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.

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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Edward Schwabe

Transportation Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$83,549

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $83,549
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,549
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Boston
Work county: Suffolk
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $83,549
Basic Pay (before locality): $63,309
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250120025
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 2101
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Edward Schwabe holds the role of Transportation Specialist at Department of Homeland Security based in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2024, their total compensation was $83,549. Their pay grade is 09.

Yarixa Rivera-Nunez

Transportation Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$79,808

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $79,808
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,808
Pay grade: 11
Work city: San Juan
Work state: No Data Reported

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $79,808
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: RQ0930000
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 2101
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Homeland Security, Yarixa Rivera-Nunez serves as a Transportation Specialist based in San Juan, No Data Reported. Their 2024 pay totaled $79,808. They are classified at grade 11.

Ronald Baker

Transportation Specialist/Department of Homeland Security

2024 total comp

$77,955

Sub-department: U.S. Coast Guard
Base pay: $77,955
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,955
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Tazewell
Work county: Claiborne
Work state: Tennessee

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $77,955
Basic Pay (before locality): $66,731
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 472375025
Length of Service (Years): 18
Occupation Code (OPM): 2101
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Homeland Security, Ronald Baker serves as a Transportation Specialist based in Tazewell, Tennessee. Their 2024 pay totaled $77,955. They are classified at grade 09.