Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary
The median pay for security and fire alarm systems installers in the United States is $60,070 a year. About 86,340 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $38,800
- 25th percentile
- $47,820
- Median percentile
- $60,070
- 75th percentile
- $73,690
- 90th percentile
- $81,150
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
- Alaska $79,870
- Massachusetts $78,530
- Rhode Island $76,320
- Oregon $75,710
- Connecticut $75,410
- Washington $72,950
- California $71,570
- Maryland $65,330
- Maine $64,080
- Iowa $63,750
- Hawaii $63,140
- New Jersey $63,140
- Minnesota $62,440
- Colorado $62,250
- Ohio $61,860
- New Hampshire $61,530
- Kansas $61,480
- Utah $61,150
- Wisconsin $61,130
- Nevada $60,980
- Virginia $60,790
- Alabama $60,710
- Kentucky $60,700
- Vermont $60,080
- Florida $60,070
- Illinois $59,800
- Wyoming $59,800
- South Carolina $59,710
- Arizona $59,680
- Delaware $59,680
- Pennsylvania $59,500
- Montana $58,800
- New York $58,550
- District of Columbia $58,460
- New Mexico $58,350
- Indiana $58,070
- North Dakota $57,620
- Michigan $55,830
- South Dakota $55,690
- Louisiana $54,730
- Missouri $54,620
- North Carolina $54,120
- Georgia $53,100
- Texas $52,270
- Tennessee $51,460
- West Virginia $51,100
- Idaho $49,180
- Arkansas $48,950
- Oklahoma $48,240
- Nebraska $48,000
- Mississippi $47,160
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $81,980
- Salem, OR $81,500
- Kahului, HI $81,340
- Anchorage, AK $79,870
- San Francisco, CA $79,350
- Boston, MA $78,560
- Portland, OR $76,630
- Vallejo, CA $76,390
- Seattle, WA $75,910
- Providence, RI $75,350
- New Haven, CT $75,080
- Bremerton, WA $73,990
- Hartford, CT $73,740
- Springfield, MA $72,280
- Trenton, NJ $71,820
- Los Angeles, CA $71,570
- Sacramento, CA $70,830
- San Diego, CA $70,380
- Atlantic City, NJ $69,690
- Salisbury, MD $67,510
- Washington, DC $66,790
- Boulder, CO $66,410
- Bend, OR $66,120
- Santa Cruz, CA $66,080
- Kennewick, WA $65,380
- Canton, OH $64,660
- Riverside, CA $64,550
- Olympia, WA $64,510
- Eugene, OR $64,300
- Des Moines, IA $64,270
- Portland, ME $64,210
- Spokane, WA $64,190
- Denver, CO $64,020
- Salinas, CA $63,980
- Stockton, CA $63,670
- Birmingham, AL $63,350
- Spartanburg, SC $63,340
- Cincinnati, OH $63,300
- Madison, WI $63,240
- Urban Honolulu, HI $63,090
- Columbus, OH $63,060
- Mount Vernon, WA $62,890
- Reno, NV $62,760
- Minneapolis, MN $62,720
- Cleveland, OH $62,660
- Dayton, OH $62,500
- Milwaukee, WI $62,460
- Albany, NY $62,420
- Peoria, IL $62,300
- Manchester, NH $62,250
- Modesto, CA $62,230
- San Luis Obispo, CA $62,210
- Davenport, IA $62,140
- Baltimore, MD $62,130
- Charleston, SC $61,960
- Philadelphia, PA $61,870
- Lexington, KY $61,790
- Salt Lake City, UT $61,620
- Charlotte, NC $61,590
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $61,570
- Kiryas Joel, NY $61,520
- Kansas City, MO $61,480
- Syracuse, NY $61,410
- Chicago, IL $61,310
- Akron, OH $61,280
- Allentown, PA $61,280
- Albuquerque, NM $61,240
- Green Bay, WI $61,170
- Santa Rosa, CA $61,120
- Huntsville, AL $61,080
- Casper, WY $61,060
- Tampa, FL $61,040
- Ann Arbor, MI $60,960
- Fresno, CA $60,950
- Indianapolis, IN $60,930
- Buffalo, NY $60,920
- Las Vegas, NV $60,920
- Grand Rapids, MI $60,820
- Phoenix, AZ $60,750
- Jacksonville, FL $60,670
- Toledo, OH $60,630
- Provo, UT $60,590
- Miami, FL $60,560
- Rochester, NY $60,520
- Cape Coral, FL $60,440
- Charleston, WV $60,440
- Virginia Beach, VA $60,440
- Greenville, SC $60,390
- Orlando, FL $60,380
- Columbia, SC $60,310
- Utica, NY $60,190
- Roanoke, VA $60,000
- Harrisburg, PA $59,990
- New Orleans, LA $59,910
- Austin, TX $59,790
- South Bend, IN $59,790
- Bozeman, MT $59,740
- Ogden, UT $59,690
- Palm Bay, FL $59,620
- Raleigh, NC $59,580
- Billings, MT $59,560
- Richmond, VA $59,560
- Pittsburgh, PA $59,440
- Colorado Springs, CO $59,420
- Naples, FL $59,370
- New York, NY $59,280
- Port St. Lucie, FL $59,280
- Burlington, VT $59,110
- Mobile, AL $59,060
- Atlanta, GA $58,990
- St. Louis, MO $58,980
- Greeley, CO $58,800
- Redding, CA $58,750
- Wichita, KS $58,710
- Idaho Falls, ID $58,660
- Reading, PA $58,650
- Erie, PA $58,610
- North Port, FL $58,550
- Youngstown, OH $58,490
- Florence, AL $58,450