SOC 33-1099 · Protective Service Occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other wages by metro

National median annual wage

$76,400

10th percentile: $41,110
25th percentile: $52,400
Median: $76,400
75th percentile: $92,890
90th percentile: $103,420
Mean: $74,390

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 20,690.

That median is 49.9% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	370	$63,750	$103,240	$103,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	270	$71,940	$98,590	$124,170
Salem, OR	40	$56,050	$97,500	$107,450
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	100	$51,840	$96,100	$130,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	810	$48,450	$94,810	$112,050
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	40	$46,500	$92,640	$113,260
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	110	$67,220	$92,410	$117,060
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	40	$51,040	$92,000	$102,350
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	40	$61,280	$91,170	$103,420
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	380	$41,160	$90,920	$107,430
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	110	$66,010	$88,650	$104,770
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	270	$37,770	$88,230	$110,840
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	360	$62,920	$87,930	$104,690
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	140	$46,090	$86,990	$106,020
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	2,010	$45,760	$86,860	$109,360
Portland-South Portland, ME	30	$55,930	$86,530	$94,890
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	40	$45,980	$86,530	$108,850
Anchorage, AK	50	$59,100	$86,380	$100,320
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	50	$54,500	$86,260	$122,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	180	$56,230	$86,200	$112,050

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	2,010	$45,760	$86,860	$109,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	810	$48,450	$94,810	$112,050
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	770	$44,990	$57,950	$102,080
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	550	$55,730	$81,370	$99,740
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	450	$38,220	$59,580	$100,460
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	410	$40,080	$83,050	$103,830
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	400	$49,290	$75,300	$97,840
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	390	$34,990	$77,310	$98,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	380	$41,160	$90,920	$107,430
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	370	$63,750	$103,240	$103,240
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	360	$62,920	$87,930	$104,690
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	330	$45,360	$84,770	$107,390
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	320	$48,020	$76,300	$112,190
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	270	$47,540	$54,040	$98,700
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	270	$37,770	$88,230	$110,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	270	$71,940	$98,590	$124,170
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	230	$39,190	$79,910	$97,950
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	220	$42,870	$75,630	$98,020
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	200	$52,050	$73,920	$90,170
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	190	$54,440	$78,850	$91,170

States and territories

State estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
District of Columbia	100	$73,330	$97,640	$117,410
New York	1,840	$47,160	$92,930	$110,430
California	2,330	$50,100	$92,690	$112,050
Rhode Island	30	$51,310	$89,320	$108,850
Alaska	130	$62,230	$89,170	$107,970
Illinois	470	$37,520	$86,260	$104,690
Maine	80	$62,830	$81,330	$94,890
South Carolina	90	$51,080	$81,330	$93,640
Tennessee	240	$50,330	$81,330	$130,050
Minnesota	190	$41,600	$80,600	$104,120
Michigan	440	$44,010	$80,430	$103,290
Montana	90	$51,270	$80,200	$93,640
Hawaii	240	$45,240	$79,750	$99,940
Washington	680	$59,060	$79,270	$102,480
Alabama	120	$42,110	$78,850	$98,860
Florida	1,330	$51,590	$78,730	$96,100
Georgia	550	$46,000	$77,540	$101,630
Arizona	370	$39,170	$77,330	$95,370
Oregon	340	$38,930	$77,220	$103,950
Nebraska	90	$34,450	$77,150	$91,170
Kansas	90	$33,540	$76,920	$93,640
Louisiana	440	$46,730	$76,400	$96,500
North Dakota	80	$41,880	$76,400	$96,100
South Dakota	40	$40,130	$76,400	$91,170
Texas	1,450	$38,770	$76,400	$110,840
Massachusetts	370	$46,680	$76,280	$111,360
Nevada	500	$34,990	$76,160	$98,180
Missouri	160	$37,910	$75,800	$98,550
Ohio	260	$37,110	$74,130	$95,490
Kentucky	190	$36,030	$73,920	$94,970
Utah	190	$32,690	$73,920	$88,720
Puerto Rico	100	$29,800	$73,920	$93,640
Wisconsin	250	$33,280	$73,500	$102,810
West Virginia	60	$27,890	$73,280	$93,640
Indiana	210	$35,630	$67,980	$96,100
North Carolina	470	$36,300	$66,400	$91,800
Arkansas	300	$47,170	$66,010	$116,670
Colorado	890	$49,340	$65,490	$97,840
Wyoming	120	$33,450	$65,270	$88,710
New Hampshire	70	$53,210	$65,220	$108,850
Vermont	50	$38,920	$65,000	$93,040
Idaho	110	$49,180	$64,160	$91,170
Pennsylvania	980	$37,000	$63,150	$95,440
Oklahoma	120	$40,620	$62,530	$88,960
New Mexico	310	$34,530	$57,970	$84,700
Maryland	590	$46,520	$57,950	$93,040
Iowa	140	$18,320	$56,410	$96,100
Connecticut	300	$45,370	$56,190	$100,510
New Jersey	860	$42,630	$54,720	$101,650
Mississippi	130	$35,780	$49,330	$91,170
Delaware	40	$35,220	$47,640	$85,220

Other protective service occupations

Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other is $76,400. Employment is 20,690.

How does First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other is 49.9% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is highest on this page's list at $103,240.