Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying cities for protective service workers, all other

Albany, OR leads at $70,180 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Albany, OR$70,180$58,100–$73,530
Naples, FL$69,240$50,670–$80,040
Reno, NV$63,250$44,790–$81,680
Medford, OR$62,400$51,560–$68,590
Trenton, NJ$61,630$35,650–$68,850
Grants Pass, OR$60,900$55,420–$66,840
Corpus Christi, TX$60,590$33,650–$75,260
Lexington, KY$60,230$51,510–$70,440
Madison, WI$59,140$48,690–$70,550
Washington, DC$58,780$38,870–$97,290
Salem, OR$58,100$43,150–$73,530
New York, NY$57,920$43,540–$75,950
Durham, NC$57,790$48,020–$57,960
Burlington, VT$57,490$29,140–$73,110
Detroit, MI$56,930$42,020–$64,880
Flagstaff, AZ$56,620$40,330–$67,200
Barnstable Town, MA$56,330$44,100–$61,350
Fargo, ND$56,310$49,030–$66,430
San Jose, CA$56,240$42,800–$58,600
Salt Lake City, UT$55,590$45,790–$133,810
Albany, NY$55,430$45,390–$71,620
Albuquerque, NM$55,370$34,480–$101,490
Bismarck, ND$54,620$49,960–$61,290
Grand Rapids, MI$53,470$48,560–$61,550
Bend, OR$52,870$41,710–$67,280
Baltimore, MD$52,780$35,320–$59,420
Miami, FL$52,190$40,390–$67,140
Boston, MA$52,170$45,680–$60,320
Charleston, SC$51,890$45,200–$58,350
Lexington Park, MD$51,860$43,240–$65,830
Jackson, MS$51,770$44,160–$60,880
Phoenix, AZ$51,770$47,320–$61,660
Columbia, SC$51,630$39,970–$55,670
Olympia, WA$51,040$37,660–$54,660
Las Vegas, NV$50,930$38,290–$62,280
Grand Junction, CO$50,820$48,230–$56,620
Bremerton, WA$50,560$39,050–$54,050
Bellingham, WA$50,520$46,800–$57,520
Mount Vernon, WA$50,400$50,120–$62,110
Wenatchee, WA$50,110$47,330–$55,140
Rapid City, SD$49,940$40,330–$63,130
Urban Honolulu, HI$49,910$46,990–$82,930
Milwaukee, WI$49,570$36,490–$61,580
Kenosha, WI$49,490$45,820–$78,180
Shreveport, LA$49,140$47,980–$49,140
Tallahassee, FL$48,650$42,160–$56,430
Omaha, NE$48,530$44,780–$54,600
Baton Rouge, LA$48,480$38,600–$62,980
Asheville, NC$48,030$43,100–$62,410
Nashville, TN$47,990$40,090–$63,490

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.