Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary

Median Salary
$48,570
per year
Hourly Rate
$23.35
per hour
Employment
597,370
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$35,510
25th percentile
$39,890
Median
$48,570
75th percentile
$61,440
90th percentile
$77,860

💰 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Alaska$78,150+60.9%
Washington$64,420+32.6%
Maryland$61,790+27.2%
Hawaii$59,740+23.0%
District of Columbia$59,730+23.0%
Colorado$58,350+20.1%
Montana$58,070+19.6%
Wyoming$57,900+19.2%
Delaware$57,190+17.7%
Minnesota$57,170+17.7%
Connecticut$57,090+17.5%
Rhode Island$54,940+13.1%
New Hampshire$54,800+12.8%
Missouri$54,420+12.0%
California$54,300+11.8%
Oregon$54,120+11.4%
Kansas$53,680+10.5%
Maine$53,570+10.3%
Massachusetts$52,270+7.6%
Arizona$52,100+7.3%
Nebraska$51,270+5.6%
North Dakota$50,820+4.6%
Iowa$50,740+4.5%
New York$49,990+2.9%
Oklahoma$49,630+2.2%
Wisconsin$49,610+2.1%
Virginia$49,590+2.1%
New Mexico$49,500+1.9%
Louisiana$49,490+1.9%
Nevada$49,280+1.5%
New Jersey$49,140+1.2%
Utah$48,910+0.7%
Pennsylvania$48,320-0.5%
Illinois$47,920-1.3%
Indiana$47,900-1.4%
Florida$47,540-2.1%
Ohio$47,360-2.5%
South Dakota$47,240-2.7%
West Virginia$47,010-3.2%
South Carolina$46,890-3.5%
North Carolina$46,430-4.4%
Kentucky$46,280-4.7%
Texas$46,210-4.9%
Vermont$46,210-4.9%
Georgia$46,130-5.0%
Tennessee$45,760-5.8%
Idaho$45,130-7.1%
Arkansas$44,570-8.2%
Michigan$44,490-8.4%
Mississippi$40,670-16.3%
Alabama$40,010-17.6%

🏙️ Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Lexington Park, MD$92,000+89.4%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$76,800+58.1%
Savannah, GA$72,800+49.9%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$71,950+48.1%
Anchorage, AK$71,470+47.1%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$68,060+40.1%
Flagstaff, AZ$65,840+35.6%
Bismarck, ND$63,910+31.6%
Lake Charles, LA$63,570+30.9%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$63,520+30.8%
Wichita, KS$63,030+29.8%
Kansas City, MO-KS$63,000+29.7%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$62,630+28.9%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$62,480+28.6%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$62,470+28.6%
Albany, OR$62,460+28.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$62,340+28.4%
Bozeman, MT$62,200+28.1%
Ames, IA$61,820+27.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$61,820+27.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$61,630+26.9%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$61,230+26.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$60,860+25.3%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$60,750+25.1%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$60,610+24.8%
Boulder, CO$60,400+24.4%
Bloomington, IN$60,360+24.3%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$60,360+24.3%
Helena, MT$60,290+24.1%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$60,190+23.9%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$60,180+23.9%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$60,040+23.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$59,920+23.4%
Great Falls, MT$59,900+23.3%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$59,870+23.3%
Rochester, MN$59,850+23.2%
Barnstable Town, MA$59,730+23.0%
Baton Rouge, LA$59,720+23.0%
Billings, MT$59,680+22.9%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$59,660+22.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$59,550+22.6%
Tucson, AZ$59,080+21.6%
Farmington, NM$59,060+21.6%
Greeley, CO$58,960+21.4%
Longview-Kelso, WA$58,950+21.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$58,900+21.3%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$58,850+21.2%
Yuma, AZ$58,840+21.1%
Mobile, AL$58,790+21.0%
Pueblo, CO$58,600+20.7%
Charlottesville, VA$58,570+20.6%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$58,460+20.4%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$58,430+20.3%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$58,210+19.8%
Lima, OH$57,990+19.4%
Cheyenne, WY$57,900+19.2%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$57,840+19.1%
Wilmington, NC$57,840+19.1%
Decatur, IL$57,700+18.8%
Lynchburg, VA$57,660+18.7%
Lincoln, NE$57,590+18.6%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$57,440+18.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$57,330+18.0%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$57,260+17.9%
