SOC 33-1099 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $87,930. The 10th percentile is $62,920 and the 90th percentile is $104,690. Employment is 360.

Median annual wage

$87,930

10th percentile
$62,920
25th percentile
$76,780
Median
$87,930
75th percentile
$95,970
90th percentile
$104,690
Mean
$86,280

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $62,920 and the 90th percentile is $104,690. The difference is $41,770, which is 47.5% 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 $76,780 to the 75th at $95,970, covers $19,190.

The mean annual wage is $86,280, which sits below the median of $87,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 15.1% higher 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 $79,121, which is 3.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.9% higher than the Washington median of $79,270.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $87,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other at $79,121 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $75,630 and employment of 220. That median is 14% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,741, against $79,121 here.
  • Salem, OR is 186 miles away, with a median of $97,500 and employment of 40. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,067, against $79,121 here.
  • Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 198 miles away, with a median of $72,580 and employment of 60. That median is 17.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,330, against $79,121 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (360 of 2,086,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (20,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.30 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $87,930. The 10th percentile is $62,920 and the 90th percentile is $104,690. Employment is 360.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other?

The local median is 15.1% higher than the national median of $76,400.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $87,930 is $79,121. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other?

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 134 miles away, at $75,630. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.