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

How much do Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers make in Tallahassee, FL?

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 Tallahassee, FL is $55,430. The 10th percentile is $36,010 and the 90th percentile is $69,700. Employment is 120.

Median annual wage

$55,430

10th percentile
$36,010
25th percentile
$46,020
Median
$55,430
75th percentile
$57,840
90th percentile
$69,700
Mean
$53,920

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 $36,010 and the 90th percentile is $69,700. The difference is $33,690, which is 60.8% 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 $46,020 to the 75th at $57,840, covers $11,820.

The mean annual wage is $53,920, which sits below the median of $55,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tallahassee, FL median is 7.7% lower than the national median of $60,070 for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,019, which is 1.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.7% lower than the Florida median of $60,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tallahassee, FL is 93.919, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers at $59,019 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. Tallahassee, FL ranks 3rd of 8 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).).

  • Gainesville, FL is 114 miles away, with a median of $52,880 and employment of 60. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,666, against $59,019 here.
  • Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 126 miles away, with a median of $50,170 and employment of 90. That median is 9.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,705, against $59,019 here.
  • Columbus, GA-AL is 147 miles away, with a median of $49,620 and employment of 100. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,568, against $59,019 here.

Employment share

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Tallahassee, FL (120 of 186,160). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (86,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.16 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 Tallahassee, FL · 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 Tallahassee, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers in Tallahassee, FL is $55,430. The 10th percentile is $36,010 and the 90th percentile is $69,700. Employment is 120.

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

The local median is 7.7% lower than the national median of $60,070.

What is Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers pay in Tallahassee, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tallahassee, FL is 93.919, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $55,430 is $59,019. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tallahassee, FL compare with nearby metros for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers?

Gainesville, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 114 miles away, at $52,880. Tallahassee, FL ranks 3rd of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.