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Transportation Inspector (DOT / FMCSA / FRA) in Georgia

Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation lists 6 job classes for this work in the Georgia state pay plan: Weight Inspector 1–3, Weight Inspector 1 Non Exempt, Weight Inspector 2 Non Exempt, Weight Inspector 3 Non Exempt.

$28,571 – $52,364
state pay plan range, a year
6
classes in the state plan
$95,030
median pay in GA, all employers
880
workers in GA (SOC 53-6051)

Sources: Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation, Georgia State Salary Plans (SWD and LAW) with Job Profiles — September 2026; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Georgia state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 10, 2024. These are the ranges Georgia sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Weight Inspector 1
Class PST060
Grade E
$28,571 – $43,475 a year
Weight Inspector 1 Non Exempt
Class PST060NE
Grade E
$28,571 – $43,475 a year
Weight Inspector 2
Class PST061
Grade F
$30,700 – $47,095 a year
Weight Inspector 2 Non Exempt
Class PST061NE
Grade F
$30,700 – $47,095 a year
Weight Inspector 3
Class PST062
Grade G
$33,042 – $52,364 a year
Weight Inspector 3 Non Exempt
Class PST062NE
Grade G
$33,042 – $52,364 a year

Schedule: Georgia Statewide Distribution Salary Plan (SWD), effective July 10, 2024. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation, Georgia State Salary Plans (SWD and LAW) with Job Profiles — September 2026. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Georgia, all employers Sourced

Transportation Inspectors (SOC 53-6051) in Georgia, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureGA
Workers880
10th percentile$40,460
Median$95,030
90th percentile$141,150
National median, government employers$93,420

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Transportation Inspector (DOT / FMCSA / FRA) page.

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