Las Cruces, NM$57,220+17.8%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$57,140+17.6%
Topeka, KS$57,050+17.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$56,890+17.1%
Kingston, NY$56,790+16.9%
Peoria, IL$56,770+16.9%
Sandusky, OH$56,750+16.8%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$56,740+16.8%
Springfield, OH$56,310+15.9%
Tulsa, OK$56,210+15.7%
Casper, WY$56,200+15.7%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$56,160+15.6%
Sheboygan, WI$56,120+15.5%
Corvallis, OR$55,860+15.0%
Vallejo, CA$55,700+14.7%
Pittsfield, MA$55,560+14.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$55,540+14.4%
Columbus, GA-AL$55,430+14.1%
Elmira, NY$55,380+14.0%
Hinesville, GA$55,170+13.6%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$55,120+13.5%
Fond du Lac, WI$55,090+13.4%
Walla Walla, WA$55,050+13.3%
Greenville, NC$54,820+12.9%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$54,800+12.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$54,450+12.1%
Punta Gorda, FL$54,350+11.9%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$54,120+11.4%
Amarillo, TX$53,970+11.1%
Madison, WI$53,940+11.1%
Missoula, MT$53,560+10.3%
Modesto, CA$53,560+10.3%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$52,820+8.8%
Columbia, MO$52,810+8.7%
Ogden, UT$52,800+8.7%
Jacksonville, NC$52,790+8.7%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$52,690+8.5%
Carson City, NV$52,310+7.7%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$52,170+7.4%
Grand Junction, CO$52,120+7.3%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$52,000+7.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$51,990+7.0%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$51,940+6.9%
Mankato, MN$51,910+6.9%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$51,890+6.8%
St. Louis, MO-IL$51,790+6.6%
Medford, OR$51,710+6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK$51,690+6.4%
Redding, CA$51,690+6.4%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$51,580+6.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$51,560+6.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$51,520+6.1%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$51,430+5.9%
Chambersburg, PA$51,430+5.9%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$51,250+5.5%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$51,240+5.5%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$51,210+5.4%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$51,190+5.4%
Colorado Springs, CO$51,080+5.2%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$50,950+4.9%
Johnstown, PA$50,890+4.8%
Warner Robins, GA$50,860+4.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$50,850+4.7%
Glens Falls, NY$50,780+4.6%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$50,670+4.3%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$50,470+3.9%
St. Cloud, MN$50,450+3.9%
Lawrence, KS$50,430+3.8%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$50,370+3.7%
Wausau, WI$50,250+3.5%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$50,240+3.4%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$50,240+3.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$50,230+3.4%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$50,160+3.3%
Port St. Lucie, FL$50,120+3.2%
Eau Claire, WI$50,060+3.1%
New Haven, CT$50,060+3.1%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$50,030+3.0%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$50,000+2.9%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$49,960+2.9%
Merced, CA$49,940+2.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$49,940+2.8%
Appleton, WI$49,930+2.8%
Canton-Massillon, OH$49,920+2.8%
Boise City, ID$49,820+2.6%
Charleston, WV$49,810+2.6%
Dubuque, IA$49,800+2.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$49,790+2.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$49,790+2.5%
Grand Island, NE$49,740+2.4%
Rocky Mount, NC$49,660+2.2%
Worcester, MA$49,660+2.2%
Reno, NV$49,620+2.2%
Yuba City, CA$49,600+2.1%
Jonesboro, AR$49,560+2.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$49,500+1.9%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$49,460+1.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$49,460+1.8%
Jefferson City, MO$49,450+1.8%
Grants Pass, OR$49,440+1.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$49,420+1.8%
Springfield, MA$49,420+1.8%
Napa, CA$49,400+1.7%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$49,390+1.7%
