Salary by Metro

SOC 33-1091 · Protective Service Occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$55,940

10th percentile
$37,300
25th percentile
$45,030
Median
$55,940
75th percentile
$71,950
90th percentile
$92,260
Mean
$59,900

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 81,480.

That median is 9.7% 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 Security Workers.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Chattanooga, TN-GA180$38,480$100,340$100,340
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN40$35,920$89,610$120,400
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT30$44,140$85,540$98,140
Kennewick-Richland, WA60$54,080$82,880$129,070
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR230$42,880$82,010$131,560
Rochester, MN30$47,000$77,200$99,480
Anchorage, AK100$51,810$73,500$95,830
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,400$46,010$73,490$104,250
Lynchburg, VA40$53,000$73,230$119,300
Green Bay, WI40$44,860$72,300$96,630
Syracuse, NY100$46,850$71,650$106,800
Bellingham, WA40$47,960$70,940$90,120
Salem, OR80$46,250$70,790$96,320
Wilmington, NC90$37,270$68,940$104,150
Fayetteville, NC70$36,300$67,830$82,350
Fort Wayne, IN90$36,880$66,720$90,300
New Haven, CT90$46,280$66,540$94,700
Rochester, NY170$42,630$66,140$89,750
Binghamton, NY30$40,630$65,140$82,880
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN820$35,480$65,060$93,460

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ7,310$44,750$59,890$96,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA4,240$39,800$49,900$86,810
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL2,900$38,290$47,720$78,300
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,400$46,010$73,490$104,250
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV2,240$35,900$53,160$82,160
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX2,160$23,940$46,910$93,580
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN2,120$38,820$58,990$94,620
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD1,960$36,990$48,650$86,800
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1,750$36,720$49,230$92,830
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX1,710$25,390$46,490$90,670
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,600$48,280$57,890$81,610
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,320$46,900$60,590$100,600
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA1,230$36,440$46,330$77,150
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC1,210$34,800$49,550$82,510
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1,200$49,730$62,640$98,540
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ1,150$39,360$59,700$80,380
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA1,130$38,530$48,490$75,980
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL1,070$37,480$48,590$70,650
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO950$44,600$56,200$95,910
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD940$36,630$60,770$103,790

States and territories

State estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
District of Columbia710$52,050$83,710$105,230
Vermont60$50,030$78,110$89,960
Alaska260$50,070$73,500$99,740
New Hampshire250$46,110$66,780$102,240
Maryland1,640$37,840$63,690$105,190
Delaware180$43,000$62,840$89,460
Washington1,800$46,730$62,510$98,540
New Mexico580$40,780$62,330$94,770
New Jersey2,200$42,340$61,590$93,000
Indiana1,620$35,810$61,520$93,570
Oregon980$48,350$60,940$96,320
Virginia2,120$42,440$60,790$99,820
New York7,050$44,750$59,890$96,610
Arizona1,550$39,360$59,650$79,440
Illinois2,370$38,820$59,540$95,020
Hawaii590$36,730$59,080$79,490
Minnesota1,260$46,450$58,540$95,370
Missouri1,090$44,660$58,200$103,030
Kansas480$37,720$57,960$87,530
Massachusetts1,810$48,220$57,890$78,980
South Dakota80$40,130$57,880$93,590
North Dakota100$39,690$57,720$85,650
North Carolina2,730$34,800$57,390$85,230
Maine170$47,650$57,200$76,880
Utah380$44,880$56,290$81,190
Connecticut700$44,150$55,990$92,010
Wisconsin880$39,520$55,270$77,910
Colorado1,520$42,890$54,680$89,830
Michigan1,940$38,460$54,500$77,350
Arkansas970$33,570$54,000$102,770
California10,850$38,490$53,960$89,800
Nevada2,540$35,970$53,210$82,940
Ohio2,030$37,750$53,020$79,640
Wyoming90$35,740$51,740$89,840
Oklahoma1,480$36,970$51,400$80,050
Rhode Island250$46,710$51,090$85,050
Tennessee1,850$37,480$50,830$100,350
Louisiana890$37,680$50,580$80,070
Kentucky810$36,640$50,260$78,790
Virgin Islands70$29,530$49,710$78,680
Georgia2,540$34,660$49,400$91,270
Idaho230$37,160$49,300$76,900
Pennsylvania3,160$36,580$47,510$79,840
Alabama850$33,190$47,440$94,380
Florida6,560$37,480$47,140$77,240
South Carolina770$35,280$47,100$80,390
Texas6,490$23,940$46,740$89,960
Iowa390$37,080$46,560$79,560
Montana210$35,890$46,370$99,960
West Virginia390$30,850$45,850$65,750
Nebraska370$39,300$45,700$89,920
Mississippi670$28,900$43,410$71,260
Guam90$21,270$42,550$85,340
Puerto Rico1,090$21,840$22,640$45,650

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers is $55,940. Employment is 81,480.

How does First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers is 9.7% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Chattanooga, TN-GA is highest on this page's list at $100,340.