The highest-paying states for security and fire alarm systems installers (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 security and fire alarm systems installers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $67,980, Oregon is the highest paying state for security and fire alarm systems installers. It is followed by Minnesota (average annual salary $64,360). 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 security and fire alarm systems installers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | $67,980 |
$41,080 | 920 |
| 2 | Minnesota | $64,360 |
$35,810 | 770 |
| 3 | Colorado | $63,670 |
$39,830 | 2,240 |
| 4 | Washington | $62,170 |
$42,470 | 1,190 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $61,710 |
$37,610 | 420 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $61,280 |
$39,560 | 1,750 |
| 7 | Illinois | $61,260 |
$42,960 | 2,260 |
| 8 | California | $61,170 |
$40,600 | 9,420 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $60,650 |
$36,760 | 310 |
| 10 | Maryland | $60,360 |
$37,400 | 2,860 |
| 11 | Alaska | $59,560 |
$37,210 | 180 |
| 12 | Vermont | $59,380 |
$37,160 | 70 |
| 13 | Maine | $58,240 |
$39,210 | 410 |
| 14 | Wyoming | $57,470 |
$35,100 | 70 |
| 15 | New York | $55,590 |
$36,310 | 4,290 |
| 16 | Virginia | $55,060 |
$37,550 | 2,580 |
| 17 | Delaware | $52,460 |
$23,500 | 130 |
| 18 | New Jersey | $51,640 |
$35,580 | 3,960 |
| 19 | Iowa | $51,300 |
$36,570 | 520 |
| 20 | District of Columbia | $50,990 |
$31,620 | 90 |
| 21 | South Dakota | $50,900 |
$37,600 | 170 |
| 22 | Alabama | $50,870 |
$35,190 | 1,200 |
| 23 | Montana | $50,800 |
$40,570 | 170 |
| 24 | Nevada | $50,470 |
$34,970 | 850 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $50,400 |
$37,240 | 2,760 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $50,380 |
$37,560 | 600 |
| 27 | Hawaii | $49,650 |
$37,600 | 260 |
| 28 | Michigan | $49,280 |
$34,500 | 860 |
| 29 | Ohio | $49,150 |
$34,960 | 2,170 |
| 30 | Kentucky | $48,650 |
$31,820 | 640 |
| 31 | Kansas | $48,610 |
$31,520 | 800 |
| 32 | Arizona | $48,580 |
$32,050 | 2,210 |
| 33 | North Carolina | $48,510 |
$35,500 | 2,270 |
| 34 | Missouri | $48,300 |
$32,000 | 1,340 |
| 35 | Rhode Island | $48,220 |
$38,310 | 320 |
| 36 | North Dakota | $48,160 |
$40,130 | 60 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $48,150 |
$36,700 | 550 |
| 38 | Utah | $48,150 |
$32,960 | 1,040 |
| 39 | Indiana | $48,050 |
$36,340 | 1,620 |
| 40 | Texas | $47,940 |
$29,470 | 10,150 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $47,900 |
$34,420 | 1,790 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $47,770 |
$30,220 | 740 |
| 43 | Florida | $47,540 |
$31,960 | 7,600 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $46,620 |
$27,180 | 800 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $46,320 |
$29,540 | 440 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $45,810 |
$30,020 | 1,120 |
| 47 | Georgia | $44,010 |
$29,350 | 2,550 |
| 48 | Idaho | $41,200 |
$35,970 | 350 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $38,590 |
$28,690 | 380 |
| 50 | New Mexico | $36,610 |
$30,410 | 250 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $36,210 |
$28,560 | 260 |
| 52 | Guam | $30,980 |
$22,090 | 110 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $22,910 |
$18,280 | 830 |