Protective Service Workers, All Other Salary by City

Top 15 cities for protective service workers, all other by average salary

Washington, DC	$76,520
Salt Lake City, UT	$76,480
Honolulu, HI	$75,710
Albuquerque, NM	$70,950
Naples, FL	$68,270
Reno, NV	$67,230
Albany, OR	$65,870
Columbus, OH	$62,240
Albany, NY	$61,490
Trenton, NJ	$61,420
Grants Pass, OR	$61,310
Lexington, KY	$61,260
Medford, OR	$60,020
New York, NY	$60,020
Madison, WI	$59,900

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary by state

Washington, D.C. pays other protective service workers the most statewide, $88,990 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Washington, D.C.	$88,990	$88,570	80	1	$76,520	$76,520
New Hampshire	$83,910	$88,960	90	0	n/a	n/a
Hawaii	$74,400	$57,370	110	1	$75,710	$75,710
New Mexico	$74,380	$64,940	650	2	$70,950	$56,330
Alabama	$73,800	$86,350	330	0	n/a	n/a
Rhode Island	$64,630	$54,630	60	1	$55,610	$55,610
Utah	$61,720	$49,610	910	4	$76,480	$47,440
New York	$58,680	$52,690	1,930	6	$61,490	$44,340
Vermont	$57,830	$57,490	60	1	$55,750	$55,750
Nevada	$57,040	$54,790	910	2	$67,230	$54,550
Wisconsin	$56,900	$57,620	910	4	$59,900	$51,070
New Jersey	$56,840	$54,950	3,520	2	$61,420	$46,600
Nebraska	$56,720	$47,090	80	1	$53,280	$53,280
Maryland	$56,610	$52,780	930	3	$54,330	$48,060
North Dakota	$55,730	$53,460	230	2	$58,690	$57,960
Arizona	$55,570	$49,090	970	3	$57,910	$49,250
Alaska	$55,180	$56,120	400	1	$49,440	$49,440
Massachusetts	$53,850	$50,040	610	3	$57,180	$50,370
Oregon	$52,920	$49,520	2,180	6	$65,870	$49,820
Oklahoma	$52,090	$52,360	150	1	$43,380	$43,380
Idaho	$51,910	$46,580	170	1	$53,190	$53,190
Michigan	$51,580	$49,730	730	3	$56,340	$46,480
West Virginia	$51,560	$43,700	170	1	$50,240	$50,240
Missouri	$51,100	$49,290	240	2	$51,320	$44,140
Maine	$51,040	$49,940	170	1	$49,690	$49,690
Georgia	$51,010	$45,200	1,260	3	$55,650	$29,170
North Carolina	$50,360	$43,740	790	5	$57,640	$44,350
Tennessee	$49,730	$44,100	830	6	$53,440	$39,000
Connecticut	$49,490	$37,480	910	5	$54,110	$43,960
Colorado	$49,130	$44,340	4,640	7	$55,770	$41,270
Ohio	$48,920	$44,890	1,520	8	$62,240	$40,490
Florida	$48,840	$44,310	2,790	9	$68,270	$37,640
Illinois	$48,560	$38,020	600	1	$49,290	$49,290
Montana	$48,340	$41,660	310	1	$41,660	$41,660
Mississippi	$47,910	$49,800	180	1	$52,720	$52,720
Kentucky	$47,560	$46,580	540	2	$61,260	$45,930
Indiana	$47,260	$47,930	240	2	$47,610	$42,410
Virginia	$47,230	$35,230	4,000	5	$52,260	$37,060
Wyoming	$46,550	$40,330	590	2	$50,290	$46,580
Louisiana	$46,270	$44,410	2,370	8	$50,370	$39,980
California	$46,100	$39,330	26,360	22	$55,580	$38,260
South Carolina	$45,790	$44,130	320	3	$51,100	$44,860
South Dakota	$45,660	$42,260	130	1	$50,990	$50,990
Washington	$45,480	$42,170	4,530	7	$56,970	$45,310
Minnesota	$45,400	$38,330	670	2	$47,010	$44,610
Kansas	$42,860	$42,150	300	2	$43,490	$41,070
Iowa	$42,620	$38,160	n/a	1	$40,290	$40,290
Delaware	$41,780	$39,520	130	0	n/a	n/a
Texas	$41,640	$33,500	4,360	8	$57,010	$28,330
Pennsylvania	$37,770	$34,320	5,720	13	$46,670	$33,920
Arkansas	$36,110	$31,270	560	2	$35,310	$33,270
Puerto Rico	$30,380	$26,680	660	2	$31,480	$22,890

Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Washington, DC	$76,520	$58,780	$36.79	1,350
Salt Lake City, UT	$76,480	$55,590	$36.77	390
Honolulu, HI	$75,710	$49,910	$36.40	60
Albuquerque, NM	$70,950	$55,370	$34.11	340
Naples, FL	$68,270	$69,240	$32.82	50
Reno, NV	$67,230	$63,250	$32.32	150
Albany, OR	$65,870	$70,180	$31.67	90
Columbus, OH	$62,240	$46,800	$29.93	220
Albany, NY	$61,490	$55,430	$29.56	90
Trenton, NJ	$61,420	$61,630	$29.53	170
Grants Pass, OR	$61,310	$60,900	$29.48	90
Lexington, KY	$61,260	$60,230	$29.45	50
Medford, OR	$60,020	$62,400	$28.85	60
New York, NY	$60,020	$57,920	$28.86	3,880
Madison, WI	$59,900	$59,140	$28.80	120
Fargo, ND	$58,690	$56,310	$28.21	40
Salem, OR	$58,030	$58,100	$27.90	270
Bismarck, ND	$57,960	$54,620	$27.86	80
Flagstaff, AZ	$57,910	$56,620	$27.84	90
Durham, NC	$57,640	$57,790	$27.71	60
Phoenix, AZ	$57,600	$51,770	$27.69	600
Raleigh, NC	$57,290	$47,540	$27.55	90
Barnstable, MA	$57,180	$56,330	$27.49	50
Kenosha, WI	$57,160	$49,490	$27.48	50
Corpus Christi, TX	$57,010	$60,590	$27.41	30
Mount Vernon, WA	$56,970	$50,400	$27.39	50
Grand Rapids, MI	$56,340	$53,470	$27.09	70
Las Cruces, NM	$56,330	$47,790	$27.08	40
Miami, FL	$56,190	$52,190	$27.02	900
Detroit, MI	$55,960	$56,930	$26.90	260
Boulder, CO	$55,770	$47,040	$26.81	300
Burlington, VT	$55,750	$57,490	$26.80	30
Atlanta, GA	$55,650	$45,950	$26.76	790
Providence, RI	$55,610	$46,710	$26.74	110
San Jose, CA	$55,580	$56,240	$26.72	990
Bend, OR	$55,030	$52,870	$26.46	90
Rochester, NY	$54,790	$45,140	$26.34	50
Boston, MA	$54,780	$52,170	$26.34	420
Las Vegas, NV	$54,550	$50,930	$26.23	680
Lexington Park, MD	$54,330	$51,860	$26.12	40
Bridgeport, CT	$54,110	$39,480	$26.01	190
Kiryas Joel, NY	$53,750	$46,860	$25.84	60
Bellingham, WA	$53,660	$50,520	$25.80	110
Green Bay, WI	$53,590	$35,410	$25.77	40
Nashville, TN	$53,440	$47,990	$25.69	170
Charlotte, NC	$53,320	$43,970	$25.63	230
Omaha, NE	$53,280	$48,530	$25.61	30
Boise, ID	$53,190	$46,580	$25.57	110
Memphis, TN	$53,130	$45,040	$25.54	210
Jackson, MS	$52,720	$51,770	$25.35	70
Asheville, NC	$52,410	$48,030	$25.20	50
San Diego, CA	$52,390	$44,270	$25.19	2,570
Ogden, UT	$52,320	$46,730	$25.15	120
Lynchburg, VA	$52,260	$45,060	$25.12	60
Knoxville, TN	$51,880	$45,620	$24.94	100
Napa, CA	$51,490	$46,110	$24.76	70
Wenatchee, WA	$51,410	$50,110	$24.71	40
Grand Junction, CO	$51,410	$50,820	$24.72	60
St. Louis, MO	$51,320	$45,690	$24.67	150
Charleston, SC	$51,100	$51,890	$24.57	60
Milwaukee, WI	$51,070	$49,570	$24.55	310
Columbia, SC	$51,020	$51,630	$24.53	70
Rapid City, SD	$50,990	$49,940	$24.52	30
Baltimore, MD	$50,910	$52,780	$24.47	410
Austin, TX	$50,580	$46,320	$24.32	300
Baton Rouge, LA	$50,370	$48,480	$24.21	290
Worcester, MA	$50,370	$46,590	$24.21	50
Cheyenne, WY	$50,290	$37,020	$24.18	70
Lafayette, LA	$50,290	$52,420	$24.18	n/a
