Protective Service Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 33-1099

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other

The published band from $41,110 to $103,420 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives.

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Same-major-group titles next to First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives ($106K) , Parking Enforcement Workers ($47K) , Fire Inspectors and Investigators ($76K) , First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers ($94K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. Maine $81,330
  2. 2. Tennessee $81,330
  3. 3. South Carolina $81,330
  4. 4. Rhode Island $89,320
  5. 5. Illinois $86,260
  6. 6. Minnesota $80,600
  7. 7. District of Columbia $97,640
  8. 8. California $92,690
  9. 9. New York $92,930
  10. 10. Alaska $89,170

Other Protective Service Occupations careers next to First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Fire Inspectors and Investigators $75,920
  2. 2. First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $93,530
  3. 3. Detectives and Criminal Investigators $93,790
  4. 4. Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists $56,870
  5. 5. Parking Enforcement Workers $46,730
  6. 6. First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $77,970
  7. 7. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $76,210
  8. 8. Firefighters $59,280
  9. 9. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $106,040
  10. 10. Bailiffs $56,600
  11. 11. First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $55,940
  12. 12. Transportation Security Screeners $66,770
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$41,110 to $103,420
median $76,400 · ~2.5× spread
$76K
National median
↑ +2%
Growth 2024-2034
2,100
Annual openings
20,690
Estimated US jobs
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Highest-pay peer · $106K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent
Related experience Less than 5 years

Peer ladder above lists 12 other Protective Service Occupations titles , led here by First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives.

The OEWS band for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other runs from $41,110 (10th) to $103,420 (90th), about 2.5× wide, with median $76,400. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +2% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 2,100 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry and less than 5 years as the typical related-work-experience category. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Maine at $81,330. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives at $106,040. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other pay-rank #6 in Protective Service Occupations

Among 24 detailed Protective Service Occupations with a published OEWS median, First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other is pay-rank #6, the upper third of that major group. The order is ROW_NUMBER on national median (title as tiebreak), not a worker-level percentile.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 33-1099 · national median $76,400 · upper third of Protective Service Occupations (#6/24). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 33-1099

Maine · top state for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other

$81K published median

Tennessee · #2 state pay

$81K · behind Maine

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Highest-pay peer vs First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · $106K

Parking Enforcement Workers

Lower-pay peer beside First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other · $47K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Protective Service Occupations titles sit near First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other at the top of the pay table? ▼
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other is pay-rank #6 of 24 detailed Protective Service Occupations with an OEWS median, upper third. Nearest upper-third titles: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers ($76K), Fire Inspectors and Investigators ($76K), First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers ($78K), Transit and Railroad Police ($90K). Rank is ROW_NUMBER on national median.
How wide is the published pay band for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $41,110 and the 90th at $103,420 for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other (2.5× spread). The national median is $76,400. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other is +2%. Projected annual openings: about 2,100. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other. Related-work-experience category: less than 5 years. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other? ▼
Maine ($81,330), Tennessee ($81,330), South Carolina ($81,330) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 33-1099. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics