SOC 33-9093 · Area 11100 · May 2025

Transportation Security Screeners

Amarillo, TX

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, Amarillo, TX. Published annual and hourly estimates.
MeasureAnnual payHourly pay
10th percentile$49,940$24.01
25th percentile$61,110$29.38
Median$63,130$30.35
75th percentile$67,200$32.31
90th percentile$69,240$33.29
Average$61,750$29.69

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 40. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

What these figures tell you

The middle half of annual wages runs from $61,110 to $67,200 in 2025, a span of $6,090.

The area median is $5,510 (8.0%) below Texas's $68,640 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 9 other published areas
  • This area's median is $2,020 (3.3%) above the $61,110 median in Midland, TX.
  • This area's median is $310 (0.5%) above the $62,820 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
  • This area's median is the same as the $63,130 median in El Paso, TX.
  • This area's median is the same as the $63,130 median in Lubbock, TX.
  • This area's median is the same as the $63,130 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
  • This area's median is $410 (0.6%) below the $63,540 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
  • This area's median is $930 (1.5%) below the $64,060 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
  • This area's median is $2,040 (3.1%) below the $65,170 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
  • This area's median is $5,510 (8.0%) below the $68,640 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.

Which counties share this estimate?

The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.

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