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

Percentile spread

For Protective Service Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $34,650 and the 90th percentile is $60,380. The difference is $25,730, which is 61.0% 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 $34,650 to the 75th at $51,410, covers $16,760.

The mean annual wage is $45,310, which sits above the median of $42,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 0.9% lower than the national median of $42,540 for Protective Service Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,946, which is 10.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Washington median of $42,170.

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 $42,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Protective Service Workers, All Other at $37,946 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Protective Service Workers, All Other. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 8th of 9 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).).

• Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 39 miles away, with a median of $50,560 and employment of 120. That median is 19.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,876, against $37,946 here.
• Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 60 miles away, with a median of $51,040 and employment of 170. That median is 21% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,233, against $37,946 here.
• Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 69 miles away, with a median of $50,400 and employment of 50. That median is 19.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,198, against $37,946 here.

Employment share

Protective Service Workers, All Other accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (2,750 of 2,086,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (81,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.51 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.