SOC 49-2098 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers make in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is $45,740. The 10th percentile is $31,220 and the 90th percentile is $61,010. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$45,740

10th percentile
$31,220
25th percentile
$39,280
Median
$45,740
75th percentile
$57,840
90th percentile
$61,010
Mean
$46,640

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers, the published 10th percentile is $31,220 and the 90th percentile is $61,010. The difference is $29,790, which is 65.1% 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 $39,280 to the 75th at $57,840, covers $18,560.

The mean annual wage is $46,640, which sits above the median of $45,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC median is 23.9% lower than the national median of $60,070 for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,770, which is 17.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.9% lower than the Georgia median of $53,100.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Georgia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 91.903, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers at $49,770 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 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ranks 13th 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).).

  • Columbia, SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $60,310 and employment of 320. That median is 31.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,391, against $49,770 here.
  • Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 88 miles away, with a median of $60,390 and employment of 160. That median is 32% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,754, against $49,770 here.
  • Spartanburg, SC is 95 miles away, with a median of $63,340 and employment of 60. That median is 38.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,565, against $49,770 here.

Employment share

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (40 of 231,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (86,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.31 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC · Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 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 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers make in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is $45,740. The 10th percentile is $31,220 and the 90th percentile is $61,010. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers?

The local median is 23.9% lower than the national median of $60,070.

What is Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers pay in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 91.903, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,740 is $49,770. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC compare with nearby metros for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers?

Columbia, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 69 miles away, at $60,310. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ranks 13th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.