How much does a Transport Planner make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Transport Planner in the United States is $85,055 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.
However, a Transport Planner's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,993
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,935 to $93,921
Key Factors That Influence Transport Planner Salaries
A Transport Planner's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Transport Planner Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Transport Planners. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $107,280
San Francisco: $106,105
Oakland: $103,869
San Jose, CA$107,280
San Francisco, CA$106,105
Oakland, CA$103,869
New York, NY$97,931
Paramus, NJ$96,740
Queens Village, NY$96,736
Passaic, NJ$96,655
Bergenfield, NJ$96,648
Stamford, CT$96,461
Huntington, NY$96,426
Newark, NJ$95,797
Bridgeport, CT$95,618
Vallejo, CA$95,448
New Brunswick, NJ$95,414
Petaluma, CA$95,363
Middlesex, NJ$95,202
Somerset, NJ$95,142
Santa Cruz, CA$95,032
Boston, MA$94,513
Monterey, CA$94,214
Seattle, WA$94,020
Santa Rosa, CA$94,003
Los Angeles, CA$93,977
Juneau, AK$93,756
Washington, DC$93,662
Orange, CA$93,360
Santa Ana, CA$93,135
Long Beach, CA$93,050
Anaheim, CA$93,033
Anchorage, AK$92,990
Santa Maria, CA$92,735
Everett, WA$92,718
Danbury, CT$92,419
Bremerton, WA$92,301
Tacoma, WA$91,995
New Suffolk, NY$91,994
Sacramento, CA$91,970
Santa Barbara, CA$91,876
Trenton, NJ$91,783
San Diego, CA$91,783
Brockton, MA$91,689
Fairbanks, AK$91,481
Lompoc, CA$91,264
Lowell, MA$91,195
Ventura, CA$91,179
Nashua, NH$91,162
Stockton, CA$91,153
Modesto, CA$90,532
Poughkeepsie, NY$90,345
Olympia, WA$90,184
Kennewick, WA$90,184
New Haven, CT$90,150
Lawrence, MA$89,843
Hartford, CT$89,758
Riverside, CA$89,741
New Bedford, MA$89,656
Richland, WA$89,656
Bakersfield, CA$89,537
San Bernardino, CA$89,503
New Britain, CT$89,495
Atlantic City, NJ$89,495
New London, CT$89,461
Norwich, CT$89,435
Portsmouth, NH$89,418
Boulder, CO$89,238
Portland, OR$89,120
Worcester, MA$89,112
Minneapolis, MN$88,848
Philadelphia, PA$88,729
Honolulu, HI$88,448
Saint Paul, MN$88,408
Vineland, NJ$88,389
Providence, RI$88,142
Chicago, IL$87,896
Bellingham, WA$87,794
Springfield, MA$87,726
Baltimore, MD$87,700
Chico, CA$87,487
Pittsfield, MA$87,258
Manchester, NH$87,096
Spokane, WA$86,722
Denver, CO$86,713
Albany, NY$86,314
Troy, NY$86,280
Nassau, NY$86,189
Schenectady, NY$86,101
Wilmington, DE$86,033
Burlington, VT$85,914
Salem, OR$85,880
Portland, ME$85,616
Yakima, WA$85,531
Rochester, MN$85,267
Reno, NV$85,225
Fresno, CA$85,225
Milwaukee, WI$85,148
Detroit, MI$85,063
Ann Arbor, MI$85,049
Allentown, PA$85,038
Colorado Springs, CO$84,893
Syracuse, NY$84,851
Carson City, NV$84,851
Houston, TX$84,732
Eugene, OR$84,689
Gary, IN$84,587
Springfield, OR$84,519
Bismarck, ND$84,502
Galveston, TX$84,442
Medford, OR$84,315
Fort Collins, CO$84,281
Concord, NH$84,238
Austin, TX$84,213
Mesa, AZ$84,034
Reading, PA$84,026
Phoenix, AZ$84,017
Dallas, TX$83,992
Saint Cloud, MN$83,910
Madison, WI$83,796
Utica, NY$83,566
Rochester, NY$83,430
Des Moines, IA$83,422
Raleigh, NC$83,413
Atlanta, GA$83,286
Battle Creek, MI$83,260
Salt Lake City, UT$83,235
Lancaster, PA$83,107
Harrisburg, PA$82,988
Kansas City, MO$82,903