Owensboro, KY$49,390+1.7%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$49,370+1.6%
Pocatello, ID$49,310+1.5%
Iowa City, IA$49,270+1.4%
Sumter, SC$49,250+1.4%
Bellingham, WA$49,230+1.4%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$49,180+1.3%
Reading, PA$49,170+1.2%
Spartanburg, SC$49,160+1.2%
Pittsburgh, PA$49,090+1.1%
Texarkana, TX-AR$49,070+1.0%
Manhattan, KS$49,040+1.0%
Columbus, IN$49,030+0.9%
Omaha, NE-IA$49,030+0.9%
Cleveland, OH$49,020+0.9%
Asheville, NC$49,010+0.9%
Bend, OR$49,000+0.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$48,990+0.9%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$48,970+0.8%
Kankakee, IL$48,880+0.6%
Utica-Rome, NY$48,810+0.5%
York-Hanover, PA$48,790+0.5%
Green Bay, WI$48,780+0.4%
Syracuse, NY$48,760+0.4%
Richmond, VA$48,710+0.3%
Logan, UT-ID$48,630+0.1%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$48,620+0.1%
Springfield, MO$48,620+0.1%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$48,560-0.0%
Roanoke, VA$48,470-0.2%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$48,450-0.2%
Battle Creek, MI$48,440-0.3%
Albuquerque, NM$48,430-0.3%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$48,420-0.3%
Jacksonville, FL$48,410-0.3%
Springfield, IL$48,410-0.3%
Rochester, NY$48,370-0.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$48,360-0.4%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$48,340-0.5%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$48,320-0.5%
Columbia, SC$48,310-0.5%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$48,310-0.5%
Rapid City, SD$48,310-0.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$48,260-0.6%
Wichita Falls, TX$48,250-0.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$48,230-0.7%
Corpus Christi, TX$48,210-0.7%
Minot, ND$48,200-0.8%
Binghamton, NY$48,160-0.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$48,120-0.9%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$48,110-0.9%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$48,090-1.0%
Abilene, TX$48,050-1.1%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$48,020-1.1%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$48,000-1.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$48,000-1.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$47,980-1.2%
Evansville, IN$47,970-1.2%
Joplin, MO-KS$47,960-1.3%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$47,950-1.3%
Huntsville, AL$47,950-1.3%
Ithaca, NY$47,880-1.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$47,880-1.4%
Tallahassee, FL$47,790-1.6%
Akron, OH$47,780-1.6%
Saginaw, MI$47,780-1.6%
Gainesville, FL$47,700-1.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$47,680-1.8%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$47,670-1.9%
Midland, TX$47,590-2.0%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$47,520-2.2%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$47,470-2.3%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$47,440-2.3%
Lawton, OK$47,360-2.5%
Florence, SC$47,280-2.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$47,270-2.7%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$47,250-2.7%
Virgin Islands$47,240-2.7%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$47,240-2.7%
Lancaster, PA$47,220-2.8%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$47,180-2.9%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$47,170-2.9%
Fayetteville, NC$47,160-2.9%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$47,160-2.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$47,140-2.9%
Columbus, OH$47,130-3.0%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$47,050-3.1%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$47,040-3.2%
Yakima, WA$46,910-3.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$46,900-3.4%
Waco, TX$46,900-3.4%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$46,870-3.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$46,820-3.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$46,820-3.6%
Toledo, OH$46,790-3.7%
Terre Haute, IN$46,780-3.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$46,710-3.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$46,700-3.9%
Bloomington, IL$46,690-3.9%
Ocala, FL$46,670-3.9%
Odessa, TX$46,640-4.0%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,630-4.0%
Killeen-Temple, TX$46,580-4.1%
Hot Springs, AR$46,560-4.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$46,460-4.3%
