Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$48,570
10th percentile
$35,510
90th percentile
$77,860
Employment
597,370
- CAMedian $54,300 · Employment 61,130
- TXMedian $46,210 · Employment 56,390
- OHMedian $47,360 · Employment 32,060
- ILMedian $47,920 · Employment 31,700
- MIMedian $44,490 · Employment 27,980
- PAMedian $48,320 · Employment 25,870
- INMedian $47,900 · Employment 24,790
- Chicago, ILMedian $48,230 · Employment 23,080
- FLMedian $47,540 · Employment 22,630
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $51,560 · Employment 22,610
- GAMedian $46,130 · Employment 19,980
- NYMedian $49,990 · Employment 19,790
- NCMedian $46,430 · Employment 19,700
- WIMedian $49,610 · Employment 17,670
- TNMedian $45,760 · Employment 17,140
- Houston, TXMedian $46,630 · Employment 16,520
- Dallas, TXMedian $46,210 · Employment 16,440
- New York, NYMedian $50,160 · Employment 16,370
- SCMedian $46,890 · Employment 13,360
- ALMedian $40,010 · Employment 13,120
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.