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Highest-paying States for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

The highest-paying states for first-line supervisors of security workers (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 first-line supervisors of security workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $65,810, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for first-line supervisors of security workers. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $61,630). 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 first-line supervisors of security workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers (2022 Survey)

Rank State Average Salary i Entry Level
Salary i
# of
Empl. i
1 District of Columbia
$65,810
$57,890 580
2 Maryland
$61,630
$36,510 1,590
3 Arkansas
$60,940
$37,090 430
4 New Hampshire
$60,600
$34,780 130
5 New York
$60,430
$38,430 6,250
6 Virginia
$56,370
$30,970 1,620
7 California
$55,700
$36,970 7,040
8 Washington
$55,220
$36,520 1,340
9 Pennsylvania
$55,140
$32,850 2,030
10 Delaware
$55,140
$37,120 340
11 Alaska
$54,000
$35,400 190
12 Minnesota
$52,860
$38,140 480
13 Rhode Island
$52,820
$36,630 160
14 Missouri
$52,790
$37,110 900
15 Vermont
$52,000
$38,430 70
16 Montana
$51,480
$33,280 130
17 Hawaii
$51,300
$36,960 520
18 Utah
$50,870
$30,980 260
19 Colorado
$50,820
$38,610 860
20 Connecticut
$50,440
$36,980 510
21 Louisiana
$50,190
$25,850 560
22 North Carolina
$50,170
$30,940 1,560
23 Maine
$49,960
$35,510 120
24 Nebraska
$48,790
$33,630 180
25 Illinois
$48,780
$37,320 2,220
26 Texas
$48,200
$31,730 3,620
27 Idaho
$48,150
$26,110 120
28 New Jersey
$47,780
$35,740 1,910
29 Ohio
$47,620
$29,750 1,340
30 Oregon
$47,490
$36,790 610
31 Massachusetts
$46,780
$40,900 1,350
32 New Mexico
$46,390
$35,530 480
33 Indiana
$46,270
$28,650 790
34 North Dakota
$46,180
$37,610 90
35 Arizona
$45,880
$32,600 1,280
36 Kansas
$45,770
$30,560 400
37 Georgia
$44,030
$28,670 1,730
38 Tennessee
$43,840
$28,020 1,910
39 Iowa
$43,730
$29,530 440
40 South Dakota
$43,730
$32,030 80
41 Florida
$43,350
$30,360 4,620
42 Michigan
$41,770
$28,150 1,670
43 Virgin Islands
$41,670
$31,370 50
44 Oklahoma
$38,670
$26,640 960
45 Wyoming
$38,550
$36,480 80
46 Wisconsin
$38,510
$25,540 780
47 Mississippi
$37,570
$20,800 530
48 West Virginia
$37,470
$23,990 270
49 Nevada
$37,380
$29,120 2,230
50 Kentucky
$36,140
$29,770 740
51 South Carolina
$35,680
$29,550 730
52 Alabama
$35,450
$26,940 690
53 Guam
$27,090
$19,240 60
54 Puerto Rico
$19,720
$17,680 1,030
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