

About 13,550 in the United States — number 623 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Work that pays about the same

Median pay within $40 of what transportation workers, all other earn — $45,650 a year — but not always the same spread.

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