Vineland, NJ$46,320-4.6%
Salisbury, MD$46,270-4.7%
Lebanon, PA$46,240-4.8%
Rockford, IL$46,240-4.8%
Winchester, VA-WV$46,220-4.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$46,210-4.9%
Harrisonburg, VA$46,170-4.9%
El Centro, CA$46,130-5.0%
Knoxville, TN$46,130-5.0%
Kenosha, WI$46,110-5.1%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$46,090-5.1%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$46,080-5.1%
Ann Arbor, MI$46,060-5.2%
Santa Fe, NM$46,030-5.2%
Visalia, CA$46,030-5.2%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$46,020-5.3%
Bay City, MI$45,910-5.5%
Jackson, TN$45,910-5.5%
Paducah, KY-IL$45,850-5.6%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$45,840-5.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$45,810-5.7%
Monroe, LA$45,800-5.7%
Gettysburg, PA$45,780-5.7%
Bangor, ME$45,770-5.8%
Kokomo, IN$45,720-5.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$45,710-5.9%
Muncie, IN$45,670-6.0%
Salem, OR$45,670-6.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$45,630-6.1%
Clarksville, TN-KY$45,600-6.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$45,600-6.1%
Enid, OK$45,530-6.3%
Dover, DE$45,520-6.3%
Jackson, MI$45,460-6.4%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$45,400-6.5%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$45,370-6.6%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$45,350-6.6%
St. George, UT$45,320-6.7%
Decatur, AL$45,240-6.9%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$45,230-6.9%
Johnson City, TN$44,980-7.4%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$44,910-7.5%
State College, PA$44,860-7.6%
Montgomery, AL$44,830-7.7%
Sherman-Denison, TX$44,830-7.7%
Winston-Salem, NC$44,700-8.0%
Chico, CA$44,680-8.0%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$44,670-8.0%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$44,650-8.1%
Fresno, CA$44,550-8.3%
Cleveland, TN$44,520-8.3%
Salinas, CA$44,500-8.4%
Twin Falls, ID$44,410-8.6%
Altoona, PA$44,380-8.6%
Wheeling, WV-OH$44,350-8.7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$44,340-8.7%
Birmingham, AL$44,290-8.8%
Traverse City, MI$44,190-9.0%
Guam$44,160-9.1%
Lubbock, TX$44,040-9.3%
Niles, MI$43,870-9.7%
Lewiston, ID-WA$43,790-9.8%
Alexandria, LA$43,740-9.9%
Bowling Green, KY$43,720-10.0%
Longview, TX$43,540-10.4%
College Station-Bryan, TX$43,420-10.6%
San Angelo, TX$43,420-10.6%
Midland, MI$43,310-10.8%
Gainesville, GA$43,180-11.1%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$43,140-11.2%
Monroe, MI$43,100-11.3%
Williamsport, PA$43,020-11.4%
Dalton, GA$43,010-11.4%
Hammond, LA$42,950-11.6%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$42,950-11.6%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$42,920-11.6%
Morgantown, WV$42,900-11.7%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$42,640-12.2%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$42,620-12.3%
Erie, PA$42,480-12.5%
Albany, GA$42,410-12.7%
Rome, GA$42,240-13.0%
Valdosta, GA$42,000-13.5%
Elizabethtown, KY$41,910-13.7%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$41,570-14.4%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$41,440-14.7%
Idaho Falls, ID$41,320-14.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$40,430-16.8%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$40,240-17.2%
Mansfield, OH$39,950-17.7%
Morristown, TN$39,710-18.2%
Hattiesburg, MS$39,620-18.4%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$38,720-20.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$38,500-20.7%
Jackson, MS$38,430-20.9%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$38,250-21.2%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$37,840-22.1%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$37,440-22.9%
Beckley, WV$37,210-23.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$37,120-23.6%
Lafayette, LA$37,110-23.6%
Goldsboro, NC$37,080-23.7%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$36,990-23.8%
Burlington, NC$36,980-23.9%
El Paso, TX$36,930-24.0%
Gadsden, AL$36,700-24.4%
Flint, MI$36,540-24.8%
Dothan, AL$36,440-25.0%
Tyler, TX$36,350-25.2%
Sebring, FL$36,230-25.4%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$35,790-26.3%
Laredo, TX$35,120-27.7%
Victoria, TX$33,240-31.6%
Puerto Rico$29,870-38.5%
Arecibo, PR$29,040-40.2%
Ponce, PR$28,600-41.1%
Aguadilla, PR$25,130-48.3%
Mayaguez, PR$22,240-54.2%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.