SOC 33-1091 · Protective Service

First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers Salary by City

First-line supervisors of security workers earn the most in Kennewick, WA (average $87,760 a year), followed by Fayetteville, AR ($86,220) and Lafayette, IN ($85,230), among the 214 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $59,900 and the median $55,940, for 81,480 workers (May 2025).

$59,900U.S. average
$88Khighest: Kennewick, WA
$25Klowest: Aguadilla, PR
214metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Kennewick, WA$87,760
Fayetteville, AR$86,220
Lafayette, IN$85,230
Florence, SC$78,970
Chattanooga, TN$78,590
Norwich, CT$78,570
Lynchburg, VA$75,470
Syracuse, NY$73,940
Rochester, MN$73,800
Washington, DC$73,330
Anchorage, AK$72,280
Green Bay, WI$70,450
Salem, OR$70,060
New Haven, CT$68,920
Wilmington, NC$68,830
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers salary by state

Washington, D.C. pays first-line supervisors of security workers the most statewide, $83,880 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Washington, D.C.$83,880$83,7107101$73,330$73,330
Alaska$75,810$73,5002601$72,280$72,280
Vermont$73,170$78,110600n/an/a
New Hampshire$71,360$66,7802501$62,660$62,660
Washington$67,910$62,5101,8006$87,760$61,550
Virginia$67,420$60,7902,1204$75,470$61,010
Maryland$67,210$63,6901,6402$65,490$56,830
New York$66,150$59,8907,0508$73,940$60,060
New Mexico$65,850$62,3305803$63,680$54,150
New Jersey$65,520$61,5902,2002$61,320$57,340
Oregon$65,500$60,9409803$70,060$60,430
Minnesota$65,350$58,5401,2603$73,800$55,600
Indiana$65,330$61,5201,6207$85,230$55,550
Delaware$64,440$62,8401801$55,970$55,970
Illinois$63,770$59,5402,3703$62,070$55,220
Missouri$63,710$58,2001,0903$67,260$55,000
Arkansas$63,200$54,0009704$86,220$40,920
North Dakota$63,130$57,7201000n/an/a
South Dakota$61,530$57,880801$65,160$65,160
Tennessee$61,450$50,8301,8504$78,590$59,750
Kansas$61,450$57,9604802$58,860$57,890
Connecticut$61,370$55,9907005$78,570$56,400
Massachusetts$61,260$57,8901,8103$63,490$60,980
Arizona$60,880$59,6501,5504$61,300$57,280
Maine$60,300$57,2001702$65,170$55,760
California$59,930$53,96010,85015$68,170$52,580
Hawaii$59,810$59,0805902$66,250$58,000
Rhode Island$59,350$51,0902501$59,900$59,900
Colorado$59,220$54,6801,5206$61,310$52,380
Utah$59,040$56,2903803$58,510$55,380
Nevada$58,080$53,2102,5402$61,690$57,870
North Carolina$58,000$57,3902,7308$68,830$54,590
Oklahoma$57,740$51,4001,4803$65,910$54,560
Alabama$57,730$47,4408505$61,220$56,660
Montana$57,620$46,3702100n/an/a
Wisconsin$57,440$55,2708805$70,450$50,290
Ohio$57,230$53,0202,0308$59,200$50,210
Georgia$56,550$49,4002,5407$58,030$47,720
Michigan$56,450$54,5001,9406$63,960$49,030
Louisiana$56,030$50,5808908$62,280$46,190
Idaho$55,320$49,3002302$56,620$52,040
Nebraska$55,150$45,7003702$52,120$49,930
Wyoming$54,940$51,740900n/an/a
Pennsylvania$54,720$47,5103,1609$62,480$52,230
Kentucky$54,280$50,2608103$56,470$49,710
Iowa$54,180$46,5603902$63,160$56,090
Florida$53,540$47,1406,56015$65,180$48,480
Texas$52,950$46,7406,49013$56,910$41,690
