SOC 33-9099 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Protective Service Workers, All Other make in St. George, UT?

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 St. George, UT is $43,330. The 10th percentile is $40,330 and the 90th percentile is $67,200. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$43,330

10th percentile
$40,330
25th percentile
$40,330
Median
$43,330
75th percentile
$51,630
90th percentile
$67,200
Mean
$48,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Protective Service Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $40,330 and the 90th percentile is $67,200. The difference is $26,870, which is 62.0% 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 $40,330 to the 75th at $51,630, covers $11,300.

The mean annual wage is $48,360, which sits above the median of $43,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. George, UT median is 1.9% higher than the national median of $42,540 for Protective Service Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,523, which is 4.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.7% lower than the Utah median of $49,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. George, UT is 97.321, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Protective Service Workers, All Other at $44,523 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. St. George, UT ranks 4th 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).).

  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 111 miles away, with a median of $50,930 and employment of 680. That median is 17.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,821, against $44,523 here.
  • Flagstaff, AZ is 137 miles away, with a median of $56,620 and employment of 90. That median is 30.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,437, against $44,523 here.
  • Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 190 miles away, with a median of $43,970 and employment of 120. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,761, against $44,523 here.

Employment share

Protective Service Workers, All Other accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in St. George, UT (80 of 90,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (81,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.69 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 St. George, UT · 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 St. George, UT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Protective Service Workers, All Other in St. George, UT is $43,330. The 10th percentile is $40,330 and the 90th percentile is $67,200. Employment is 80.

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

The local median is 1.9% higher than the national median of $42,540.

What is Protective Service Workers, All Other pay in St. George, UT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. George, UT is 97.321, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $43,330 is $44,523. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does St. George, UT compare with nearby metros for Protective Service Workers, All Other?

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $50,930. St. George, UT ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.