U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Commerce / Transportation Specialist

Job-title file

Transportation Specialist

Operate vehicles or heavy equipment safely to move people or materials, and perform routine checks.

13 employees hold this title in Department of Commerce. Median total compensation for the role is $133,390, above the department median of $127,707.

Employees: 13
Total payroll: $1.9M
Role median: $133,390
Agency median: $127,707
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$107,143$188,853+

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How total compensation varies among the 13 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Transportation Specialist is held in 20 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Commerce, the median of $133,390 ranks #5 of 20.

Highest-paying departments for this role

National Transportation Safety Board

$174,983 · 19

Department of State

$146,693 · 2

Surface Transportation Board

$139,395 · 1

Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

$135,157 · 6

Department of Homeland Security

$128,493 · 162

Social Security Administration

$122,745 · 2

U.S. Agency for International Development

$117,962 · 5

Environmental Protection Agency

$116,727 · 2

Department of Transportation

$115,737 · 6,433

General Services Administration

$113,088 · 20

Department of Health and Human Services

$99,200 · 5

Department of Agriculture

$96,031 · 232

Median total compensation for the Transportation Specialist role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Transportation Specialist beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $114,034 ranks #2 of 6. See Transportation Specialist across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$142,888 · 14

$102,239 · 220

$101,290 · 5

$63,148 · 999

New York Public Authorities

$45,388 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Transportation Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Danita Scott

Transportation Specialist/Department of Commerce

2024 total comp

$122,029

Sub-department: National Institute of Standards and Technician
Base pay: $122,029
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,029
Pay grade: 03
Work city: Gaithersburg
Work county: Montgomery
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $122,029
Basic Pay (before locality): $122,029
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240630031
Length of Service (Years): 21
Occupation Code (OPM): 2101
Pay Plan (OPM): ZA

Danita Scott works as a Transportation Specialist for Department of Commerce based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Danita earned $122,029 in 2024. Their pay grade is 03.