Champaign, IL$82,886
Kansas City, KS$82,886
Fort Worth, TX$82,877
Columbus, OH$82,863
Boca Raton, FL$82,843
Pittsburgh, PA$82,809
Richmond, VA$82,775
Indianapolis, IN$82,758
Cleveland, OH$82,750
Las Vegas, NV$82,648
Cincinnati, OH$82,648
Petersburg, VA$82,520
Huntsville, AL$82,393
Lansing, MI$82,336
Lebanon, PA$82,325
Pueblo, CO$82,316
Appleton, WI$82,291
Buffalo, NY$82,256
Dayton, OH$82,231
Racine, WI$82,214
Charlotte, NC$82,205
Saint Louis, MO$82,180
York, PA$82,129
Elkhart, IN$82,129
Gastonia, NC$82,113
Billings, MT$82,092
Beaumont, TX$82,069
Lorain, OH$82,052
Benton Harbor, MI$82,035
Toledo, OH$82,018
Binghamton, NY$81,976
Rock Hill, SC$81,967
Rockford, IL$81,925
Springfield, IL$81,891
Elyria, OH$81,882
Fargo, ND$81,882
Flagstaff, AZ$81,823
Fort Lauderdale, FL$81,772
Duluth, MN$81,721
Miami, FL$81,721
Cheyenne, WY$81,661
Grand Forks, ND$81,661
Bangor, ME$81,474
Cedar Rapids, IA$81,380
Durham, NC$81,345
Louisville, KY$81,338
Grand Rapids, MI$81,321
Hialeah, FL$81,312
Casper, WY$81,193
Scranton, PA$81,091
New Orleans, LA$81,066
Virginia Beach, VA$81,057
Akron, OH$81,015
Peoria, IL$80,904
Sarasota, FL$80,887
Nashville, TN$80,828
Omaha, NE$80,828
Green Bay, WI$80,828
Baton Rouge, LA$80,785
Charleston, SC$80,768
Jamestown, NY$80,726
Davenport, IA$80,726
Tucson, AZ$80,683
Saint Petersburg, FL$80,632
Tampa, FL$80,615
Evansville, IN$80,564
Port Arthur, TX$80,564
Bradenton, FL$80,530
Santa Fe, NM$80,377
Orlando, FL$80,224
Clearwater, FL$80,198
Canton, OH$80,020
La Crosse, WI$80,020
Albuquerque, NM$79,969
Newport News, VA$79,960
High Point, NC$79,935
Ogden, UT$79,900
Corpus Christi, TX$79,832
Norfolk, VA$79,781
Laramie, WY$79,781
Rock Island, IL$79,730
Saginaw, MI$79,713
Jacksonville, FL$79,705
Salisbury, NC$79,688
Boise, ID$79,671
Moline, IL$79,628
Fort Myers, FL$79,603
Memphis, TN$79,586
Tulsa, OK$79,543
Waterloo, IA$79,492
Spartanburg, SC$79,407
Lincoln, NE$79,365
Fort Wayne, IN$79,348
Provo, UT$79,339
Cedar Falls, IA$79,237
San Antonio, TX$79,203
Greensboro, NC$79,169
South Bend, IN$79,161
Savannah, GA$79,067
Muskegon, MI$79,033
Birmingham, AL$79,024
Winston Salem, NC$78,983
Lake Charles, LA$78,778
Anderson, IN$78,761
Lexington, KY$78,735
Augusta, GA$78,710
Greenville, SC$78,710
Lima, OH$78,642
Wichita, KS$78,633
Tuscaloosa, AL$78,633
Columbia, SC$78,557
Springfield, OH$78,540
Asheville, NC$78,404
Bloomington, IN$78,344
Knoxville, TN$78,038
Shreveport, LA$78,029
Wilmington, NC$77,919
Roanoke, VA$77,919
Topeka, KS$77,766
Frankfort, KY$77,756
Oklahoma City, OK$77,698
Chillicothe, OH$77,664
Longview, TX$77,655
Melbourne, FL$77,647
Sioux Falls, SD$77,510
Mobile, AL$77,502
Terre Haute, IN$77,468
Altoona, PA$77,417
Amarillo, TX$77,357
Killeen, TX$77,332
Fayetteville, AR$77,264
Chattanooga, TN$77,238
Sioux City, IA$77,162
Idaho Falls, ID$77,145
Lynchburg, VA$77,077
Gainesville, FL$76,966
Portsmouth, OH$76,924
Little Rock, AR$76,907
Lafayette, LA$76,873
Youngstown, OH$76,873
Daytona Beach, FL$76,821
Clarksville, TN$76,813
Pensacola, FL$76,804
Temple, TX$76,799
Hopkinsville, KY$76,549
Erie, PA$76,532
Florence, SC$76,498
Charleston, WV$76,362
Great Falls, MT$76,320
Macon, GA$76,201
Tallahassee, FL$76,192
Fayetteville, NC$76,175
Waco, TX$76,158
Helena, MT$76,099
Pine Bluff, AR$76,066
Vincennes, IN$75,962
Lubbock, TX$75,928
Alamogordo, NM$75,877
Twin Falls, ID$75,801
