The highest-paying states for miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service 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 miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $68,080, Alaska is the highest paying state for miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $65,140). 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 miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $68,080 |
$48,020 | 250 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $65,140 |
$48,650 | 780 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | $64,440 |
$42,440 | 200 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $63,900 |
$35,480 | 240 |
| 5 | North Dakota | $62,610 |
$43,680 | 140 |
| 6 | Wyoming | $59,980 |
$41,050 | 150 |
| 7 | Arkansas | $58,190 |
$27,540 | 730 |
| 8 | California | $57,760 |
$34,150 | 9,620 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $57,750 |
$32,800 | 920 |
| 10 | Minnesota | $57,600 |
$34,960 | 960 |
| 11 | Virginia | $57,030 |
$32,480 | 2,490 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $56,640 |
$31,930 | 2,400 |
| 13 | New York | $56,620 |
$34,930 | 8,500 |
| 14 | Montana | $56,390 |
$43,160 | 310 |
| 15 | Washington | $56,380 |
$36,530 | 1,650 |
| 16 | Nebraska | $55,830 |
$34,610 | 290 |
| 17 | Missouri | $55,330 |
$36,380 | 1,010 |
| 18 | Maryland | $54,920 |
$29,750 | 2,420 |
| 19 | Indiana | $54,630 |
$30,770 | 1,260 |
| 20 | Oregon | $54,010 |
$34,950 | 670 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $53,820 |
$31,260 | 990 |
| 22 | Illinois | $53,610 |
$32,290 | 2,340 |
| 23 | Utah | $53,440 |
$25,880 | 400 |
| 24 | Vermont | $53,420 |
$34,390 | 100 |
| 25 | South Dakota | $52,610 |
$36,650 | 120 |
| 26 | Idaho | $52,330 |
$29,910 | 250 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $52,290 |
$30,350 | 2,690 |
| 28 | Hawaii | $52,170 |
$33,380 | 650 |
| 29 | Massachusetts | $52,120 |
$35,340 | 2,050 |
| 30 | Arizona | $52,110 |
$29,230 | 1,540 |
| 31 | Nevada | $51,420 |
$34,760 | 1,560 |
| 32 | Maine | $51,190 |
$34,000 | 280 |
| 33 | North Carolina | $51,000 |
$28,410 | 2,230 |
| 34 | Michigan | $50,600 |
$30,030 | 2,000 |
| 35 | Texas | $49,920 |
$28,520 | 6,180 |
| 36 | Kansas | $49,880 |
$29,560 | 500 |
| 37 | Colorado | $49,830 |
$32,200 | 1,800 |
| 38 | Georgia | $49,040 |
$27,810 | 2,030 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $48,780 |
$27,720 | 1,650 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $48,040 |
$29,590 | 1,020 |
| 41 | New Mexico | $47,460 |
$29,920 | 690 |
| 42 | Iowa | $47,380 |
$26,670 | 540 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $46,820 |
$28,750 | 810 |
| 44 | Virgin Islands | $46,820 |
$27,570 | 70 |
| 45 | Louisiana | $46,590 |
$25,490 | 1,110 |
| 46 | Florida | $46,540 |
$26,910 | 5,290 |
| 47 | Guam | $44,860 |
$19,340 | 80 |
| 48 | Alabama | $44,800 |
$25,950 | 700 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $42,420 |
$26,150 | 270 |
| 50 | Ohio | $42,090 |
$24,870 | 2,220 |
| 51 | Delaware | $41,420 |
$29,630 | 370 |
| 52 | South Carolina | $41,180 |
$26,250 | 760 |
| 53 | Mississippi | $40,000 |
$24,310 | 740 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $31,520 |
$17,530 | 700 |