First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers · SOC 33-1091
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workerss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for first-line supervisors of security workers. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (6 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 214 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $100,340 | 180 | 0.7 |
| 2 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $89,610 | 40 | 0.4 |
| 3 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $85,540 | 30 | 0.2 |
| 4 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $82,880 | 60 | 0.4 |
| 5 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $82,010 | 230 | 0.8 |
| 6 | Rochester, MN | $77,200 | 30 | 0.3 |
| 7 | Anchorage, AK | $73,500 | 100 | 0.5 |
| 8 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $73,490 | 2,400 | 0.8 |
| 9 | Lynchburg, VA | $73,230 | 40 | 0.4 |
| 10 | Green Bay, WI | $72,300 | 40 | 0.2 |
| 11 | Syracuse, NY | $71,650 | 100 | 0.3 |
| 12 | Bellingham, WA | $70,940 | 40 | 0.4 |
| 13 | Salem, OR | $70,790 | 80 | 0.4 |
| 14 | Wilmington, NC | $68,940 | 90 | 0.5 |
| 15 | Fayetteville, NC | $67,830 | 70 | 0.5 |
| 16 | Fort Wayne, IN | $66,720 | 90 | 0.4 |
| 17 | New Haven, CT | $66,540 | 90 | 0.3 |
| 18 | Rochester, NY | $66,140 | 170 | 0.3 |
| 19 | Binghamton, NY | $65,140 | 30 | 0.3 |
| 20 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $65,060 | 820 | 0.7 |
| 21 | Evansville, IN | $65,000 | 50 | 0.4 |
| 22 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $64,000 | 160 | 0.3 |
| 23 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $63,740 | 60 | 0.9 |
| 24 | Florence, SC | $63,540 | 40 | 0.4 |
| 25 | Vallejo, CA | $63,190 | 50 | 0.4 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.