How much do Protective Service Workers, All Other make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Protective Service Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $47,320 and the 90th percentile is $76,190. The difference is $28,870, which is 55.8% 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 $47,320 to the 75th at $61,660, covers $14,340.

The mean annual wage is $57,600, which sits above the median of $51,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 21.7% higher than the national median of $42,540 for Protective Service Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,108, which is 17.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.5% higher than the Arizona median of $49,090.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Protective Service Workers, All Other at $50,108 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 Protective Service Workers, All Other. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 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).).

• Tucson, AZ is 75 miles away, with a median of $45,550 and employment of 190. That median is 12% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,009, against $50,108 here.
• Flagstaff, AZ is 183 miles away, with a median of $56,620 and employment of 90. That median is 9.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,437, against $50,108 here.
• El Centro, CA is 191 miles away, with a median of $35,750 and employment of 290. That median is 30.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,563, against $50,108 here.

Employment share

Protective Service Workers, All Other accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (600 of 2,375,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (81,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.48 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.