Pay · Transportation Inspectors · Texas
Transportation inspector salary in Texas: $101,440 a year
What transportation inspectors earn in Texas, from the 2025 federal wage survey: 10th of 44 states and 10% above the U.S. median. Starting pay, the paycheck, the states around it and the jobs next to this one.
Texas at a look
Median pay, the state’s place among the states, and how many people do the work here.
From starting pay to top pay in Texas
Where most start, the middle, and the best-paid tenth — against the same points for the U.S.
Texas U.S.: $40,330 – $138,670
Texas and its neighbouring states
Neighbouring states on the map, not in the ranking — the move people actually weigh.
The paycheck at the median in Texas
$101,440 a year before tax. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare take $21,247 of it (20.9%) at 2026 rates.
- A month $6,683 $8,453 before tax
- Every two weeks $3,084 $3,902 before tax
- A week $1,542 $1,951 before tax
- A year $80,193 $101,440 before tax
- Take-home $80,193
- Federal income tax $13,487
- Medicare $1,471
A single filer taking the standard deduction, before state and local income taxes and before deductions such as retirement or health insurance. Some public employees, many teachers among them, pay into a state pension instead of Social Security. Rates: IRS, Rev. Proc. 2025-32: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments, SSA, 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Fact Sheet.
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Transportation inspector pay in Texas: questions
What is the average transportation inspector salary in Texas?
The median is $101,440 a year: half of the 2,290 transportation inspectors in Texas earn more, half less. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $43,020, the best-paid tenth over $149,430.
What is the starting salary for transportation inspectors in Texas?
Most start around $43,020 a year — the pay of the lowest-paid tenth.
What rank is Texas for transportation inspector pay?
10th of 44 states. Alaska pays the most, $123,120.
Do transportation inspectors earn more in Texas or Oklahoma?
Texas: $101,440 against $111,070 in Oklahoma — $9,630 less a year.
How much is a transportation inspector paycheck in Texas?
At the median, about $6,683 a month after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, from $8,453 before tax — for a single filer, before state income tax.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025, state estimates. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”