EMPLOYMENT DATA

Protective service occupations

Protective service occupations
Protective service occupations -- jobs in the United States

Table showing the approximate number of people employed as Protective service occupations and their average hourly wage and annual salary for selected cities and municipalities in the United States. All figures are from the U.S. Department of Labor.

CityNo. EmployedAvg Hourly WageAvg Annual Salary
Abilene, TX1,790$14.03$29,180
Aguadilla, PR450$6.63$13,780
Akron, OH6,450$17.14$35,640
Albany, GA2,190$11.35$23,600
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY11,490$19.40$40,350
Albuquerque, NM10,050$13.69$28,480
Alexandria, LA1,540$11.90$24,750
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA4,630$15.11$31,430
Altoona, PA930$14.51$30,190
Amarillo, TX2,900$14.78$30,750
Anchorage, AK4,840$15.95$33,180
Ann Arbor, MI PMSA4,690$17.58$36,570
Anniston, AL1,210$12.92$26,880
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI2,620$16.74$34,810
Arecibo, PR1,090$6.40$13,310
Asheville, NC2,420$13.05$27,150
Atlanta, GA48,180$14.58$30,340
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ7,060$17.08$35,530
Auburn-Opelika, AL820$11.69$24,320
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC6,230$13.30$27,670
Austin-San Marcos, TX15,240$15.95$33,180
Bakersfield, CA7,320$22.06$45,880
Baltimore, MD PMSA36,080$17.40$36,200
Bangor, ME1,230$12.19$25,350
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA1,450$20.80$43,260
Baton Rouge, LA7,880$12.93$26,900
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX4,350$14.44$30,030
Bellingham, WA1,330$19.14$39,810
Benton Harbor, MI1,520$12.53$26,060
Bergen-Passaic, NJ14,430$21.36$44,430
Billings, MT1,030$15.79$32,850
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS4,910$12.38$25,760
Binghamton, NY1,690$14.77$30,720
Birmingham, AL10,920$14.91$31,020
Bismarck, ND710$15.51$32,260
Bloomington, IN980$13.18$27,410
Bloomington-Normal, IL1,390$15.26$31,730
Boise City, ID4,350$14.50$30,150
Boston, MA-NH PMSA46,520$18.62$38,740
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA1,780$19.29$40,130
Brazoria, TX2,160$14.71$30,590
Bremerton, WA1,420$19.47$40,500
Bridgeport, CT PMSA4,180$17.83$37,080
Brockton, MA PMSA2,740$20.75$43,170
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX3,290$14.14$29,410
Bryan-College Station, TX1,480$15.29$31,810
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY10,210$16.56$34,440
Burlington, VT1,570$15.43$32,100
Caguas, PR1,560$6.82$14,190
Canton-Massillon, OH3,020$13.99$29,100
Casper, WY710$13.60$28,290
Cedar Rapids, IA1,610$14.73$30,630
Champaign-Urbana, IL1,910$13.82$28,750
Charleston, WV2,820$11.68$24,300
Charleston-North Charleston, SC5,740$13.30$27,670
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC16,790$15.63$32,500
Charlottesville, VA1,580$14.23$29,600
Chattanooga, TN-GA4,630$13.16$27,370
Cheyenne, WY800$15.42$32,070
Chicago, IL PMSA103,340$19.01$39,550
Chico-Paradise, CA1,400$17.47$36,340
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN16,840$14.95$31,090
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY1,300$11.16$23,210
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH25,620$15.82$32,910
Colorado Springs, CO4,290$17.35$36,080
Columbia, MO830$14.83$30,860
Columbia, SC6,780$12.87$26,770
Columbus, GA-AL2,730$14.39$29,930
Columbus, OH16,730$16.90$35,140
Corpus Christi, TX3,230$12.19$25,360
Corvallis, OR200$17.03$35,430
Cumberland, MD-WV1,420$17.27$35,930
Dallas, TX37,160$15.63$32,510
Danbury, CT PMSA1,440$18.60$38,680
Danville, VA570$17.30$35,990
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL3,380$14.94$31,080
