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Protective Service Occupations

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U.S. mean $60,720 · median $50,080

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $80,700 $73,950 $39
+32.9%
$37,210–$132,260
Washington #2 $73,020 $62,090 $35
+20.3%
$38,010–$123,810
Alaska #3 $72,750 $69,100 $35
+19.8%
$36,640–$122,100
California #4 $71,870 $51,700 $35
+18.4%
$36,500–$127,420
New Jersey #5 $69,580 $54,480 $33
+14.6%
$33,810–$129,160
Massachusetts #6 $69,540 $65,550 $33
+14.5%
$36,660–$105,580
Illinois #7 $66,900 $56,670 $32
+10.2%
$34,870–$108,690
Oregon #8 $66,320 $59,260 $32
+9.2%
$37,760–$102,790
Colorado #9 $65,990 $56,930 $32
+8.7%
$36,320–$106,610
New York #10 $65,380 $56,390 $31
+7.7%
$36,120–$107,660
Connecticut #11 $65,150 $61,050 $31
+7.3%
$35,450–$100,510
Maryland #12 $64,780 $57,520 $31
+6.7%
$34,420–$111,580
New Hampshire #13 $64,200 $60,420 $31
+5.7%
$37,170–$96,390
Minnesota #14 $63,520 $58,980 $31
+4.6%
$33,630–$102,870
Hawaii #15 $63,160 $55,760 $30
+4%
$36,260–$108,110
Delaware #16 $61,970 $51,540 $30
+2.1%
$34,130–$102,530
Rhode Island #17 $61,300 $59,520 $29
+1%
$31,630–$91,760
Wisconsin #18 $61,040 $60,110 $29
+0.5%
$31,200–$92,710
Montana #19 $60,630 $57,570 $29
-0.1%
$35,580–$87,350
Vermont #20 $60,570 $56,910 $29
-0.2%
$36,340–$93,140
Nebraska #21 $60,380 $60,590 $29
-0.6%
$33,800–$93,960
North Dakota #22 $59,970 $58,350 $29
-1.2%
$31,730–$91,170
Arizona #23 $59,020 $50,810 $28
-2.8%
$34,500–$97,660
Utah #24 $59,020 $50,210 $28
-2.8%
$30,530–$98,840
Virginia #25 $58,510 $51,120 $28
-3.6%
$30,950–$93,940
Idaho #26 $58,460 $51,920 $28
-3.7%
$32,260–$93,740
Pennsylvania #27 $58,320 $47,690 $28
-4%
$30,880–$97,660
Iowa #28 $58,210 $53,410 $28
-4.1%
$30,520–$92,990
Ohio #29 $57,810 $52,030 $28
-4.8%
$29,750–$96,530
Texas #30 $57,000 $51,310 $27
-6.1%
$28,900–$95,370
Maine #31 $56,980 $51,730 $27
-6.2%
$35,260–$82,530
Michigan #32 $56,870 $52,000 $27
-6.3%
$31,210–$86,370
New Mexico #33 $56,780 $49,980 $27
-6.5%
$31,780–$91,570
Wyoming #34 $56,770 $55,390 $27
-6.5%
$33,060–$81,440
Florida #35 $56,480 $47,130 $27
-7%
$31,270–$95,670
Nevada #36 $55,660 $44,740 $27
-8.3%
$30,390–$100,880
Indiana #37 $55,210 $48,960 $27
-9.1%
$30,240–$86,050
Kansas #38 $54,850 $49,200 $26
-9.7%
$29,850–$88,600
South Dakota #39 $54,740 $52,140 $26
-9.8%
$32,190–$77,440
Missouri #40 $54,580 $46,840 $26
-10.1%
$31,200–$89,560
Oklahoma #41 $54,080 $46,430 $26
-10.9%
$29,680–$92,790
Tennessee #42 $51,770 $46,610 $25
-14.7%
$30,110–$78,100
Georgia #43 $51,520 $46,290 $25
-15.2%
$30,130–$78,740
North Carolina #44 $51,100 $46,300 $25
-15.8%
$29,680–$78,930
Alabama #45 $49,220 $44,450 $24
-18.9%
$27,720–$77,530
South Carolina #46 $48,840 $45,330 $23
-19.6%
$28,690–$75,050
Kentucky #47 $47,920 $42,310 $23
-21.1%
$28,930–$75,610
Arkansas #48 $47,370 $43,350 $23
-22%
$29,280–$70,910
West Virginia #49 $45,980 $45,390 $22
-24.3%
$21,140–$71,520
Louisiana #50 $45,650 $41,740 $22
-24.8%
$27,410–$72,080
Mississippi #51 $41,800 $37,390 $20
-31.2%
$24,740–$61,780

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.