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Other Protective Service Worker Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of other protective service workers are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of other protective service workers in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of other protective service workers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The other protective service workers annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Other Protective Service Worker Salary in U.S. (2022 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,820
25th Percentile Wage
$28,790
50th Percentile Wage
$34,650
75th Percentile Wage
$40,700
90th Percentile Wage
$54,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other protective service workers. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) other protective service workers is $54,120. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $34,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $23,820. Note that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 127% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$34,650
8.95% 30.07%
2021
$31,550
1.01% -
2020
$31,230
4.67% -
2019
$29,770
3.90% -
2018
$28,610
5.10% -
2017
$27,150
4.38% -
2016
$25,960
4.20% -
2015
$24,870
1.13% -
2014
$24,590
1.02% -
2013
$24,340
0.45% -
2012
$24,230
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Table 2. Other Protective Service Worker Salary by Industry Sector (2022 survey)

The average salaries of other protective service workers in 20 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for other protective service workers occupations is the utilities sector with an annual salary $60,470. The lowest paying sector is the mining sector (annual salary $23,160).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Utilities
$60,470
Finance and Insurance
$58,130
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$47,460
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$46,500
Information
$46,380
Federal, State, and Local Government
$39,290
Manufacturing
$38,470
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$37,460
Construction
$37,060
Health Care and Social Assistance
$37,000
Wholesale Trade
$35,400
Educational Services
$34,300
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$33,890
Retail Trade
$33,660
Accommodation and Food Services
$31,710
Transportation and Warehousing
$31,570
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
$31,410
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$29,840
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
$29,490
Mining
$23,160

Table 3. Salaries of Other Protective Service Worker Related Occupations

The average annual salary of other protective service worker related occupations at the national level is given in Table 3. For more salary information about a specific occupation, use the links below.

Occupation Median Annual Salary
Private Detectives and Investigators
$52,120
Transportation Security Screeners
$47,710
Animal Control Workers
$39,320
Protective Service Workers, All Other
$36,460
Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators
$35,970
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers
$34,770
Security Guards
$34,750
Crossing Guards
$33,380
Miscellaneous Protective Service Workers
$32,870
All Other School Bus Monitors and Protective Service Workers
$31,960
School Bus Monitors
$29,880
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
$27,270

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