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.
| 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 |