SOC 33-9099 · Protective Service Occupations

Protective Service Workers, All Other

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$42,540

U.S. median hourly wage$20.45

U.S. employment81,500

Nationally, protective service workers, all other earned a median of $42,540 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 81,500 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Protective Service Workers, All Other: pay and employment by state
State
New Hampshire	$88,960	$42.77	90	0.1
District of Columbia	$88,570	$42.58	80	0.1
Alabama	$86,350	$41.51	330	0.2
New Mexico	$64,940	$31.22	650	0.7
Wisconsin	$57,620	$27.70	910	0.3
Vermont	$57,490	$27.64	60	0.2
Hawaii	$57,370	$27.58	110	0.2
Alaska	$56,120	$26.98	400	1.2
New Jersey	$54,950	$26.42	3,520	0.8
Nevada	$54,790	$26.34	910	0.6
Rhode Island	$54,630	$26.27	60	0.1
North Dakota	$53,460	$25.70	230	0.5
Maryland	$52,780	$25.38	930	0.3
New York	$52,690	$25.33	1,930	0.2
Oklahoma	$52,360	$25.18	150	0.1
Massachusetts	$50,040	$24.06	610	0.2
Maine	$49,940	$24.01	170	0.3
Mississippi	$49,800	$23.94	180	0.2
Michigan	$49,730	$23.91	730	0.2
Utah	$49,610	$23.85	910	0.5
Oregon	$49,520	$23.81	2,180	1.1
Missouri	$49,290	$23.70	240	0.1
Arizona	$49,090	$23.60	970	0.3
Indiana	$47,930	$23.05	240	0.1
Nebraska	$47,090	$22.64	80	0.1
Idaho	$46,580	$22.39	170	0.2
Kentucky	$46,580	$22.39	540	0.3
Georgia	$45,200	$21.73	1,260	0.3
Ohio	$44,890	$21.58	1,520	0.3
Louisiana	$44,410	$21.35	2,370	1.2
Colorado	$44,340	$21.32	4,640	1.6
Florida	$44,310	$21.30	2,790	0.3
South Carolina	$44,130	$21.22	320	0.1
Tennessee	$44,100	$21.20	830	0.3
North Carolina	$43,740	$21.03	790	0.2
West Virginia	$43,700	$21.01	170	0.2
South Dakota	$42,260	$20.32	130	0.3
Washington	$42,170	$20.27	4,530	1.3
Kansas	$42,150	$20.26	300	0.2
Montana	$41,660	$20.03	310	0.6
Wyoming	$40,330	$19.39	590	2.1
Delaware	$39,520	$19.00	130	0.3
California	$39,330	$18.91	26,360	1.4
Minnesota	$38,330	$18.43	670	0.2
Iowa	$38,160	$18.35	Not published	Not published
Illinois	$38,020	$18.28	600	0.1
Connecticut	$37,480	$18.02	910	0.5
Virginia	$35,230	$16.94	4,000	1.0
Pennsylvania	$34,320	$16.50	5,720	0.9
Texas	$33,500	$16.11	4,360	0.3
Arkansas	$31,270	$15.03	560	0.4
Puerto Rico	$26,680	$12.83	660	0.7