South Carolina$52,800$47,1007706$78,970$46,330
West Virginia$48,290$45,8503904$53,850$41,480
Mississippi$46,430$43,4106702$49,850$45,480
Puerto Rico$28,640$22,6401,0904$31,590$25,370
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First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Kennewick, WA$87,760$82,880$42.1960
Fayetteville, AR$86,220$82,010$41.45230
Lafayette, IN$85,230$89,610$40.9740
Florence, SC$78,970$63,540$37.9640
Chattanooga, TN$78,590$100,340$37.78180
Norwich, CT$78,570$85,540$37.7830
Lynchburg, VA$75,470$73,230$36.2840
Syracuse, NY$73,940$71,650$35.55100
Rochester, MN$73,800$77,200$35.4830
Washington, DC$73,330$73,490$35.262,400
Anchorage, AK$72,280$73,500$34.75100
Green Bay, WI$70,450$72,300$33.8740
Salem, OR$70,060$70,790$33.6880
New Haven, CT$68,920$66,540$33.1390
Wilmington, NC$68,830$68,940$33.0990
Seattle, WA$68,590$62,640$32.971,200
San Francisco, CA$68,170$60,590$32.781,320
Albany, NY$67,290$64,000$32.35160
St. Louis, MO$67,260$58,330$32.34620
Indianapolis, IN$67,170$65,060$32.29820
Bellingham, WA$67,060$70,940$32.2440
Fort Wayne, IN$66,630$66,720$32.0490
Rochester, NY$66,590$66,140$32.01170
Portland, OR$66,560$61,560$32.00770
Richmond, VA$66,540$62,510$31.99240
New York, NY$66,450$59,890$31.957,310
San Jose, CA$66,390$57,910$31.92580
Kahului, HI$66,250$63,740$31.8560
Minneapolis, MN$66,030$58,100$31.75900
Oklahoma City, OK$65,910$60,200$31.69430
Roanoke, VA$65,790$62,550$31.6360
Baltimore, MD$65,490$60,770$31.49940
Naples, FL$65,180$58,990$31.34110
Portland, ME$65,170$60,840$31.3360
Sioux Falls, SD$65,160$59,580$31.3330
Evansville, IN$64,900$65,000$31.2050
Utica, NY$64,520$61,450$31.0270
Fayetteville, NC$64,340$67,830$30.9370
Santa Maria, CA$64,180$60,860$30.8660
Ann Arbor, MI$63,960$61,910$30.7530
Spokane, WA$63,870$56,870$30.71130
Albuquerque, NM$63,680$60,720$30.61280
Raleigh, NC$63,510$61,710$30.54410
Worcester, MA$63,490$60,430$30.5390
Olympia, WA$63,480$55,960$30.5250
Binghamton, NY$63,260$65,140$30.4130
Davenport, IA$63,160$54,800$30.3790
Vallejo, CA$62,750$63,190$30.1750
Manchester, NH$62,660$59,680$30.1390
York, PA$62,480$57,100$30.0460
Baton Rouge, LA$62,280$61,530$29.94200
Bridgeport, CT$62,200$55,980$29.91160
Chicago, IL$62,070$58,990$29.842,120
Boston, MA$61,960$57,890$29.791,600
Durham, NC$61,830$60,200$29.73130
Buffalo, NY$61,740$60,910$29.68190
Reno, NV$61,690$60,610$29.66170
Bremerton, WA$61,550$58,150$29.5940
Santa Fe, NM$61,380$52,860$29.5140
Trenton, NJ$61,320$59,340$29.48120
Denver, CO$61,310$56,200$29.48950
Phoenix, AZ$61,300$59,700$29.471,150
Mobile, AL$61,220$49,550$29.4460
Tucson, AZ$61,200$61,460$29.42180
Santa Rosa, CA$61,100$58,490$29.37110
Virginia Beach, VA$61,010$59,990$29.33360
Allentown, PA$60,990$59,880$29.32140
Springfield, MA$60,980$59,630$29.3280
Kansas City, MO$60,940$57,800$29.30420
Flagstaff, AZ$60,510$61,680$29.0940
Eugene, OR$60,430$57,830$29.0550
Memphis, TN$60,420$50,830$29.05580
Madison, WI$60,400$60,710$29.0480
Boulder, CO$60,160$54,340$28.9240
Kiryas Joel, NY$60,060$57,890$28.88160
Fresno, CA$60,010$61,790$28.85150
Daphne, AL$60,010$57,360$28.8540
