SOC 33-9099 · Protective Service

Protective Service Workers, All Other Salary by City

Other protective service workers earn the most in Washington, DC (average $76,520 a year), followed by Salt Lake City, UT ($76,480) and Honolulu, HI ($75,710), among the 180 metro areas we cover. Across all U.S. metro areas the average is $48,140 (May 2025).

$48,140U.S. metro average
$77Khighest: Washington, DC
$23Klowest: Aguadilla, PR
180metro areas
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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

StateMetrosHighest averageLowest average
Washington, D.C.1$76,520$76,520
Utah4$76,480$47,440
Hawaii1$75,710$75,710
New Mexico2$70,950$56,330
Florida9$68,270$37,640
Nevada2$67,230$54,550
Oregon6$65,870$49,820
Ohio8$62,240$40,490
New York6$61,490$44,340
New Jersey2$61,420$46,600
Kentucky2$61,260$45,930
Wisconsin4$59,900$51,070
North Dakota2$58,690$57,960
Arizona3$57,910$49,250
North Carolina5$57,640$44,350
Massachusetts3$57,180$50,370
Texas8$57,010$28,330
Washington7$56,970$45,310
Michigan3$56,340$46,480
Colorado7$55,770$41,270
Vermont1$55,750$55,750
Georgia3$55,650$29,170
Rhode Island1$55,610$55,610
California22$55,580$38,260
Maryland3$54,330$48,060
Connecticut5$54,110$43,960
Tennessee6$53,440$39,000
Nebraska1$53,280$53,280
Idaho1$53,190$53,190
Mississippi1$52,720$52,720
Virginia5$52,260$37,060
Missouri2$51,320$44,140
South Carolina3$51,100$44,860
South Dakota1$50,990$50,990
Louisiana8$50,370$39,980
Wyoming2$50,290$46,580
West Virginia1$50,240$50,240
Maine1$49,690$49,690
Alaska1$49,440$49,440
Illinois1$49,290$49,290
Indiana2$47,610$42,410
Minnesota2$47,010$44,610
Pennsylvania13$46,670$33,920
Kansas2$43,490$41,070
Oklahoma1$43,380$43,380
Montana1$41,660$41,660
Iowa1$40,290$40,290
Arkansas2$35,310$33,270
Puerto Rico2$31,480$22,890
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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Washington, DC$76,520$58,780$36.791,350
Salt Lake City, UT$76,480$55,590$36.77390
Honolulu, HI$75,710$49,910$36.4060
Albuquerque, NM$70,950$55,370$34.11340
Naples, FL$68,270$69,240$32.8250
Reno, NV$67,230$63,250$32.32150
Albany, OR$65,870$70,180$31.6790
Columbus, OH$62,240$46,800$29.93220
Albany, NY$61,490$55,430$29.5690
Trenton, NJ$61,420$61,630$29.53170
Grants Pass, OR$61,310$60,900$29.4890
Lexington, KY$61,260$60,230$29.4550
Medford, OR$60,020$62,400$28.8560
New York, NY$60,020$57,920$28.863,880
Madison, WI$59,900$59,140$28.80120
Fargo, ND$58,690$56,310$28.2140
Salem, OR$58,030$58,100$27.90270
Bismarck, ND$57,960$54,620$27.8680
Flagstaff, AZ$57,910$56,620$27.8490
Durham, NC$57,640$57,790$27.7160
Phoenix, AZ$57,600$51,770$27.69600
Raleigh, NC$57,290$47,540$27.5590
Barnstable, MA$57,180$56,330$27.4950
Kenosha, WI$57,160$49,490$27.4850
Corpus Christi, TX$57,010$60,590$27.4130
Mount Vernon, WA$56,970$50,400$27.3950
Grand Rapids, MI$56,340$53,470$27.0970
Las Cruces, NM$56,330$47,790$27.0840
