U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Transportation / Aviation Safety

Job-title file

Aviation Safety

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

4,127 employees hold this title in Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $142,063, above the department median of $137,624.

Employees: 4,127
Total payroll: $586.6M
Role median: $142,063
Agency median: $137,624
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$59,966$209,625+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 4,127 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Aviation Safety pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Transportation Inspectors — about 24,500 people — is $92,100. Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $141,812 for this role, 54% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Transportation sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$40,330

$58,780

$92,100

$108,890

$138,670

Department of Transportation median · $141,812

The bar is the range of annual wages for Transportation Inspectors across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Transportation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 4,088 of 4,127 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Transportation is $142,063, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

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

Aviation Safety is held in 7 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Transportation, the median of $142,063 ranks #4 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Energy

$197,482 · 1

Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

$169,861 · 2

Department of State

$156,051 · 2

Department of Interior

$136,912 · 27

Department of Commerce

$110,447 · 1

Department of Agriculture

$106,856 · 31

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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Robert Jankowski

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$82,226

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $82,226
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,226
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Tampa
Work county: Hillsborough
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,226
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 122950057
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

Robert Jankowski holds the role of Aviation Safety at Department of Transportation based in Tampa, Florida. In 2024, their total compensation was $82,226. Their pay grade is 11.

Ariel Rivera-Saez

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$82,226

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $82,226
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,226
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Orlando
Work county: Orange
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,226
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 122360095
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

At Department of Transportation, Ariel Rivera-Saez serves as a Aviation Safety based in Orlando, Florida. Their 2024 pay totaled $82,226. They are classified at grade 11.

Jared Sanders

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$82,226

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $82,226
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,226
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Oklahoma City
Work county: Oklahoma
Work state: Oklahoma

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,226
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 403550109
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

At Department of Transportation, Jared Sanders serves as a Aviation Safety based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Their 2024 pay totaled $82,226. They are classified at grade 11.

Jeffrey Tokash

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$82,226

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $82,226
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,226
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Louisville
Work county: Jefferson
Work state: Kentucky

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,226
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 212090111
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

Jeffrey Tokash works as a Aviation Safety for Department of Transportation based in Louisville, Kentucky. Jeffrey earned $82,226 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Daniel Turner

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$82,226

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $82,226
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,226
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Louisville
Work county: Jefferson
Work state: Kentucky

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,226
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 212090111
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

At Department of Transportation, Daniel Turner serves as a Aviation Safety based in Louisville, Kentucky. Their 2024 pay totaled $82,226. They are classified at grade 11.

Dylan Tiffany

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$82,226

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $82,226
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,226
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Salt Lake City
Work county: Salt Lake
Work state: Utah

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,226
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,387
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 491700035
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

Dylan Tiffany holds the role of Aviation Safety at Department of Transportation based in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2024, their total compensation was $82,226. Their pay grade is 11.

Nathan Van Den Berg

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$81,963

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $81,963
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,963
Pay grade: 11
Work city: South Portland
Work county: Cumberland
Work state: Maine

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,963
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 237600005
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

At Department of Transportation, Nathan Van Den Berg serves as a Aviation Safety based in South Portland, Maine. Their 2024 pay totaled $81,963. They are classified at grade 11.

Christopher Painter

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$81,956

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $81,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,956
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Fairbanks
Work county: Fairbanks North Star
Work state: Alaska

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,956
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 020770090
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

At Department of Transportation, Christopher Painter serves as a Aviation Safety based in Fairbanks, Alaska. Their 2024 pay totaled $81,956. They are classified at grade 11.

Joseph Mcmillan

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$81,745

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $81,745
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,745
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Enfield
Work county: Capitol Planning Region
Work state: Connecticut

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,745
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 090229110
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

Joseph Mcmillan is a Aviation Safety at Department of Transportation based in Enfield, Connecticut. 2024 total compensation came to $81,745. They are classified at grade 11.