Rapid City, SD$75,775
Jackson, MS$75,622
Huntington, WV$75,616
Greenville, MS$75,614
Parkersburg, WV$75,527
Montgomery, AL$75,512
Wichita Falls, TX$75,427
Springfield, MO$75,427
Biloxi, MS$75,384
Monroe, LA$75,299
Johnstown, PA$75,239
Sumter, SC$75,205
Columbus, GA$75,197
Pascagoula, MS$75,035
Abilene, TX$75,035
Kingsport, TN$74,814
Albany, GA$74,814
Gulfport, MS$74,789
Alexandria, LA$74,508
Fort Smith, AR$74,295
El Paso, TX$74,066
Las Cruces, NM$73,683
Harlingen, TX$73,467
Pocatello, ID$73,453
Florence, AL$73,343
Brownsville, TX$73,326
Mcallen, TX$73,147
Dothan, AL$73,028
Columbus, MS$72,523
Altus, OK$72,126
Lawton, OK$71,965
Pierre, SD$71,659
What Skills Can Increase a Transport Planner's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 10.1% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
AutoCAD (Mentioned in 2.32% Job Postings): AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design and drafting software application. Developed and marketed by Autodesk, AutoCAD was first released in December 1982 as a desktop app running on microcomputers with internal graphics controllers.
Sustainability (Mentioned in 1.26% Job Postings): Sustainability is a societal goal that broadly aims for humans to safely co-exist on planet Earth over a long time. Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and therefore vary in the literature and over time.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Transport Planner's salary.
AWS: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Systems Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Electrical Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Transport Planner Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Transport Planner roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Transport Planner positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Transport Planner as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Transport Planner
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$110,571
$53.0
30%
Biotechnology
$102,066
$49.0
20%
Financial Services
$102,066
$49.0
20%
Software & Networking
$102,066
$49.0
20%
Energy & Utilities
$97,813
$47.0
15%
How Education impacts a Transport Planner's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Transport Planners enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Transport Planner with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$78,234
and $82,610).
Transport Planner Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Transport Planner's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Transport Planner can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $90,395 in 2023
to around $88,309 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Transport Planner salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Transport Planner
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Transport Planner
Here are companies hiring for Transport Planner and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Transport Planner
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Transport Planner?
The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Transport Planner roles,
with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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