Protective Service Workers, All Other salary
The median pay for protective service workers, all other in the United States is $42,540 a year. About 81,500 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $32,470
- 25th percentile
- $35,420
- Median percentile
- $42,540
- 75th percentile
- $54,910
- 90th percentile
- $74,590
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New Hampshire $88,960
- District of Columbia $88,570
- Alabama $86,350
- New Mexico $64,940
- Wisconsin $57,620
- Vermont $57,490
- Hawaii $57,370
- Alaska $56,120
- New Jersey $54,950
- Nevada $54,790
- Rhode Island $54,630
- North Dakota $53,460
- Maryland $52,780
- New York $52,690
- Oklahoma $52,360
- Massachusetts $50,040
- Maine $49,940
- Mississippi $49,800
- Michigan $49,730
- Utah $49,610
- Oregon $49,520
- Missouri $49,290
- Arizona $49,090
- Indiana $47,930
- Nebraska $47,090
- Idaho $46,580
- Kentucky $46,580
- Georgia $45,200
- Ohio $44,890
- Louisiana $44,410
- Colorado $44,340
- Florida $44,310
- South Carolina $44,130
- Tennessee $44,100
- North Carolina $43,740
- West Virginia $43,700
- South Dakota $42,260
- Washington $42,170
- Kansas $42,150
- Montana $41,660
- Wyoming $40,330
- Delaware $39,520
- California $39,330
- Minnesota $38,330
- Illinois $38,020
- Connecticut $37,480
- Virginia $35,230
- Pennsylvania $34,320
- Texas $33,500
- Arkansas $31,270
By metro area
- Albany, OR $70,180
- Naples, FL $69,240
- Reno, NV $63,250
- Medford, OR $62,400
- Trenton, NJ $61,630
- Grants Pass, OR $60,900
- Corpus Christi, TX $60,590
- Lexington, KY $60,230
- Madison, WI $59,140
- Washington, DC $58,780
- Salem, OR $58,100
- New York, NY $57,920
- Durham, NC $57,790
- Burlington, VT $57,490
- Detroit, MI $56,930
- Flagstaff, AZ $56,620
- Barnstable Town, MA $56,330
- Fargo, ND $56,310
- San Jose, CA $56,240
- Salt Lake City, UT $55,590
- Albany, NY $55,430
- Albuquerque, NM $55,370
- Bismarck, ND $54,620
- Grand Rapids, MI $53,470
- Bend, OR $52,870
- Baltimore, MD $52,780
- Miami, FL $52,190
- Boston, MA $52,170
- Charleston, SC $51,890
- Lexington Park, MD $51,860
- Jackson, MS $51,770
- Phoenix, AZ $51,770
- Columbia, SC $51,630
- Olympia, WA $51,040
- Las Vegas, NV $50,930
- Grand Junction, CO $50,820
- Bremerton, WA $50,560
- Bellingham, WA $50,520
- Mount Vernon, WA $50,400
- Wenatchee, WA $50,110
- Rapid City, SD $49,940
- Urban Honolulu, HI $49,910
- Milwaukee, WI $49,570
- Kenosha, WI $49,490
- Shreveport, LA $49,140
- Tallahassee, FL $48,650
- Omaha, NE $48,530
- Baton Rouge, LA $48,480
- Asheville, NC $48,030
- Nashville, TN $47,990
- Cape Coral, FL $47,910
- Las Cruces, NM $47,790
- Raleigh, NC $47,540
- Casper, WY $47,380
- Greenville, SC $47,220
- Fort Wayne, IN $47,180
- Kansas City, MO $47,070
- Boulder, CO $47,040
- Kiryas Joel, NY $46,860
- Columbus, OH $46,800
- Oxnard, CA $46,760
- Ogden, UT $46,730
- Providence, RI $46,710
- Worcester, MA $46,590
- Boise City, ID $46,580
- Austin, TX $46,320
- Napa, CA $46,110
- Akron, OH $46,030
- Atlanta, GA $45,950
- Greeley, CO $45,860
- Portland, OR $45,770
- St. Louis, MO $45,690
- Knoxville, TN $45,620
- Tucson, AZ $45,550
- Buffalo, NY $45,390
- Dayton, OH $45,390
- Vallejo, CA $45,360
- Hammond, LA $45,230
- Rochester, NY $45,140
- Lynchburg, VA $45,060
- Cleveland, OH $45,050
- Memphis, TN $45,040
- Wilmington, NC $45,010
- Anchorage, AK $45,000
- Modesto, CA $44,990
- Santa Rosa, CA $44,980
- Canton, OH $44,840
- San Francisco, CA $44,490
- Portland, ME $44,360
- Jacksonville, FL $44,280
- San Diego, CA $44,270
- Charlotte, NC $43,970
- Provo, UT $43,970
- Minneapolis, MN $43,950
- Denver, CO $43,720
- Hagerstown, MD $43,700
- Kingsport, TN $43,490
- New Orleans, LA $43,480
- St. George, UT $43,330
- Tampa, FL $43,240
- Atlantic City, NJ $43,210
- Visalia, CA $43,090
- Riverside, CA $43,050
- Fort Collins, CO $42,690
- Savannah, GA $42,470
- North Port, FL $42,200
- Seattle, WA $42,170
- Yakima, WA $41,850
- Monroe, LA $41,820
- Gettysburg, PA $41,600
- Cincinnati, OH $41,320
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $40,820
- Blacksburg, VA $40,330
- Traverse City, MI $40,330
- Tulsa, OK $39,960
- Santa Maria, CA $39,910
- Charleston, WV $39,850
- El Paso, TX $39,720
- Bridgeport, CT $39,480
- Topeka, KS $39,250