Customs inspector earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level customs inspector earnings begin at:

$59.43 per hour

$123,600 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level customs inspector earnings begin at:

$34.25 per hour

$71,240 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level customs inspector earnings begin at:

$21.49 per hour

$44,700 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level customs inspector earnings begin at:

$18.05 per hour

$37,540 per year

10th percentile

Starting level customs inspector earnings begin at:

$16.18 per hour

$33,650 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Customs inspector salary by state

State Name Average Salary
West Virginia $97,830
Massachusetts $94,560
Virginia $93,550
Oregon $92,610
Connecticut $85,310
Washington $84,580
Illinois $84,540
New York $84,340
Colorado $83,940
Arizona $83,730
North Dakota $83,170
New Mexico $83,170
Vermont $83,170
Montana $83,160
Texas $82,260
Nevada $81,160
Michigan $80,300
Pennsylvania $77,340
Rhode Island $77,290
Wisconsin $74,470
Minnesota $72,780
Wyoming $72,150
New Hampshire $71,960
Indiana $70,680
Delaware $70,590
Ohio $67,970
Idaho $67,690
Nebraska $67,620
Iowa $66,810
Missouri $66,000
Utah $65,870
Maine $65,840
Florida $64,450
South Dakota $61,130
Tennessee $58,310
Oklahoma $57,400
Kansas $55,940
Alabama $54,870
Kentucky $53,820
Georgia $53,640
Mississippi $52,470
Louisiana $51,160
North Carolina $50,920
Puerto Rico $50,560
South Carolina $48,270
Arkansas $44,700
District of Columbia $133,330
Alaska $129,090
Hawaii $106,630
Maryland $106,000
New Jersey $103,530
California $100,310

How do customs inspector salaries compare to similar careers?

Customs inspectors earn 9% less than similar careers in Arkansas. On average, they make less than lawyers but more than judicial law clerks.

Career Median Salary
Lawyer salary $81K
Compliance manager salary $75K
Hearing officer salary $53K
Customs inspector salary $45K
Detective salary $45K
Special agent salary $45K
Coroner salary $52K
Judicial law clerk salary $58K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)