Charleston, WV	$50,240	$39,850	$24.15	30
Waterbury, CT	$50,200	$38,660	$24.14	70
Greeley, CO	$50,040	$45,860	$24.06	240
Portland, OR	$49,820	$45,770	$23.95	1,050
Bremerton, WA	$49,730	$50,560	$23.91	120
Portland, ME	$49,690	$44,360	$23.89	80
Denver, CO	$49,660	$43,720	$23.88	2,550
Cincinnati, OH	$49,610	$41,320	$23.85	190
Fort Myers, FL	$49,510	$47,910	$23.80	80
Hartford, CT	$49,490	$37,400	$23.79	330
Anchorage, AK	$49,440	$45,000	$23.77	110
Chicago, IL	$49,290	$38,020	$23.70	540
Olympia, WA	$49,260	$51,040	$23.68	170
Tucson, AZ	$49,250	$45,550	$23.68	190
San Francisco, CA	$49,120	$44,490	$23.62	2,820
Vallejo, CA	$48,980	$45,360	$23.55	210
Akron, OH	$48,920	$46,030	$23.52	110
Buffalo, NY	$48,870	$45,390	$23.49	60
Tallahassee, FL	$48,780	$48,650	$23.45	70
St. George, UT	$48,360	$43,330	$23.25	80
Shreveport, LA	$48,260	$49,140	$23.20	100
Hagerstown, MD	$48,060	$43,700	$23.11	80
Kingsport, TN	$48,050	$43,490	$23.10	40
Canton, OH	$47,680	$44,840	$22.93	90
Santa Rosa, CA	$47,640	$44,980	$22.90	240
Oxnard, CA	$47,620	$46,760	$22.89	790
Indianapolis, IN	$47,610	$47,570	$22.89	n/a
Provo, UT	$47,440	$43,970	$22.81	120
Blacksburg, VA	$47,090	$40,330	$22.64	30
Minneapolis, MN	$47,010	$43,950	$22.60	490
New Haven, CT	$46,970	$36,120	$22.58	n/a
Fort Collins, CO	$46,830	$42,690	$22.52	420
New Orleans, LA	$46,690	$43,480	$22.45	630
Gettysburg, PA	$46,670	$41,600	$22.44	40
Atlantic City, NJ	$46,600	$43,210	$22.40	200
Casper, WY	$46,580	$47,380	$22.39	60
Traverse City, MI	$46,480	$40,330	$22.35	70
Cleveland, OH	$46,010	$45,050	$22.12	560
Modesto, CA	$45,950	$44,990	$22.09	410
Louisville, KY	$45,930	$40,820	$22.08	170
Savannah, GA	$45,830	$42,470	$22.03	60
Tampa, FL	$45,680	$43,240	$21.96	260
Jacksonville, FL	$45,650	$44,280	$21.95	210
Yakima, WA	$45,470	$41,850	$21.86	50
Seattle, WA	$45,310	$42,170	$21.79	2,750
Dayton, OH	$44,940	$45,390	$21.60	110
Los Angeles, CA	$44,880	$37,290	$21.58	9,160
Greenville, SC	$44,860	$47,220	$21.57	30
Monroe, LA	$44,820	$41,820	$21.55	150
Santa Maria, CA	$44,650	$39,910	$21.47	280
Lebanon, PA	$44,640	$38,840	$21.46	60
Duluth, MN	$44,610	$35,720	$21.45	30
Sarasota, FL	$44,460	$42,200	$21.38	70
Hammond, LA	$44,370	$45,230	$21.33	50
Dallas, TX	$44,360	$34,610	$21.33	1,080
Wilmington, NC	$44,350	$45,010	$21.32	30
Syracuse, NY	$44,340	$37,720	$21.32	50
Visalia, CA	$44,250	$43,090	$21.27	450
Youngstown, OH	$44,250	$38,540	$21.27	50
Kansas City, MO	$44,140	$47,070	$21.22	130
Riverside, CA	$44,070	$43,050	$21.19	2,400
Norwich, CT	$43,960	$35,030	$21.13	80
Orlando, FL	$43,660	$38,330	$20.99	790
Houma, LA	$43,520	$38,810	$20.92	90
Topeka, KS	$43,490	$39,250	$20.91	50
Tulsa, OK	$43,380	$39,960	$20.86	30
Redding, CA	$42,880	$38,860	$20.62	120
Colorado Springs, CO	$42,810	$37,200	$20.58	620
Fort Wayne, IN	$42,410	$47,180	$20.39	40
Chico, CA	$42,130	$38,460	$20.26	150
