Protective Service Workers, All Other
Median pay sits 44% below the mid peer in Protective Service Occupations (neighbors include First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers, Fire Inspectors and Investigators, First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers).
Same-major-group titles next to Protective Service Workers, All Other: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives ($106K) , First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers ($56K) , Fire Inspectors and Investigators ($76K) , First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers ($78K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.
Highest-pay states for 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. Hawaii $57,370
- 2. New Jersey $54,950
- 3. Wisconsin $57,620
- 4. Nevada $54,790
- 5. New Mexico $64,940
- 6. District of Columbia $88,570
- 7. Alaska $56,120
- 8. Vermont $57,490
- 9. Alabama $86,350
- 10. New Hampshire $88,960
Protective Service Workers, All Other vs other Protective Service Occupations titles
Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.
- 1. Fire Inspectors and Investigators $75,920
- 2. First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $77,970
- 3. Transportation Security Screeners $66,770
- 4. First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $93,530
- 5. First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other $76,400
- 6. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $106,040
- 7. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $76,210
- 8. Fish and Game Wardens $74,060
- 9. Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists $56,870
- 10. Detectives and Criminal Investigators $93,790
- 11. First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $55,940
- 12. Bailiffs $56,600
Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments
Peer ladder above lists 12 other Protective Service Occupations titles , led here by First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives.
Among Protective Service Occupations peers on this card, Protective Service Workers, All Other sits 44% below the mid peer median ($75,920). Its own median is $42,540.
Employment Projections expect +3% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 23,300 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry. 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: Hawaii at $57,370. 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.
Protective Service Workers, All Other pay-rank #20 in Protective Service Occupations
On the Protective Service Occupations median table (24 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Protective Service Workers, All Other lands at #20, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.
Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.
Protective Service Workers, All Other next: salary map, states, and peers
SOC 33-9099 · national median $42,540 · lower third of Protective Service Occupations (#20/24). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.
Protective Service Workers, All Other salary map
State, metro, and percentile for SOC 33-9099
Hawaii · top state for Protective Service Workers, All Other
$57K published median
New Jersey · #2 state pay
$55K · behind Hawaii
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Highest-pay peer vs Protective Service Workers, All Other · $106K
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
Lower-pay peer beside Protective Service Workers, All Other · $56K
Compare Protective Service Workers, All Other
Head-to-head OEWS medians with another SOC
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025
Federal sources on this Protective Service Workers, All Other card
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 33-9099. bls.gov/oes
- O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for 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