SOC 33-1099 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $54,040. The 10th percentile is $47,540 and the 90th percentile is $98,700. Employment is 270.
Median annual wage
$54,040
- 10th percentile
- $47,540
- 25th percentile
- $47,590
- Median
- $54,040
- 75th percentile
- $74,860
- 90th percentile
- $98,700
- Mean
- $62,710
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $47,540 and the 90th percentile is $98,700. The difference is $51,160, which is 94.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,590 to the 75th at $74,860, covers $27,270.
The mean annual wage is $62,710, which sits above the median of $54,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 29.3% lower than the national median of $76,400 for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,719, which is 32.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 6.7% lower than the Maryland median of $57,950.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $54,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other at $51,719 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 8th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $57,950 and employment of 770. That median is 7.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,222, against $51,719 here.
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 76 miles away, with a median of $84,070 and employment of 60. That median is 55.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,220, against $51,719 here.
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $59,580 and employment of 450. That median is 10.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,096, against $51,719 here.
Employment share
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (270 of 1,356,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (20,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.50 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $54,040. The 10th percentile is $47,540 and the 90th percentile is $98,700. Employment is 270.
How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other?
The local median is 29.3% lower than the national median of $76,400.
What is First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $54,040 is $51,719. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other?
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 60 miles away, at $57,950. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 8th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.