Miami, FL$56,190$52,190$27.02900
Detroit, MI$55,960$56,930$26.90260
Boulder, CO$55,770$47,040$26.81300
Burlington, VT$55,750$57,490$26.8030
Atlanta, GA$55,650$45,950$26.76790
Providence, RI$55,610$46,710$26.74110
San Jose, CA$55,580$56,240$26.72990
Bend, OR$55,030$52,870$26.4690
Rochester, NY$54,790$45,140$26.3450
Boston, MA$54,780$52,170$26.34420
Las Vegas, NV$54,550$50,930$26.23680
Lexington Park, MD$54,330$51,860$26.1240
Bridgeport, CT$54,110$39,480$26.01190
Kiryas Joel, NY$53,750$46,860$25.8460
Bellingham, WA$53,660$50,520$25.80110
Green Bay, WI$53,590$35,410$25.7740
Nashville, TN$53,440$47,990$25.69170
Charlotte, NC$53,320$43,970$25.63230
Omaha, NE$53,280$48,530$25.6130
Boise, ID$53,190$46,580$25.57110
Memphis, TN$53,130$45,040$25.54210
Jackson, MS$52,720$51,770$25.3570
Asheville, NC$52,410$48,030$25.2050
San Diego, CA$52,390$44,270$25.192,570
Ogden, UT$52,320$46,730$25.15120
Lynchburg, VA$52,260$45,060$25.1260
Knoxville, TN$51,880$45,620$24.94100
Napa, CA$51,490$46,110$24.7670
Wenatchee, WA$51,410$50,110$24.7140
Grand Junction, CO$51,410$50,820$24.7260
St. Louis, MO$51,320$45,690$24.67150
Charleston, SC$51,100$51,890$24.5760
Milwaukee, WI$51,070$49,570$24.55310
Columbia, SC$51,020$51,630$24.5370
Rapid City, SD$50,990$49,940$24.5230
Baltimore, MD$50,910$52,780$24.47410
Austin, TX$50,580$46,320$24.32300
Baton Rouge, LA$50,370$48,480$24.21290
Worcester, MA$50,370$46,590$24.2150
Cheyenne, WY$50,290$37,020$24.1870
Lafayette, LA$50,290$52,420$24.18n/a
Charleston, WV$50,240$39,850$24.1530
Waterbury, CT$50,200$38,660$24.1470
Greeley, CO$50,040$45,860$24.06240
Portland, OR$49,820$45,770$23.951,050
Bremerton, WA$49,730$50,560$23.91120
Portland, ME$49,690$44,360$23.8980
Denver, CO$49,660$43,720$23.882,550
Cincinnati, OH$49,610$41,320$23.85190
Fort Myers, FL$49,510$47,910$23.8080
Hartford, CT$49,490$37,400$23.79330
Anchorage, AK$49,440$45,000$23.77110
Chicago, IL$49,290$38,020$23.70540
Olympia, WA$49,260$51,040$23.68170
Tucson, AZ$49,250$45,550$23.68190
San Francisco, CA$49,120$44,490$23.622,820
Vallejo, CA$48,980$45,360$23.55210
Akron, OH$48,920$46,030$23.52110
Buffalo, NY$48,870$45,390$23.4960
Tallahassee, FL$48,780$48,650$23.4570
St. George, UT$48,360$43,330$23.2580
Shreveport, LA$48,260$49,140$23.20100
Hagerstown, MD$48,060$43,700$23.1180
Kingsport, TN$48,050$43,490$23.1040
Canton, OH$47,680$44,840$22.9390
Santa Rosa, CA$47,640$44,980$22.90240
Oxnard, CA$47,620$46,760$22.89790
Indianapolis, IN$47,610$47,570$22.89n/a
Provo, UT$47,440$43,970$22.81120
Blacksburg, VA$47,090$40,330$22.6430
Minneapolis, MN$47,010$43,950$22.60490
New Haven, CT$46,970$36,120$22.58n/a
Fort Collins, CO$46,830$42,690$22.52420
New Orleans, LA$46,690$43,480$22.45630
Gettysburg, PA$46,670$41,600$22.4440
Atlantic City, NJ$46,600$43,210$22.40200
Casper, WY$46,580$47,380$22.3960
Traverse City, MI$46,480$40,330$22.3570
Cleveland, OH$46,010$45,050$22.12560
Modesto, CA$45,950$44,990$22.09410