Andrew Merrill

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$80,170

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $80,170
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,170
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Rochester
Work county: Monroe
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $80,170
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 365230055
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

Andrew Merrill works as a Aviation Safety for Department of Transportation based in Rochester, New York. Andrew earned $80,170 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Steven Walsh

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$80,013

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $80,013
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,013
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Brentwood
Work county: Allegheny
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $80,013
Basic Pay (before locality): $66,247
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 420860003
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

Steven Walsh works as a Aviation Safety for Department of Transportation based in Brentwood, Pennsylvania. Steven earned $80,013 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Brian Holder

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$79,808

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $79,808
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,808
Pay grade: 11
Work city: West Columbia
Work county: Lexington
Work state: South Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $79,808
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 452790063
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

Brian Holder works as a Aviation Safety for Department of Transportation based in West Columbia, South Carolina. Brian earned $79,808 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Sean Mcmahon

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$79,808

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $79,808
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,808
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Wichita
Work county: Sedgwick
Work state: Kansas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $79,808
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 205880173
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

At Department of Transportation, Sean Mcmahon serves as a Aviation Safety based in Wichita, Kansas. Their 2024 pay totaled $79,808. They are classified at grade 11.

Lawrence Nitti

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$78,969

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $78,969
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,969
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Minneapolis
Work county: Hennepin
Work state: Minnesota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $78,969
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 274760053
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

Lawrence Nitti works as a Aviation Safety for Department of Transportation based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lawrence earned $78,969 in 2024. Their pay grade is 11.

Jibin Mathews

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$78,820

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $78,820
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,820
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Irving
Work county: Dallas
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $78,820
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483420113
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

At Department of Transportation, Jibin Mathews serves as a Aviation Safety based in Irving, Texas. Their 2024 pay totaled $78,820. They are classified at grade 11.

Albert Ruelas

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$78,820

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $78,820
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,820
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Irving
Work county: Dallas
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $78,820
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483420113
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

Albert Ruelas holds the role of Aviation Safety at Department of Transportation based in Irving, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $78,820. Their pay grade is 11.

George Perfetto

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$76,671

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $76,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,671
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Hapeville
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $76,671
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 132570121
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

George Perfetto is a Aviation Safety at Department of Transportation based in Hapeville, Georgia. 2024 total compensation came to $76,671. They are classified at grade 11.

Joseph Marino

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$76,571

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $76,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,571
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Enfield
Work county: Capitol Planning Region
Work state: Connecticut

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $76,571
Basic Pay (before locality): $58,176
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 090229110
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

At Department of Transportation, Joseph Marino serves as a Aviation Safety based in Enfield, Connecticut. Their 2024 pay totaled $76,571. They are classified at grade 09.

Debra Shields

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$76,537

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $76,537
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,537
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Charlotte
Work county: Mecklenburg
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $76,537
Basic Pay (before locality): $64,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 370870119
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

Debra Shields holds the role of Aviation Safety at Department of Transportation based in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2024, their total compensation was $76,537. Their pay grade is 11.

Duane Davis-Yates

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$75,783

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $75,783
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,783
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Scottsdale
Work county: Maricopa
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $75,783
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040420013
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

Duane Davis-Yates is a Aviation Safety at Department of Transportation based in Scottsdale, Arizona. 2024 total compensation came to $75,783. They are classified at grade 11.

Brian Hodge

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$75,646

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $75,646
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,646
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Columbus
Work county: Franklin
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $75,646
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391800049
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

At Department of Transportation, Brian Hodge serves as a Aviation Safety based in Columbus, Ohio. Their 2024 pay totaled $75,646. They are classified at grade 11.

William Brode

Aviation Safety/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$75,640

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $75,640
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,640
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Honolulu
Work county: Honolulu
Work state: Hawaii

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $75,640
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 152400003
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 1825
Pay Plan (OPM): FG

William Brode holds the role of Aviation Safety at Department of Transportation based in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 2024, their total compensation was $75,640. Their pay grade is 11.