SOC 49-2098 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025
How much do Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers make in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT?
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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is $60,590. The 10th percentile is $43,420 and the 90th percentile is $74,340. Employment is 210.
Median annual wage
$60,590
- 10th percentile
- $43,420
- 25th percentile
- $49,960
- Median
- $60,590
- 75th percentile
- $61,580
- 90th percentile
- $74,340
- Mean
- $57,570
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers, the published 10th percentile is $43,420 and the 90th percentile is $74,340. The difference is $30,920, which is 51.0% 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 $49,960 to the 75th at $61,580, covers $11,620.
The mean annual wage is $57,570, which sits below the median of $60,590. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT median is 0.9% higher than the national median of $60,070 for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,681, which is 2.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.9% lower than the Utah median of $61,150.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 98.232, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,590 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers at $61,681 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 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT 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).).
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is 58 miles away, with a median of $61,620 and employment of 540. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,090, against $61,681 here.
- Ogden, UT is 90 miles away, with a median of $59,690 and employment of 110. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,482, against $61,681 here.
- St. George, UT is 190 miles away, with a median of $57,760 and employment of 70. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,350, against $61,681 here.
Employment share
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (210 of 304,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (86,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT · 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 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is $60,590. The 10th percentile is $43,420 and the 90th percentile is $74,340. Employment is 210.
How does that compare with the national median for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers?
The local median is 0.9% higher than the national median of $60,070.
What is Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers pay in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 98.232, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $60,590 is $61,681. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT compare with nearby metros for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers?
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 58 miles away, at $61,620. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.