Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for first-line supervisors of security workers

District of Columbia leads at $83,710 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
District of Columbia$83,710$73,800–$96,610
Vermont$78,110$56,390–$87,770
Alaska$73,500$64,150–$84,700
New Hampshire$66,780$59,060–$81,220
Maryland$63,690$46,270–$75,480
Delaware$62,840$47,510–$83,770
Washington$62,510$51,020–$79,340
New Mexico$62,330$49,080–$81,500
New Jersey$61,590$50,780–$75,680
Indiana$61,520$44,930–$90,260
Oregon$60,940$54,640–$73,670
Virginia$60,790$52,420–$78,170
New York$59,890$47,490–$78,230
Arizona$59,650$47,320–$71,800
Illinois$59,540$45,990–$75,070
Hawaii$59,080$47,010–$72,950
Minnesota$58,540$46,940–$80,910
Missouri$58,200$48,400–$73,600
Kansas$57,960$46,480–$69,930
Massachusetts$57,890$49,590–$70,320
South Dakota$57,880$51,490–$67,960
North Dakota$57,720$50,210–$66,930
North Carolina$57,390$41,310–$70,290
Maine$57,200$50,500–$65,930
Utah$56,290$45,720–$70,060
Connecticut$55,990$45,710–$73,320
Wisconsin$55,270$44,530–$69,070
Colorado$54,680$45,080–$64,980
Michigan$54,500$41,260–$63,460
Arkansas$54,000$41,980–$82,010
California$53,960$46,040–$71,340
Nevada$53,210$43,290–$63,330
Ohio$53,020$46,380–$63,910
Wyoming$51,740$41,670–$65,370
Oklahoma$51,400$44,320–$63,450
Rhode Island$51,090$47,360–$65,680
Tennessee$50,830$39,480–$77,030
Louisiana$50,580$41,990–$66,550
Kentucky$50,260$38,290–$64,540
Georgia$49,400$37,590–$68,220
Idaho$49,300$45,470–$61,790
Pennsylvania$47,510$39,060–$64,380
Alabama$47,440$37,340–$80,150
Florida$47,140$43,240–$60,370
South Carolina$47,100$37,410–$61,240
Texas$46,740$36,150–$62,280
Iowa$46,560$43,010–$63,330
Montana$46,370$42,220–$67,530
West Virginia$45,850$37,270–$58,870
Nebraska$45,700$43,870–$61,930
Mississippi$43,410$35,270–$56,250

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.