Transportation and Material Moving salaries

Updated October 18, 2026Updated for 2026 tax law

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Employed
Airline Pilot	$232,140	—	103,560
Air Traffic Controller	$148,080	$71.19	22,510
Commercial Pilot	$123,220	—	47,630
Ship Engineer	$109,530	$52.66	8,400
Captain	$92,460	$44.45	36,850
Transportation Inspector	$92,100	$44.28	24,500
Subway and Streetcar Operator	$86,380	$41.53	10,200
Locomotive Engineer	$81,410	$39.14	33,470
Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster	$78,000	$37.50	46,440
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operator	$77,320	$37.17	3,510
Wellhead Pumper	$69,960	$33.63	17,990
Railroad Brake	$68,840	$33.10	12,400
Crane and Tower Operator	$68,080	$32.73	42,890
Flight Attendant	$63,580	—	131,650
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker	$62,890	$30.23	623,640
Pump Operator	$61,770	$29.70	9,780
Rail Yard Engineer	$60,600	$29.14	3,920
Traffic Technician	$59,090	$28.41	7,860
Bus Driver	$59,050	$28.39	159,240
Tank Car	$58,870	$28.30	10,700
Truck Driver	$58,640	$28.19	2,062,040
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor	$58,170	$27.97	9,760
Bridge and Lock Tender	$57,700	$27.74	3,040
Airfield Operations Specialist	$56,850	$27.33	15,190
Hoist and Winch Operator	$56,450	$27.14	2,600
Rail Transportation Worker	$56,360	$27.10	1,120
Sailor and Marine Oiler	$51,520	$24.77	31,670
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector	$49,690	$23.89	147,240
Dredge Operator	$49,640	$23.86	1,040
Bus Driver	$47,920	$23.04	402,930
Motorboat Operator	$47,520	$22.85	2,480
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator	$46,420	$22.32	774,420
Transportation Worker	$45,650	$21.95	13,550
Light Truck Driver	$44,860	$21.57	983,300
Conveyor Operator and Tender	$42,420	$20.39	22,930
Taxi Driver	$42,100	$20.24	41,050
Material Moving Worker	$41,800	$20.10	23,480
Machine Feeder and Offbearer	$41,220	$19.82	42,330
Aircraft Service Attendant	$40,450	$19.45	31,300
Laborer and Freight	$40,240	$19.35	2,950,280
Driver/Sales Worker	$38,770	$18.64	409,180
Passenger Attendant	$37,720	$18.14	27,110
Stocker and Order Filler	$37,330	$17.95	2,833,810
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur	$37,290	$17.93	248,530
Motor Vehicle Operator	$37,180	$17.87	46,880
Packer and Packager	$36,280	$17.44	559,820
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment	$35,830	$17.23	380,430
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant	$35,670	$17.15	102,010
Ambulance Driver and Attendant	$35,450	$17.04	12,630
Parking Attendant	$35,150	$16.90	137,880