Pay by metro area

All 190 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Protective Service Workers, All Other: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Albany, OR	$70,180	$33.74	90	1.8
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$69,240	$33.29	50	0.3
Reno, NV	$63,250	$30.41	150	0.5
Medford, OR	$62,400	$30.00	60	0.7
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$61,630	$29.63	170	0.7
Grants Pass, OR	$60,900	$29.28	90	2.8
Corpus Christi, TX	$60,590	$29.13	30	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$60,230	$28.96	50	0.2
Madison, WI	$59,140	$28.44	120	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$58,780	$28.26	1,350	0.4
Salem, OR	$58,100	$27.94	270	1.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$57,920	$27.84	3,880	0.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$57,790	$27.78	60	0.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$57,490	$27.64	30	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$56,930	$27.37	260	0.1
Flagstaff, AZ	$56,620	$27.22	90	1.4
Barnstable Town, MA	$56,330	$27.08	50	0.5
Fargo, ND-MN	$56,310	$27.07	40	0.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$56,240	$27.04	990	0.9
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$55,590	$26.73	390	0.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$55,430	$26.65	90	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$55,370	$26.62	340	0.9
Bismarck, ND	$54,620	$26.26	80	1.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$53,470	$25.71	70	0.1
Bend, OR	$52,870	$25.42	90	0.9
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$52,780	$25.38	410	0.3
Lafayette, LA	$52,420	$25.20	Not published	Not published
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$52,190	$25.09	900	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$52,170	$25.08	420	0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$51,890	$24.95	60	0.1
Lexington Park, MD	$51,860	$24.93	40	0.6
Jackson, MS	$51,770	$24.89	70	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$51,770	$24.89	600	0.3
Columbia, SC	$51,630	$24.82	70	0.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$51,040	$24.54	170	1.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$50,930	$24.48	680	0.6
Grand Junction, CO	$50,820	$24.43	60	0.8
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$50,560	$24.31	120	1.3
Bellingham, WA	$50,520	$24.29	110	1.2
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$50,400	$24.23	50	1.0
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$50,110	$24.09	40	0.7
Rapid City, SD	$49,940	$24.01	30	0.4
Urban Honolulu, HI	$49,910	$24.00	60	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$49,570	$23.83	310	0.4
Kenosha, WI	$49,490	$23.80	50	0.7
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$49,140	$23.62	100	0.6
Tallahassee, FL	$48,650	$23.39	70	0.4
Omaha, NE-IA	$48,530	$23.33	30	0.1
Baton Rouge, LA	$48,480	$23.31	290	0.7
Asheville, NC	$48,030	$23.09	50	0.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$47,990	$23.07	170	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$47,910	$23.04	80	0.3
Las Cruces, NM	$47,790	$22.98	40	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$47,570	$22.87	Not published	Not published
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$47,540	$22.86	90	0.1
Casper, WY	$47,380	$22.78	60	1.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$47,220	$22.70	30	0.1
Fort Wayne, IN	$47,180	$22.68	40	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$47,070	$22.63	130	0.1
Boulder, CO	$47,040	$22.62	300	1.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$46,860	$22.53	60	0.2
Columbus, OH	$46,800	$22.50	220	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$46,760	$22.48	790	2.4
Ogden, UT	$46,730	$22.47	120	0.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$46,710	$22.46	110	0.1
Worcester, MA	$46,590	$22.40	50	0.1
Boise City, ID	$46,580	$22.39	110	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$46,320	$22.27	300	0.2
Napa, CA	$46,110	$22.17	70	0.9
Akron, OH	$46,030	$22.13	110	0.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$45,950	$22.09	790	0.3
Greeley, CO	$45,860	$22.05	240	2.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$45,770	$22.01	1,050	0.9
St. Louis, MO-IL	$45,690	$21.97	150	0.1
Knoxville, TN	$45,620	$21.93	100	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$45,550	$21.90	190	0.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$45,390	$21.82	60	0.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$45,390	$21.82	110	0.3
Vallejo, CA	$45,360	$21.81	210	1.4
Hammond, LA	$45,230	$21.75	50	1.0
Rochester, NY	$45,140	$21.70	50	0.1
Lynchburg, VA	$45,060	$21.66	60	0.6
Cleveland, OH	$45,050	$21.66	560	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$45,040	$21.65	210	0.3
Wilmington, NC	$45,010	$21.64	30	0.2
Anchorage, AK	$45,000	$21.64	110	0.6
Modesto, CA	$44,990	$21.63	410	2.1
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$44,980	$21.62	240	1.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	$44,840	$21.56	90	0.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$44,490	$21.39	2,820	1.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$44,360	$21.33	80	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$44,280	$21.29	210	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$44,270	$21.28	2,570	1.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$43,970	$21.14	230	0.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$43,970	$21.14	120	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$43,950	$21.13	490	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$43,720	$21.02	2,550	1.6