Louisville, KY$45,930$40,820$22.08170
Savannah, GA$45,830$42,470$22.0360
Tampa, FL$45,680$43,240$21.96260
Jacksonville, FL$45,650$44,280$21.95210
Yakima, WA$45,470$41,850$21.8650
Seattle, WA$45,310$42,170$21.792,750
Dayton, OH$44,940$45,390$21.60110
Los Angeles, CA$44,880$37,290$21.589,160
Greenville, SC$44,860$47,220$21.5730
Monroe, LA$44,820$41,820$21.55150
Santa Maria, CA$44,650$39,910$21.47280
Lebanon, PA$44,640$38,840$21.4660
Duluth, MN$44,610$35,720$21.4530
Sarasota, FL$44,460$42,200$21.3870
Hammond, LA$44,370$45,230$21.3350
Dallas, TX$44,360$34,610$21.331,080
Wilmington, NC$44,350$45,010$21.3230
Syracuse, NY$44,340$37,720$21.3250
Visalia, CA$44,250$43,090$21.27450
Youngstown, OH$44,250$38,540$21.2750
Kansas City, MO$44,140$47,070$21.22130
Riverside, CA$44,070$43,050$21.192,400
Norwich, CT$43,960$35,030$21.1380
Orlando, FL$43,660$38,330$20.99790
Houma, LA$43,520$38,810$20.9290
Topeka, KS$43,490$39,250$20.9150
Tulsa, OK$43,380$39,960$20.8630
Redding, CA$42,880$38,860$20.62120
Colorado Springs, CO$42,810$37,200$20.58620
Fort Wayne, IN$42,410$47,180$20.3940
Chico, CA$42,130$38,460$20.26150
Bakersfield, CA$42,110$38,010$20.25350
Yuba City, CA$41,890$37,710$20.14130
Salinas, CA$41,750$37,050$20.07350
Billings, MT$41,660$30,830$20.0360
Winchester, VA$41,290$34,540$19.8530
Pueblo, CO$41,270$35,360$19.8470
Wichita, KS$41,070$42,440$19.75n/a
Hanford, CA$41,020$37,370$19.7290
Merced, CA$40,940$38,740$19.68390
Philadelphia, PA$40,920$35,060$19.672,760
Toledo, OH$40,490$37,010$19.4790
Davenport, IA$40,290$37,310$19.37n/a
Stockton, CA$40,240$37,530$19.35860
Virginia Beach, VA$40,220$34,940$19.34430
Scranton, PA$40,140$35,650$19.30200
Lake Charles, LA$39,980$36,390$19.2250
Allentown, PA$39,580$38,450$19.03400
Johnson City, TN$39,560$36,110$19.02n/a
Fresno, CA$39,110$35,570$18.80680
Clarksville, TN$39,000$27,960$18.7560
El Paso, TX$38,950$39,720$18.7360
El Centro, CA$38,260$35,750$18.40290
Williamsport, PA$38,120$33,840$18.3360
Erie, PA$37,840$33,020$18.19120
Lakeland, FL$37,640$33,470$18.10120
Houston, TX$37,530$33,500$18.05880
Roanoke, VA$37,060$33,640$17.82140
Pittsburgh, PA$36,890$36,080$17.74960
York, PA$36,700$33,260$17.65260
Lancaster, PA$36,410$33,950$17.51n/a
Harrisburg, PA$36,280$30,400$17.44270
Little Rock, AR$35,310$29,840$16.98180
State College, PA$34,690$33,000$16.6860
Brownsville, TX$34,570$24,320$16.6250
Reading, PA$33,920$27,920$16.31180
San Antonio, TX$33,590$32,470$16.151,200
Fayetteville, AR$33,270$31,270$16.00170
San Juan, PR$31,480$28,260$15.14520
Augusta, GA$29,170$23,470$14.03140
McAllen, TX$28,330$27,950$13.62270
Aguadilla, PR$22,890$21,840$11.0150

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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.?

$48,140 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, 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.

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