SOC 33-9099 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Protective Service Workers, All Other make in Canton-Massillon, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Protective Service Workers, All Other in Canton-Massillon, OH is $44,840. The 10th percentile is $31,830 and the 90th percentile is $68,160. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$44,840

10th percentile
$31,830
25th percentile
$34,420
Median
$44,840
75th percentile
$52,460
90th percentile
$68,160
Mean
$47,680

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Protective Service Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $31,830 and the 90th percentile is $68,160. The difference is $36,330, which is 81.0% 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 $34,420 to the 75th at $52,460, covers $18,040.

The mean annual wage is $47,680, which sits above the median of $44,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Canton-Massillon, OH median is 5.4% higher than the national median of $42,540 for Protective Service Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,153, which is 17.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% lower than the Ohio median of $44,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Canton-Massillon, OH is 89.406, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Protective Service Workers, All Other at $50,153 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Protective Service Workers, All Other. Canton-Massillon, OH ranks 6th of 14 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).).

  • Akron, OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $46,030 and employment of 110. That median is 2.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,298, against $50,153 here.
  • Youngstown-Warren, OH is 42 miles away, with a median of $38,540 and employment of 50. That median is 14% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,099, against $50,153 here.
  • Cleveland, OH is 67 miles away, with a median of $45,050 and employment of 560. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,965, against $50,153 here.

Employment share

Protective Service Workers, All Other accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Canton-Massillon, OH (90 of 163,080). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (81,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 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 Canton-Massillon, OH · 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 Protective Service Workers, All Other make in Canton-Massillon, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Protective Service Workers, All Other in Canton-Massillon, OH is $44,840. The 10th percentile is $31,830 and the 90th percentile is $68,160. Employment is 90.

How does that compare with the national median for Protective Service Workers, All Other?

The local median is 5.4% higher than the national median of $42,540.

What is Protective Service Workers, All Other pay in Canton-Massillon, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Canton-Massillon, OH is 89.406, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $44,840 is $50,153. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Canton-Massillon, OH compare with nearby metros for Protective Service Workers, All Other?

Akron, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $46,030. Canton-Massillon, OH ranks 6th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.