U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / National Transportation Safety Board / Transportation Specialist

Job-title file

Transportation Specialist

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

19 employees hold this title in National Transportation Safety Board. Median total compensation for the role is $174,983, above the department median of $163,768.

Employees: 19
Total payroll: $3.3M
Role median: $174,983
Agency median: $163,768
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$117,962$204,866+

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How total compensation varies among the 19 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 National Transportation Safety Board, the median of $174,983 ranks #1 of 20.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

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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Brian Soper

Transportation Specialist/National Transportation Safety Board

2024 total comp

$174,983

Sub-department: National Transportation Safety Board
Base pay: $174,983
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,983
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Chapel Hill
Work county: Orange
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $174,983
Basic Pay (before locality): $143,546
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 370860135
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 2101
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At National Transportation Safety Board, Brian Soper serves as a Transportation Specialist based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Their 2024 pay totaled $174,983. They are classified at grade 15.