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

Job-title file

Transportation Specialist

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

162 employees hold this title in Department of Homeland Security. Median total compensation for the role is $128,493, above the department median of $107,590.

Employees: 162
Total payroll: $20.8M
Role median: $128,493
Agency median: $107,590
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$191,900+

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How total compensation varies among the 162 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.

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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 Homeland Security, the median of $128,493 ranks #6 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 Commerce

$133,390 · 13

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.

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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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Brittani Beckem

Transportation Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$74,972

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $74,972
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,972
Pay grade: 11
Work city: New Orleans
Work county: Orleans
Work state: Louisiana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $74,972
Basic Pay (before locality): $64,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 221690071
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 2101
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Brittani Beckem holds the role of Transportation Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2024, their total compensation was $74,972. Their pay grade is 11.

Kelly Pepe

Transportation Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$70,448

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $70,448
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,448
Pay grade: 09
Work city: New York - Richmond
Work county: Richmond
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $70,448
Basic Pay (before locality): $51,332
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 364170085
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 2101
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Homeland Security, Kelly Pepe serves as a Transportation Specialist based in New York - Richmond, New York. Their 2024 pay totaled $70,448. They are classified at grade 09.