Nashville, TN$59,990$47,600$28.84730
Providence, RI$59,900$53,560$28.80300
Knoxville, TN$59,750$48,710$28.73190
Asheville, NC$59,640$61,500$28.6760
Oxnard, CA$59,560$55,310$28.6380
Harrisburg, PA$59,480$59,600$28.60130
Cleveland, OH$59,200$56,760$28.46400
Los Angeles, CA$58,860$49,900$28.304,240
Topeka, KS$58,860$58,930$28.3050
Reading, PA$58,730$53,650$28.2450
Cincinnati, OH$58,630$56,970$28.19480
South Bend, IN$58,610$47,130$28.1870
Stockton, CA$58,600$50,820$28.17120
Provo, UT$58,510$55,660$28.1340
Montgomery, AL$58,400$46,300$28.0890
Battle Creek, MI$58,300$58,750$28.0330
Williamsport, PA$58,160$55,850$27.9630
New Orleans, LA$58,040$52,000$27.90340
Atlanta, GA$58,030$49,230$27.901,750
Honolulu, HI$58,000$54,920$27.88450
Peoria, IL$57,970$59,580$27.8730
Salt Lake City, UT$57,970$54,670$27.87280
Wichita, KS$57,890$56,720$27.83100
Las Vegas, NV$57,870$53,160$27.822,240
Lansing, MI$57,720$55,950$27.7540
Gainesville, GA$57,630$55,170$27.7140
Tulsa, OK$57,630$54,480$27.71370
Elkhart, IN$57,510$45,660$27.6540
Hartford, CT$57,450$47,240$27.62230
Columbus, OH$57,430$51,470$27.61530
Sacramento, CA$57,350$51,270$27.57620
Atlantic City, NJ$57,340$54,310$27.57270
Yuma, AZ$57,280$57,440$27.5430
Detroit, MI$57,000$56,570$27.40940
Milwaukee, WI$56,970$55,270$27.39430
Austin, TX$56,910$50,850$27.36550
El Centro, CA$56,910$47,870$27.3650
Monroe, LA$56,890$56,730$27.3550
Huntsville, AL$56,880$42,460$27.35180
Hagerstown, MD$56,830$59,300$27.3250
Birmingham, AL$56,660$47,410$27.24270
Boise, ID$56,620$51,610$27.22130
Philadelphia, PA$56,610$48,650$27.221,960
Louisville, KY$56,470$50,910$27.15310
Waterbury, CT$56,400$45,860$27.11120
Modesto, CA$56,250$48,170$27.0440
Akron, OH$56,090$51,380$26.97130
Des Moines, IA$56,090$45,700$26.97120
Charlotte, NC$56,030$49,550$26.941,210
Charleston, SC$55,990$51,800$26.9270
Dover, DE$55,970$50,180$26.9140
Bangor, ME$55,760$50,260$26.8140
Savannah, GA$55,670$56,570$26.7680
Duluth, MN$55,600$47,900$26.7350
Dayton, OH$55,590$49,930$26.73130
Bloomington, IN$55,550$50,980$26.7140
Fort Myers, FL$55,530$50,740$26.70120
Ogden, UT$55,380$54,990$26.6330
Macon, GA$55,270$53,130$26.5740
Rockford, IL$55,220$55,450$26.5540
Riverside, CA$55,090$48,490$26.491,130
Pueblo, CO$55,070$47,020$26.4840
Springfield, MO$55,000$53,740$26.4440
Lancaster, PA$54,860$52,920$26.3760
Winston-Salem, NC$54,860$50,800$26.38130
Pittsburgh, PA$54,800$47,340$26.35650
Fort Smith, AR$54,740$47,710$26.3260
Dallas, TX$54,670$46,910$26.292,160
Miami, FL$54,670$47,720$26.282,900
Little Rock, AR$54,670$46,000$26.28290
Greensboro, NC$54,590$49,710$26.25280
Lawton, OK$54,560$52,020$26.2360
Beaumont, TX$54,510$49,890$26.2150
Killeen, TX$54,480$60,110$26.1930
Las Cruces, NM$54,150$59,010$26.0440
Lakeland, FL$54,100$47,070$26.01110
Houston, TX$54,030$46,490$25.981,710
Huntington, WV$53,850$56,380$25.8930
Colorado Springs, CO$53,830$45,490$25.88180
Grand Rapids, MI$53,730$49,730$25.83210
San Diego, CA$53,430$46,330$25.691,230
Fort Collins, CO$53,400$46,870$25.6790
Youngstown, OH$53,400$47,290$25.6780
Slidell, LA$53,390$45,030$25.6730