Daytona Beach, FL4,440$14.07$29,270
Dayton-Springfield, OH8,090$15.40$32,040
Decatur, AL1,330$12.39$25,770
Decatur, IL1,740$18.19$37,840
Denver, CO PMSA23,890$19.84$41,260
Des Moines, IA5,430$16.50$34,320
Detroit, MI PMSA46,150$15.57$32,390
Dothan, AL1,410$11.90$24,750
Dover, DE1,840$15.89$33,040
Dubuque, IA600$13.29$27,650
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI2,340$15.72$32,700
Dutchess County, NY3,720$19.64$40,850
Eau Claire, WI1,200$16.68$34,700
El Paso, TX9,050$14.95$31,100
Elkhart-Goshen, IN1,190$12.26$25,500
Elmira, NY1,330$20.42$42,470
Enid, OK480$14.70$30,580
Erie, PA2,680$17.07$35,500
Eugene-Springfield, OR2,440$16.54$34,410
Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY2,790$13.23$27,510
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN1,280$14.78$30,740
Fayetteville, NC3,030$13.10$27,240
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR1,990$13.21$27,480
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA1,250$19.22$39,970
Flagstaff, AZ-UT1,230$16.33$33,970
Flint, MI PMSA3,330$13.97$29,050
Florence, AL820$14.08$29,290
Florence, SC930$12.19$25,350
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO1,610$18.02$37,480
Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA19,050$17.51$36,430
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL4,950$14.94$31,070
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL3,270$16.01$33,290
Fort Smith, AR-OK1,750$12.87$26,770
Fort Walton Beach, FL1,740$13.95$29,010
Fort Wayne, IN3,850$12.53$26,050
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX14,550$16.43$34,180
Fresno, CA9,740$20.90$43,480
Gadsden, AL700$11.30$23,490
Gainesville, FL2,870$14.82$30,830
Galveston-Texas City, TX2,480$15.30$31,820
Gary, IN PMSA6,540$14.38$29,900
Glens Falls, NY1,580$18.32$38,100
Goldsboro, NC860$14.69$30,560
Grand Forks, ND-MN730$14.30$29,750
Grand Junction, CO700$19.70$40,980
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI6,840$15.72$32,700
Great Falls, MT650$16.19$33,670
Greeley, CO PMSA1,180$16.60$34,530
Green Bay, WI2,090$15.06$31,320
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC10,020$14.83$30,840
Greenville, NC1,090$13.89$28,900
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC8,630$12.72$26,460
Hagerstown, MD PMSA1,850$16.99$35,350
Hamilton-Middletown, OH3,140$17.61$36,640
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA5,830$17.28$35,940
Hartford, CT12,890$18.54$38,570
Hattiesburg, MS1,000$11.69$24,310
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC2,760$12.79$26,600
Honolulu, HI14,550$14.55$30,270
Houma, LA1,350$11.47$23,850
Houston, TX47,830$16.23$33,770
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH2,090$13.86$28,830
Huntsville, AL4,380$13.08$27,210
Indianapolis, IN18,680$14.51$30,170
Iowa City, IA880$15.72$32,700
Jackson, MI1,470$17.71$36,840
Jackson, MS6,410$11.85$24,640
Jackson, TN1,260$12.73$26,490
Jacksonville, FL12,340$14.40$29,940
Jacksonville, NC950$13.39$27,850
Jamestown, NY1,120$18.34$38,150
Janesville-Beloit, WI1,300$14.81$30,800
Jersey City, NJ8,920$20.71$43,080
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA3,550$12.30$25,590
Johnstown, PA2,360$16.24$33,790
Jonesboro, AR800$12.58$26,170
Joplin, MO970$11.59$24,100
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI3,030$16.16$33,620
Kankakee, IL PMSA960$12.52$26,040
Kansas City, MO-KS19,470$16.07$33,430
Kenosha, WI1,220$20.38$42,390
Knoxville, TN6,390$13.30$27,670
Kokomo, IN490$12.94$26,910
La Crosse, WI-MN1,000$13.95$29,010
Lafayette, IN970$14.43$30,010
Lafayette, LA3,160$12.71$26,430
Lake Charles, LA2,660$11.08$23,050
