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Transportation Security Screeners salary in Massachusetts

SOC 33-9093 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$73,510
per year in Massachusetts
Middle half
$62,030–$78,670
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
1,380
in Massachusetts
Concentration
1.18×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Massachusetts
$73,510
published median
United States
$66,770
10.1% above the national median
Rank among states and DC
4th
45 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $73,510 median has purchasing power comparable to about $69,508 nationally. Massachusetts's BEA regional price parity is 105.8 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Massachusetts.

$62,030$83,740

Getting in

Typical education to enter
High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Narrow to a metro in Massachusetts

Every linked area below has a published estimate for transportation security screeners. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$76,130108.31,2501.43×
2Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$71,510101.81700.72×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where transportation security screeners wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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