Highest-paying Cities for Protective Service Workers, All Other

The top 100 highest paying cities for protective service workers, all other (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of protective service workers, all other in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $96,120, Los Alamos County, New Mexico is the highest paying city for protective service workers, all other. It is followed by Cumberland, West Virginia (average annual salary $60,110). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of protective service workers, all other in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Protective Service Workers, All Other

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	$96,120	$54,370	180
2	Cumberland, West Virginia	$60,110	$36,330	30
3	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$56,460	$36,590	110
4	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$54,850	$30,480	190
5	Knoxville, Tennessee	$53,840	$28,620	130
6	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$50,680	$34,250	140
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$50,670	$31,170	3,290
8	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$50,230	$33,580	370
9	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$50,210	$39,960	290
10	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$50,190	$28,390	170
11	Harrisonburg, Virginia	$50,170	$45,980	40
12	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$50,170	$36,720	50
13	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$50,170	$36,330	50
14	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$50,050	$31,770	980
15	Beckley, West Virginia	$49,940	$35,260	30
16	Grand Junction, Colorado	$49,740	$31,630	80
17	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$49,600	$30,910	30
18	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$49,590	$40,630	50
19	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$49,580	$22,880	70
20	Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$49,570	$36,880	40
21	Bend, Oregon	$49,460	$31,640	40
22	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$49,300	$29,650	60
23	Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$49,260	$22,930	50
24	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$49,130	$37,340	110
25	Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$48,400	$34,100	30
26	New Haven, Connecticut	$48,230	$27,040	90
27	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$48,080	$30,470	50
28	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$47,980	$34,250	40
29	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$47,660	$27,620	100
30	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$47,660	$24,570	60
31	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$47,620	$29,040	150
32	Bismarck, North Dakota	$47,530	$32,760	80
33	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$47,510	$39,850	50
34	Olympia, Washington	$47,490	$32,990	160
35	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$47,200	$36,020	80
36	Columbus, Ohio	$47,130	$34,290	380
37	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$46,980	$35,330	1,530
38	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$46,800	$35,140	140
39	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$46,790	$31,530	1,670
40	Savannah, Georgia	$46,670	$33,360	70
41	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$46,620	$29,140	860
42	Lawrence, Kansas	$46,550	$34,250	40
43	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$46,540	$24,330	50
44	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$46,540	$28,230	50
45	Dover, Delaware	$46,290	$29,520	40
46	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$46,260	$32,550	1,730
47	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$46,240	$30,200	40
48	Alexandria, Louisiana	$46,080	$30,450	270
49	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$46,050	$31,670	380
50	Grants Pass, Oregon	$45,980	$39,290	40
51	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$45,950	$36,110	80
52	Memphis, Tennessee	$45,770	$30,580	380
53	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$45,670	$27,530	1,010
54	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$45,630	$26,650	40
55	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$45,340	$33,580	80
56	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$45,330	$33,220	70
57	Akron, Ohio	$45,260	$27,170	100
58	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$45,210	$32,550	30
59	Boulder, Colorado	$45,100	$31,910	230
60	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$44,960	$36,280	300
61	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$44,810	$26,000	50
62	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$44,790	$32,850	70
63	Flagstaff, Arizona	$44,720	$36,110	100
64	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$44,720	$31,290	180
65	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$44,720	$34,250	30
66	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$44,600	$26,490	60
67	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$44,600	$26,000	1,680
68	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$44,560	$32,760	90
69	Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$44,530	$36,110	60
70	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$44,530	$29,700	70
71	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$44,530	$29,630	40
72	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$44,370	$33,190	130
73	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$44,340	$30,850	90
74	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$44,250	$30,140	150
75	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$44,150	$25,160	590
76	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$43,940	$35,170	840
77	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$43,910	$26,160	70
78	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$43,700	$25,720	450
79	St George, Utah	$43,540	$31,800	50
80	East Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$43,520	$26,610	190
81	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$43,510	$33,220	60
82	Huntsville, Alabama	$43,450	$29,260	60
83	Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$43,260	$26,190	30
84	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$43,120	$33,220	50
85	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$43,010	$27,700	110
86	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$42,910	$29,080	50
87	Jackson, Michigan	$42,870	$32,440	n/a
88	Salt Lake City, Utah	$42,850	$27,500	150
89	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$42,810	$29,040	50
90	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$42,800	$25,480	150
91	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$42,750	$30,280	110
92	Kansas City, Missouri	$42,530	$33,290	280
93	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$42,520	$33,580	3,220
94	Yuma, Arizona	$42,470	$21,870	40
95	Springfield, Massachusetts	$42,420	$29,640	100
96	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	$42,420	$18,850	30
97	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$42,260	$34,250	130
98	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$41,930	$33,650	110
99	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$41,890	$21,220	40
100	East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$41,850	$28,480	140

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for protective service workers, all other.