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL4,020$14.85$30,890
Lancaster, PA2,220$15.89$33,040
Lansing-East Lansing, MI3,120$15.67$32,590
Laredo, TX2,760$16.83$35,010
Las Cruces, NM2,050$14.90$31,000
Las Vegas, NV-AZ23,910$15.56$32,360
Lawrence, KS450$15.38$31,990
Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA2,580$16.69$34,710
Lawton, OK1,190$11.69$24,320
Lewiston-Auburn, ME650$14.44$30,040
Lexington, KY5,340$13.20$27,450
Lima, OH1,720$16.23$33,750
Lincoln, NE2,940$15.14$31,500
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR7,240$13.45$27,980
Longview-Marshall, TX1,450$13.18$27,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA106,650$19.21$39,970
Louisville, KY-IN10,090$13.29$27,650
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA2,520$18.44$38,350
Lubbock, TX2,260$16.14$33,570
Lynchburg, VA1,800$13.46$27,990
Macon, GA3,460$13.94$28,990
Madison, WI4,020$15.94$33,150
Manchester, NH2,150$15.45$32,140
Mansfield, OH1,910$16.67$34,670
Mayaguez, PR2,450$7.07$14,700
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX5,320$14.27$29,680
Medford-Ashland, OR1,060$18.08$37,610
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL4,860$14.97$31,140
Memphis, TN-AR-MS17,040$13.76$28,610
Merced, CA1,580$16.49$34,300
Miami, FL PMSA34,040$16.90$35,160
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ14,880$18.70$38,900
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI15,760$16.63$34,590
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI27,720$15.66$32,570
Missoula, MT620$15.68$32,620
Mobile, AL4,620$12.37$25,730
Modesto, CA3,640$16.03$33,350
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ9,380$21.79$45,330
Monroe, LA1,630$13.72$28,530
Montgomery, AL4,460$14.42$29,990
Muncie, IN980$13.42$27,900
Myrtle Beach, SC2,430$12.75$26,510
Naples, FL2,750$17.19$35,760
Nashua, NH1,280$17.87$37,160
Nashville, TN13,170$13.92$28,960
Nassau-Suffolk, NY22,900$23.07$47,970
New Bedford, MA PMSA1,630$18.75$39,000
New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA5,620$20.83$43,330
New London-Norwich, CT-RI5,150$17.14$35,650
New Orleans, LA17,530$11.54$23,990
New York, NY148,430$18.32$38,110
Newark, NJ28,550$19.88$41,340
Newburgh, NY-PA3,250$18.24$37,930
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC18,070$14.67$30,520
Oakland, CA PMSA18,850$22.83$47,490
Ocala, FL2,490$14.27$29,670
Odessa-Midland, TX1,770$15.49$32,220
Oklahoma City, OK12,040$16.25$33,800
Olympia, WA1,520$20.82$43,300
Omaha, NE-IA7,170$15.45$32,140
Orange County, CA PMSA25,850$17.68$36,780
Orlando, FL27,670$13.76$28,620
Owensboro, KY740$11.66$24,250
Panama City, FL1,490$15.35$31,930
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH1,290$12.35$25,690
Pensacola, FL4,530$14.21$29,560
Peoria-Pekin, IL1,950$15.19$31,600
Philadelphia, PA-NJ59,300$17.06$35,480
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ39,450$16.03$33,350
Pittsburgh, PA22,770$15.27$31,770
Pittsfield, MA530$17.53$36,460
Pocatello, ID660$16.05$33,390
Ponce, PR1,920$7.09$14,760
Portland, ME3,070$13.78$28,670
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA15,580$18.06$37,570
Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME1,930$17.17$35,710
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA12,020$18.12$37,690
Provo-Orem, UT1,920$14.09$29,300
Pueblo, CO1,460$19.49$40,550
Punta Gorda, FL1,220$16.14$33,560
Racine, WI1,510$18.37$38,210
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC12,900$14.84$30,870
Rapid City, SD810$15.51$32,260
Reading, PA2,130$15.53$32,310
Redding, CA1,690$18.17$37,800
Reno, NV4,320$15.58$32,400
