The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $57,280, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for protective service workers, all other. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $56,370). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $57,280 |
$25,480 | 110 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $56,370 |
$39,570 | 150 |
| 3 | Alaska | $49,720 |
$25,100 | 400 |
| 4 | Tennessee | $48,450 |
$30,580 | 1,320 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $48,290 |
$30,430 | 3,520 |
| 6 | Arizona | $46,490 |
$31,010 | 1,240 |
| 7 | Nevada | $45,870 |
$29,040 | 1,330 |
| 8 | New Mexico | $45,100 |
$31,670 | 660 |
| 9 | Washington | $43,190 |
$30,220 | 3,470 |
| 10 | Michigan | $43,090 |
$25,160 | 1,030 |
| 11 | North Dakota | $43,040 |
$23,850 | 220 |
| 12 | New York | $42,110 |
$30,940 | 1,040 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $41,970 |
$27,040 | 520 |
| 14 | Georgia | $41,690 |
$33,580 | 1,290 |
| 15 | Missouri | $41,590 |
$23,190 | 530 |
| 16 | Arkansas | $40,740 |
$32,550 | 380 |
| 17 | West Virginia | $40,670 |
$28,730 | 210 |
| 18 | Indiana | $40,330 |
$23,050 | 570 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | $40,250 |
$30,280 | 310 |
| 20 | Utah | $40,210 |
$29,740 | 580 |
| 21 | Massachusetts | $39,820 |
$30,270 | 1,180 |
| 22 | Alabama | $39,800 |
$22,150 | 450 |
| 23 | Maryland | $39,730 |
$26,000 | 1,760 |
| 24 | Mississippi | $39,700 |
$27,470 | 210 |
| 25 | Wyoming | $39,700 |
$30,840 | 540 |
| 26 | Kansas | $39,450 |
$29,340 | 650 |
| 27 | Texas | $38,780 |
$23,150 | 2,960 |
| 28 | Florida | $38,130 |
$24,500 | 4,630 |
| 29 | South Carolina | $38,060 |
$28,460 | 430 |
| 30 | Vermont | $38,040 |
$28,720 | 70 |
| 31 | North Carolina | $37,980 |
$29,480 | 960 |
| 32 | Colorado | $37,950 |
$29,170 | 3,860 |
| 33 | Minnesota | $37,020 |
$27,440 | 610 |
| 34 | Virginia | $36,670 |
$22,880 | 2,160 |
| 35 | Illinois | $36,310 |
$24,960 | 860 |
| 36 | Louisiana | $36,240 |
$27,120 | 1,520 |
| 37 | New Hampshire | $36,130 |
$23,290 | 190 |
| 38 | Idaho | $36,110 |
$21,510 | 280 |
| 39 | Montana | $36,110 |
$25,410 | 410 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $36,110 |
$33,920 | 90 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $35,940 |
$25,310 | 1,730 |
| 42 | California | $35,420 |
$29,920 | 35,720 |
| 43 | Iowa | $34,710 |
$27,020 | 300 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $34,640 |
$27,580 | 1,080 |
| 45 | Ohio | $34,620 |
$26,530 | 3,130 |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | $34,540 |
$22,120 | 4,790 |
| 47 | Maine | $34,250 |
$28,880 | 340 |
| 48 | Nebraska | $34,250 |
$26,370 | 140 |
| 49 | Delaware | $34,030 |
$27,040 | 210 |
| 50 | Hawaii | $33,690 |
$31,150 | 180 |
| 51 | Oregon | $33,220 |
$27,980 | 1,720 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $22,380 |
$17,960 | 700 |
| 53 | Guam | $20,070 |
$19,600 | 40 |
| 54 | Virgin Islands | $19,080 |
$17,940 | 50 |