Bakersfield, CA	$42,110	$38,010	$20.25	350
Yuba City, CA	$41,890	$37,710	$20.14	130
Salinas, CA	$41,750	$37,050	$20.07	350
Billings, MT	$41,660	$30,830	$20.03	60
Winchester, VA	$41,290	$34,540	$19.85	30
Pueblo, CO	$41,270	$35,360	$19.84	70
Wichita, KS	$41,070	$42,440	$19.75	n/a
Hanford, CA	$41,020	$37,370	$19.72	90
Merced, CA	$40,940	$38,740	$19.68	390
Philadelphia, PA	$40,920	$35,060	$19.67	2,760
Toledo, OH	$40,490	$37,010	$19.47	90
Davenport, IA	$40,290	$37,310	$19.37	n/a
Stockton, CA	$40,240	$37,530	$19.35	860
Virginia Beach, VA	$40,220	$34,940	$19.34	430
Scranton, PA	$40,140	$35,650	$19.30	200
Lake Charles, LA	$39,980	$36,390	$19.22	50
Allentown, PA	$39,580	$38,450	$19.03	400
Johnson City, TN	$39,560	$36,110	$19.02	n/a
Fresno, CA	$39,110	$35,570	$18.80	680
Clarksville, TN	$39,000	$27,960	$18.75	60
El Paso, TX	$38,950	$39,720	$18.73	60
El Centro, CA	$38,260	$35,750	$18.40	290
Williamsport, PA	$38,120	$33,840	$18.33	60
Erie, PA	$37,840	$33,020	$18.19	120
Lakeland, FL	$37,640	$33,470	$18.10	120
Houston, TX	$37,530	$33,500	$18.05	880
Roanoke, VA	$37,060	$33,640	$17.82	140
Pittsburgh, PA	$36,890	$36,080	$17.74	960
York, PA	$36,700	$33,260	$17.65	260
Lancaster, PA	$36,410	$33,950	$17.51	n/a
Harrisburg, PA	$36,280	$30,400	$17.44	270
Little Rock, AR	$35,310	$29,840	$16.98	180
State College, PA	$34,690	$33,000	$16.68	60
Brownsville, TX	$34,570	$24,320	$16.62	50
Reading, PA	$33,920	$27,920	$16.31	180
San Antonio, TX	$33,590	$32,470	$16.15	1,200
Fayetteville, AR	$33,270	$31,270	$16.00	170
San Juan, PR	$31,480	$28,260	$15.14	520
Augusta, GA	$29,170	$23,470	$14.03	140
McAllen, TX	$28,330	$27,950	$13.62	270
Aguadilla, PR	$22,890	$21,840	$11.01	50

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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary: questions

Where do other protective service workers make the most money?

In Washington, DC, with an average of $76,520 a year, among the 180 metro areas we cover.

What is the average other protective service workers salary in the U.S.?

$48,070 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $42,540, so half of other protective service workers earn more than that and half less.

What salary should other protective service workers ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of other protective service workers nationwide earn between $35,420 (25th percentile) and $54,910 (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 other protective service workers the most?

Washington, D.C., with a statewide average of $88,990 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is other protective service workers pay the lowest?

Aguadilla, PR, at $22,890 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 33-9099.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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