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$43,700	$21.01	80	0.8
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$43,490	$20.91	40	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$43,480	$20.91	630	1.4
St. George, UT	$43,330	$20.83	80	0.9
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$43,240	$20.79	260	0.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$43,210	$20.78	200	1.2
Visalia, CA	$43,090	$20.72	450	2.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$43,050	$20.70	2,400	1.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$42,690	$20.52	420	2.5
Savannah, GA	$42,470	$20.42	60	0.3
Wichita, KS	$42,440	$20.41	Not published	Not published
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$42,200	$20.29	70	0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$42,170	$20.27	2,750	1.3
Yakima, WA	$41,850	$20.12	50	0.5
Monroe, LA	$41,820	$20.11	150	1.7
Gettysburg, PA	$41,600	$20.00	40	1.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$41,320	$19.87	190	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$40,820	$19.63	170	0.3
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$40,330	$19.39	30	0.4
Traverse City, MI	$40,330	$19.39	70	1.1
Tulsa, OK	$39,960	$19.21	30	0.1
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$39,910	$19.19	280	1.4
Charleston, WV	$39,850	$19.16	30	0.3
El Paso, TX	$39,720	$19.10	60	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$39,480	$18.98	190	0.5
Topeka, KS	$39,250	$18.87	50	0.4
Redding, CA	$38,860	$18.68	120	1.6
Lebanon, PA	$38,840	$18.67	60	1.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$38,810	$18.66	90	1.1
Merced, CA	$38,740	$18.62	390	5.0
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$38,660	$18.59	70	0.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$38,540	$18.53	50	0.3
Chico, CA	$38,460	$18.49	150	1.9
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$38,450	$18.49	400	1.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$38,330	$18.43	790	0.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$38,020	$18.28	540	0.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$38,010	$18.28	350	1.0
Syracuse, NY	$37,720	$18.14	50	0.2
Yuba City, CA	$37,710	$18.13	130	2.6
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$37,530	$18.04	860	3.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$37,400	$17.98	330	0.5
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$37,370	$17.97	90	1.9
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$37,310	$17.94	Not published	Not published
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$37,290	$17.93	9,160	1.5
Colorado Springs, CO	$37,200	$17.88	620	2.0
Salinas, CA	$37,050	$17.81	350	1.9
Cheyenne, WY	$37,020	$17.80	70	1.4
Toledo, OH	$37,010	$17.79	90	0.3
Lake Charles, LA	$36,390	$17.50	50	0.5
New Haven, CT	$36,120	$17.37	Not published	Not published
Johnson City, TN	$36,110	$17.36	Not published	Not published
Pittsburgh, PA	$36,080	$17.35	960	0.9
El Centro, CA	$35,750	$17.19	290	4.4
Duluth, MN-WI	$35,720	$17.18	30	0.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$35,650	$17.14	200	0.8
Fresno, CA	$35,570	$17.10	680	1.4
Green Bay, WI	$35,410	$17.02	40	0.2
Pueblo, CO	$35,360	$17.00	70	1.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$35,060	$16.86	2,760	1.0
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$35,030	$16.84	80	0.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$34,940	$16.80	430	0.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$34,610	$16.64	1,080	0.3
Winchester, VA-WV	$34,540	$16.61	30	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$33,950	$16.32	Not published	Not published
Williamsport, PA	$33,840	$16.27	60	1.2
Roanoke, VA	$33,640	$16.18	140	0.9
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$33,500	$16.11	880	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$33,470	$16.09	120	0.5
York-Hanover, PA	$33,260	$15.99	260	1.4
Erie, PA	$33,020	$15.87	120	1.0
State College, PA	$33,000	$15.87	60	0.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$32,470	$15.61	1,200	1.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$31,270	$15.03	170	0.6
Billings, MT	$30,830	$14.82	60	0.7
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$30,400	$14.61	270	0.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$29,840	$14.35	180	0.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$28,260	$13.59	520	0.8
Clarksville, TN-KY	$27,960	$13.44	60	0.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$27,950	$13.44	270	0.9
Reading, PA	$27,920	$13.42	180	1.0
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$24,320	$11.69	50	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$23,470	$11.29	140	0.6
Aguadilla, PR	$21,840	$10.50	50	1.0
Chambersburg, PA	Not published	Not published	50	0.9
Chattanooga, TN-GA	Not published	Not published	80	0.3
Corvallis, OR	Not published	Not published	40	1.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	Not published	Not published	30	0.1
Huntsville, AL	Not published	Not published	160	0.6
Johnstown, PA	Not published	Not published	60	1.2
Lincoln, NE	Not published	Not published	40	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	Not published	Not published	1,060	1.0
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	Not published	Not published	220	1.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	Not published	Not published	100	1.0

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.