Protective Service Worker, All Other Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for protective service workers, all other in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of protective service workers, all other among Texas metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Protective Service Workers, All Other in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,150
25th Percentile Wage
$30,110
50th Percentile Wage
$38,780
75th Percentile Wage
$45,690
90th Percentile Wage
$52,850

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for protective service workers, all other in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $23,150.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of protective service workers, all other from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$38,780
-2.63% 41.57%
2021
$39,800
40.58% -
2018
$23,650
0.38% -
2017
$23,560
1.61% -
2016
$23,180
7.98% -
2015
$21,330
1.88% -
2014
$20,930
-0.96% -
2013
$21,130
-7.24% -
2012
$22,660
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Protective Service Workers, All Other in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of protective service workers, all other in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of protective service workers, all other in state of Texas ranges from $19,250 to $40,130. The highest paying area for protective service workers, all other in Texas is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington with a median annual salary of $40,130. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Central Texas nonmetropolitan area (mean annual salary $39,190). The lowest paying area is Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $19,250.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$40,130
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$39,190
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$39,190
Corpus Christi
$39,190
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$38,990
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$38,200
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,980
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,690
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$36,850
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$34,790
Lubbock
$32,970
Waco
$31,510
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$31,220
El Paso
$26,520
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$24,740
Sherman-Denison
$24,580
Abilene
$24,130
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$23,850
Victoria
$23,600
Amarillo
$23,440
Fort Worth-Arlington
$22,690
Brownsville-Harlingen
$22,060
Laredo
$21,960
San Angelo
$21,680
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$20,710
College Station-Bryan
$19,960
Tyler
$19,580
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$19,250