United States Secretary of Transportation

United States Secretary of Transportation
Seal of the Department of Transportation
Flag of the secretary
Incumbent Sean Duffy since January 28, 2025
United States Department of Transportation
Style	Mr. Secretary (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Member of	the United States Cabinet
Reports to	the President of the United States
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Appointer	President of the United States with Senate advice and consent
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	49 U.S.C. § 102
Formation	October 15, 1966 (58 years ago) (1966-10-15)
First holder	Alan Stephenson Boyd
Succession	Fourteenth[1]
Deputy	Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Salary	Executive Schedule, Level I
Website	transportation.gov

The United States secretary of transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to transportation. The secretary is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States, and is fourteenth in the presidential line of succession.^[1]

The secretary of transportation oversees the U.S. Department of Transportation, which has over 55,000 employees and thirteen agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.^[2] As of January 2021, the secretary receives an annual salary of $221,400.^[3][4]

Sean Duffy has served as the 20th secretary of transportation since January 28, 2025. He was appointed by President Donald Trump to serve this position, and was confirmed by the Senate in a 77-22 vote.