SOC 33-9093 · Green Bay, WI metro

Transportation Security Screeners Salary in Green Bay, WI

The average salary for transportation security screeners in Green Bay, Wisconsin is $58,660 a year ($28.20 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,110: half of the 60 people in this job in the Green Bay, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,310).

$58,660average per year

$28.20 / hourMedian $61,110Take-home ≈ $47,310

  • $46K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $71K90th

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

60people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#3 of 4Wisconsin metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation Security Screeners pay range in Green Bay

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $71,280 or more. The middle half of transportation security screeners in Green Bay earn between $49,940 and $67,200.

  • $46K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $71K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,660$4,888$28.20
Median$61,110$5,092$29.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,940$4,162$24.01
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 Green Bay vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Transportation security screeners in Green Bay earn about the same as the Wisconsin average ($57,040) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($64,310). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $66,770.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Green Bay$58,660$61,110$45,640$71,28060
Wisconsin$57,040$63,130$30,100$70,280540
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 Green Bay

On the average salary of $58,660, a single filer in Green Bay takes home about $47,310 a year, or $3,942 a month and $1,820 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 Green Bay a good place for transportation security screeners? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Green Bay area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $58,660 buys what about $63,017 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Green Bay ($49,940). A typical home costs $346,517, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Transportation Security Screeners salary in other Wisconsin cities

Green Bay ranks 3rd of 4 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Appleton pays the most ($61,890).

All Transportation Security Screeners salaries in Wisconsin

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 Green Bay: questions

How much do transportation security screeners make an hour in Green Bay?

$28.20 an hour on average, and $29.38 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,940, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $47,310 a year ($3,942 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,660.

Do transportation security screeners earn more in Green Bay than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% less than 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 Green Bay, WI (24580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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 0.97, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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