SOC 33-9099 · Gettysburg, PA metro

Protective Service Workers, All Other Salary in Gettysburg, PA

The average salary for other protective service workers in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is $46,670 a year ($22.44 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,600: half of the 40 people in this job in the Gettysburg, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,140).

$46,670average per year

$22.44 / hourMedian $41,600Take-home ≈ $38,247

  • $24K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $89K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 13Pennsylvania metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Protective Service Workers, All Other pay range in Gettysburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $88,570 or more. The middle half of other protective service workers in Gettysburg earn between $29,920 and $46,130.

  • $24K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $89K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,670$3,889$22.44
Median$41,600$3,467$20.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,920$2,493$14.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,130$3,844$22.18

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Protective Service Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Gettysburg

On the average salary of $46,670, a single filer in Gettysburg takes home about $38,247 a year, or $3,187 a month and $1,471 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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Is Gettysburg a good place for other protective service workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gettysburg area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.4), so the average $46,670 buys what about $48,931 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Gettysburg ($46,610). A typical home costs $337,387, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Gettysburg ranks 1st of 13 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Protective Service Workers, All Other salaries in Pennsylvania

Highest-paying cities for other protective service workers

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($76,520).

Protective Service Workers, All Other salary by city

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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Gettysburg: questions

How much do other protective service workers make an hour in Gettysburg?

$22.44 an hour on average, and $20.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other protective service workers salary in Gettysburg?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,920, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other protective service workers take-home pay in Gettysburg?

About $38,247 a year ($3,187 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,670. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do other protective service workers earn more in Gettysburg than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,140).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 33-9099; area Gettysburg, PA (23900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.8%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.35, this job is 2.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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