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Transportation Inspector (DOT / FMCSA / FRA) in West Virginia

West Virginia Department of Administration, Division of Personnel lists 7 job classes for this work in the West Virginia state pay plan: Transportation Inspector Trainee, Transportation Inspector 2, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer 1–3, Transportation Inspector Senior.

$34,100 – $85,676
state pay plan range, a year
7
classes in the state plan
$58,670
median pay in WV, all employers
90
workers in WV (SOC 53-6051)

Sources: West Virginia Department of Administration, Division of Personnel, West Virginia Division of Personnel — Schedule of Salary Grades 2-26 (effective August 24, 2024) and Class Specifications; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

West Virginia state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Transportation Inspector Trainee
Class T0345 · class description
Grade T0345
$34,100 – $48,450 a year
Transportation Inspector
Class T0346 · class description
Grade T0346
$36,700 – $52,450 a year
Transportation Inspector 2
Class T0349 · class description
Grade T0349
$40,400 – $58,450 a year
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer 1
Class 7500 · class description
Grade 7500
$40,402 – $64,028 a year
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer 2
Class 7501 · class description
Grade 7501
$43,879 – $69,696 a year
Transportation Inspector Senior
Class T0347 · class description
Grade T0347
$44,500 – $64,450 a year
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer 3
Class 7502 · class description
Grade 7502
$53,683 – $85,676 a year

Schedule: Class specification salary (not a Division of Personnel grade). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: West Virginia Department of Administration, Division of Personnel, West Virginia Division of Personnel — Schedule of Salary Grades 2-26 (effective August 24, 2024) and Class Specifications. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in West Virginia, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureWV
Workers90
10th percentile$44,490
Median$58,670
90th percentile$128,670
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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