SOC 33-9093 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro

Transportation Security Screeners Salary in Gulfport, MS

The average salary for transportation security screeners in Gulfport, Mississippi is $64,270 a year ($30.90 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,170: half of the 50 people in this job in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($64,310).

$64,270average per year

$30.90 / hourMedian $65,170Take-home ≈ $51,982

  • $61K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $69K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
-0%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Mississippi metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation Security Screeners pay range in Gulfport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $69,240 or more. The middle half of transportation security screeners in Gulfport earn between $63,130 and $67,200.

  • $61K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $69K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$64,270$5,356$30.90
Median$65,170$5,431$31.33
Entry level (25th percentile)$63,130$5,261$30.35
Experienced (75th percentile)$67,200$5,600$32.31

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Transportation Security Screeners pay in Gulfport vs. Mississippi and the U.S.

Transportation security screeners in Gulfport earn 4% more than the Mississippi average ($62,080) and about the same as the U.S. average ($64,310). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $66,770.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Gulfport$64,270$65,170$61,110$69,24050
Mississippi$62,080$63,130$49,940$69,240170
United States$64,310$66,770$44,700$78,35050,290

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Transportation Security Screeners salary after taxes in Gulfport

On the average salary of $64,270, a single filer in Gulfport takes home about $51,982 a year, or $4,332 a month and $1,999 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Gulfport a good place for transportation security screeners? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gulfport area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $64,270 buys what about $71,406 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Gulfport ($43,470). A typical home costs $224,666, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Transportation Security Screeners salary in other Mississippi cities

Gulfport ranks 1st of 2 Mississippi metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Transportation Security Screeners salaries in Mississippi

Highest-paying cities for transportation security screeners

Allentown, PA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($78,620).

Transportation Security Screeners salary by city

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Transportation Security Screeners salary in Gulfport: questions

How much do transportation security screeners make an hour in Gulfport?

$30.90 an hour on average, and $31.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level transportation security screeners salary in Gulfport?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,110 a year and the 25th percentile is $63,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the transportation security screeners take-home pay in Gulfport?

About $51,982 a year ($4,332 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,270.

Do transportation security screeners earn more in Gulfport than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($64,310).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 33-9093; area Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (25060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.04, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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