Protective Service Occupations Salaries
24 occupations · median annual pay from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025
- Security Guards
1,283,470 employed
$38,020
$18/hr
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
670,520 employed
$76,210
$37/hr
- Correctional Officers and Jailers
380,500 employed
$58,940
$28/hr
- Firefighters
345,990 employed
$59,280
$29/hr
$33,580
$16/hr
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
154,610 employed
$106,040
$51/hr
- Detectives and Criminal Investigators
114,430 employed
$93,790
$45/hr
$93,530
$45/hr
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers
94,360 employed
$38,100
$18/hr
- Protective Service Workers, All Other
81,500 employed
$42,540
$20/hr
- First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
81,480 employed
$55,940
$27/hr
- School Bus Monitors
78,420 employed
$35,100
$17/hr
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
53,380 employed
$77,970
$37/hr
- Transportation Security Screeners
50,290 employed
$66,770
$32/hr
- Private Detectives and Investigators
35,580 employed
$51,220
$25/hr
$76,400
$37/hr
- Bailiffs
17,310 employed
$56,600
$27/hr
- Fire Inspectors and Investigators
13,800 employed
$75,920
$37/hr
- Animal Control Workers
12,070 employed
$45,660
$22/hr
$43,370
$21/hr
- Parking Enforcement Workers
9,050 employed
$46,730
$22/hr
- Fish and Game Wardens
5,770 employed
$74,060
$36/hr
- Transit and Railroad Police
4,390 employed
$90,230
$43/hr
- Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
2,780 employed
$56,870
$27/hr