Tampa, FL$53,320$45,950$25.63770
Sarasota, FL$53,060$45,430$25.51190
Deltona, FL$53,030$48,820$25.4960
Bowling Green, KY$52,940$48,690$25.4530
Columbus, GA$52,870$50,630$25.4260
Bakersfield, CA$52,580$42,650$25.2860
Port St. Lucie, FL$52,500$45,590$25.2460
Greeley, CO$52,380$44,690$25.1860
Erie, PA$52,230$46,160$25.1160
Palm Bay, FL$52,220$50,060$25.1190
Orlando, FL$52,210$48,590$25.101,070
Omaha, NE$52,120$45,700$25.06270
Coeur d'Alene, ID$52,040$48,010$25.0240
Myrtle Beach, SC$51,980$45,520$24.9950
Amarillo, TX$51,890$45,830$24.9550
Morgantown, WV$51,790$52,120$24.9030
Toledo, OH$51,550$48,080$24.78110
Shreveport, LA$51,190$46,030$24.6160
Pensacola, FL$51,100$44,210$24.5770
Greenville, SC$50,730$47,100$24.39180
Gainesville, FL$50,520$45,090$24.2950
Oshkosh, WI$50,390$43,390$24.2340
Crestview, FL$50,290$45,260$24.1840
Appleton, WI$50,290$44,570$24.1840
Canton, OH$50,210$48,100$24.1450
Spartanburg, SC$50,060$47,660$24.0740
Corpus Christi, TX$50,020$47,920$24.0570
Lincoln, NE$49,930$44,060$24.0040
Gulfport, MS$49,850$46,850$23.97170
Lexington, KY$49,710$44,910$23.90170
Alexandria, LA$49,580$45,520$23.8430
San Antonio, TX$49,570$44,540$23.83710
Flint, MI$49,030$46,130$23.57160
Augusta, GA$48,970$42,810$23.54180
Jacksonville, FL$48,480$44,140$23.31560
Tallahassee, FL$48,480$43,890$23.3160
Albany, GA$47,720$35,190$22.9450
Longview, TX$47,470$43,140$22.8240
Lubbock, TX$46,940$45,480$22.5770
Lake Charles, LA$46,940$44,370$22.5740
Columbia, SC$46,330$43,140$22.27230
Lafayette, LA$46,190$46,350$22.2130
Jackson, MS$45,480$38,550$21.87140
Waco, TX$45,270$38,070$21.7650
Laredo, TX$45,050$36,000$21.6630
Wheeling, WV$44,410$43,250$21.3530
McAllen, TX$41,690$38,720$20.05170
Charleston, WV$41,480$37,350$19.94140
Jonesboro, AR$40,920$33,570$19.6860
Mayaguez, PR$31,590$23,070$15.1930
Ponce, PR$29,320$22,540$14.1030
San Juan, PR$28,460$22,490$13.68930
Aguadilla, PR$25,370$21,840$12.2040

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First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers salary: questions

Where do first-line supervisors of security workers make the most money?

In Kennewick, WA, with an average of $87,760 a year, among the 214 metro areas we cover.

What is the average first-line supervisors of security workers salary in the U.S.?

$59,900 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $55,940, so half of first-line supervisors of security workers earn more than that and half less.

What salary should first-line supervisors of security workers ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of first-line supervisors of security workers nationwide earn between $45,030 (25th percentile) and $71,950 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays first-line supervisors of security workers the most?

Washington, D.C., with a statewide average of $83,880 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is first-line supervisors of security workers pay the lowest?

Aguadilla, PR, at $25,370 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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