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA1,750$21.95$45,650
Richmond-Petersburg, VA13,310$15.63$32,510
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA26,440$19.31$40,170
Roanoke, VA2,750$15.11$31,430
Rochester, MN1,100$17.96$37,360
Rochester, NY10,010$18.40$38,270
Rockford, IL2,560$16.60$34,530
Rocky Mount, NC1,120$14.19$29,510
Sacramento, CA PMSA19,560$19.68$40,940
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI2,240$16.65$34,640
Salem, OR2,670$18.41$38,300
Salinas, CA5,940$20.99$43,670
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT14,510$14.25$29,630
San Angelo, TX920$18.00$37,440
San Antonio, TX17,650$15.35$31,930
San Diego, CA29,590$17.92$37,270
San Francisco, CA PMSA24,190$22.72$47,250
San Jose, CA PMSA16,510$22.62$47,060
San Juan-Bayamon, PR35,320$7.81$16,240
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA4,000$22.69$47,200
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA4,440$18.62$38,730
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA1,930$18.95$39,420
Santa Fe, NM2,840$13.71$28,520
Santa Rosa, CA PMSA3,080$20.56$42,770
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL5,170$14.84$30,860
Savannah, GA3,700$14.35$29,860
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA4,970$15.94$33,160
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA23,420$20.06$41,730
Sharon, PA970$16.78$34,900
Sheboygan, WI820$18.24$37,930
Sherman-Denison, TX630$15.24$31,710
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA4,470$12.60$26,210
Sioux City, IA-NE780$15.88$33,030
Sioux Falls, SD1,480$15.53$32,290
South Bend, IN2,150$13.53$28,130
Spokane, WA3,570$17.23$35,840
Springfield, IL1,800$19.83$41,240
Springfield, MA5,760$17.15$35,670
Springfield, MO2,430$14.45$30,050
St. Cloud, MN1,370$16.43$34,160
St. Joseph, MO1,200$15.08$31,370
St. Louis, MO-IL27,820$17.15$35,670
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA5,120$15.64$32,530
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV800$15.24$31,700
Stockton-Lodi, CA5,240$19.13$39,780
Sumter, SC1,420$10.92$22,700
Syracuse, NY8,260$15.62$32,480
Tacoma, WA5,440$20.16$41,930
Tallahassee, FL5,820$16.28$33,860
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL25,990$16.00$33,270
Terre Haute, IN1,600$15.05$31,300
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR1,420$14.30$29,750
Toledo, OH6,010$14.43$30,020
Topeka, KS1,950$14.97$31,150
Trenton, NJ9,230$25.61$53,270
Tucson, AZ9,820$16.26$33,810
Tulsa, OK7,240$14.82$30,830
Tuscaloosa, AL1,100$15.39$32,000
Tyler, TX1,250$14.26$29,660
Utica-Rome, NY5,050$19.38$40,310
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA4,850$22.95$47,740
Ventura, CA PMSA6,520$18.62$38,730
Victoria, TX760$13.96$29,040
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ3,000$22.93$47,680
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA1,990$19.08$39,690
Waco, TX1,850$14.14$29,400
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA72,400$18.63$38,750
Waterbury, CT PMSA1,460$20.51$42,660
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA760$15.73$32,720
Wausau, WI880$14.65$30,460
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL14,540$16.29$33,890
Wheeling, WV-OH1,780$13.72$28,540
Wichita, KS4,890$14.10$29,330
Williamsport, PA960$18.28$38,030
Wilmington, NC1,960$14.68$30,540
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA5,120$14.96$31,120
Worcester, MA-CT PMSA4,760$17.36$36,100
Yakima, WA1,690$18.52$38,530
Yolo, CA PMSA1,510$17.28$35,940
York, PA2,230$15.06$31,320
Youngstown-Warren, OH4,930$14.44$30,030
Yuba City, CA790$20.49$42,620
Yuma, AZ1,950$15.51$32,260


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