Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary by location
National median: $48,570 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $92,000 | +89.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $78,150 | +60.9% | 300 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $76,800 | +58.1% | 8,190 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $72,800 | +49.9% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $71,950 | +48.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $71,470 | +47.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $68,060 | +40.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $65,840 | +35.6% | 270 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $64,420 | +32.6% | 12,010 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $63,910 | +31.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Lake Charles, LA | metropolitan | $63,570 | +30.9% | 490 | 2025 |
| Gulfport, MS | metropolitan | $63,520 | +30.8% | 600 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $63,030 | +29.8% | 3,590 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $63,000 | +29.7% | 5,210 | 2025 |
| Parkersburg, WV | metropolitan | $62,630 | +28.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $62,480 | +28.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $62,470 | +28.6% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $62,460 | +28.6% | 400 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $62,340 | +28.4% | 6,860 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $62,200 | +28.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $61,820 | +27.3% | 2,770 | 2025 |
| Ames, IA | metropolitan | $61,820 | +27.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $61,790 | +27.2% | 4,600 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $61,630 | +26.9% | 520 | 2025 |
| Weirton, WV | metropolitan | $61,230 | +26.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $60,860 | +25.3% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $60,750 | +25.1% | 2,140 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $60,610 | +24.8% | 5,080 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $60,400 | +24.4% | 790 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IN | metropolitan | $60,360 | +24.3% | 640 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $60,360 | +24.3% | 1,520 | 2025 |
| Helena, MT | metropolitan | $60,290 | +24.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Sebastian, FL | metropolitan | $60,190 | +23.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | metropolitan | $60,180 | +23.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $60,040 | +23.6% | 3,110 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $59,920 | +23.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| Great Falls, MT | metropolitan | $59,900 | +23.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Houma, LA | metropolitan | $59,870 | +23.3% | 510 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $59,850 | +23.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $59,740 | +23.0% | 650 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $59,730 | +23.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $59,730 | +23.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $59,720 | +23.0% | 1,580 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $59,680 | +22.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $59,660 | +22.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $59,550 | +22.6% | 5,950 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $59,080 | +21.6% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| Farmington, NM | metropolitan | $59,060 | +21.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $58,960 | +21.4% | 360 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $58,950 | +21.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $58,900 | +21.3% | 6,300 | 2025 |
| Muskegon, MI | metropolitan | $58,850 | +21.2% | 740 | 2025 |
| Yuma, AZ | metropolitan | $58,840 | +21.1% | 480 | 2025 |
| Mobile, AL | metropolitan | $58,790 | +21.0% | 660 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $58,600 | +20.7% | 200 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $58,570 | +20.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $58,460 | +20.4% | 3,790 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $58,430 | +20.3% | 2,670 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $58,350 | +20.1% | 5,220 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $58,210 | +19.8% | 7,800 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $58,070 | +19.6% | 580 | 2025 |
| Lima, OH | metropolitan | $57,990 | +19.4% | 500 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $57,900 | +19.2% | 990 | 2025 |
| Cheyenne, WY | metropolitan | $57,900 | +19.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | metropolitan | $57,840 | +19.1% | 370 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $57,840 | +19.1% | 260 | 2025 |
| Decatur, IL | metropolitan | $57,700 | +18.8% | 420 | 2025 |
| Lynchburg, VA | metropolitan | $57,660 | +18.7% | 750 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $57,590 | +18.6% | 530 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $57,440 | +18.3% | 200 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $57,330 | +18.0% | 2,370 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $57,260 | +17.9% | 620 | 2025 |
| Las Cruces, NM | metropolitan | $57,220 | +17.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $57,190 | +17.7% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $57,170 | +17.7% | 9,710 | 2025 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | metropolitan | $57,140 | +17.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $57,090 | +17.5% | 7,460 | 2025 |
| Topeka, KS | metropolitan | $57,050 | +17.5% | 500 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $56,890 | +17.1% | 570 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $56,790 | +16.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $56,770 | +16.9% | 950 | 2025 |
| Sandusky, OH | metropolitan | $56,750 | +16.8% | 310 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $56,740 | +16.8% | 370 | 2025 |
| Springfield, OH | metropolitan | $56,310 | +15.9% | 320 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $56,210 | +15.7% | 2,880 | 2025 |
| Casper, WY | metropolitan | $56,200 | +15.7% | 250 | 2025 |
| Crestview, FL | metropolitan | $56,160 | +15.6% | 300 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $56,120 | +15.5% | 740 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $55,860 | +15.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $55,700 | +14.7% | 570 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $55,560 | +14.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $55,540 | +14.4% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Columbus, GA | metropolitan | $55,430 | +14.1% | 720 | 2025 |
| Elmira, NY | metropolitan | $55,380 | +14.0% | 240 | 2025 |
| Hinesville, GA | metropolitan | $55,170 | +13.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $55,120 | +13.5% | 620 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $55,090 | +13.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $55,050 | +13.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $54,940 | +13.1% | 1,790 | 2025 |
| Greenville, NC | metropolitan | $54,820 | +12.9% | 300 | 2025 |