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214 metro areas

First-Line Supervisor of Security Workers Salary by City (2026)

First-line supervisors of security workers earn the most in Kennewick, WA, an average of $87,760 a year, against $59,900 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Fayetteville, AR ($94,380 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean)
$59,900BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city
$87,760Kennewick, WA
Best after cost of living
$94,380Fayetteville, AR
Metro areas
214With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for first-line supervisors of security workers

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

  • Kennewick, WA$87,760
  • Fayetteville, AR$86,220
  • Lafayette, IN$85,220
  • Florence, SC$78,960
  • Chattanooga, TN-GA$78,580
  • Norwich, CT$78,580
  • Lynchburg, VA$75,460
  • Syracuse, NY$73,940
  • Rochester, MN$73,800
  • Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$73,340
Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for first-line supervisors of security workers
ItemValue
Kennewick-Richland, WA$87,760
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$86,220
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$85,220
Florence, SC$78,960
Chattanooga, TN-GA$78,580
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$78,580
Lynchburg, VA$75,460
Syracuse, NY$73,940
Rochester, MN$73,800
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$73,340

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

  • Fayetteville, AR$86,220 nominal$94,380
  • Lafayette, IN$85,220 nominal$91,210
  • Florence, SC$78,960 nominal$90,990
  • Kennewick, WA$87,760 nominal$87,690
  • Chattanooga, TN-GA$78,580 nominal$85,910
  • Lynchburg, VA$75,460 nominal$84,440
  • Rochester, MN$73,800 nominal$81,260
  • Norwich, CT$78,580 nominal$78,230
  • Syracuse, NY$73,940 nominal$77,230
  • Green Bay, WI$70,450 nominal$75,680
Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for first-line supervisors of security workers
ItemValue
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$94,380
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$91,210
Florence, SC$90,990
Kennewick-Richland, WA$87,690
Chattanooga, TN-GA$85,910
Lynchburg, VA$84,440
Rochester, MN$81,260
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$78,230
Syracuse, NY$77,230
Green Bay, WI$75,680

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

First-Line Supervisor of Security Workers salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

First-Line Supervisor of Security Workers pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#Metro areaMeanEntry (Level I)Experienced (Level IV)At US prices
1Kennewick, WA$87,760$58,860$102,000$87,690
2Fayetteville, AR$86,220$45,550$106,250$94,380
3Lafayette, IN$85,220$47,590$103,750$91,210
4Florence, SC$78,960$50,290$93,100$90,990
5Chattanooga, TN-GA$78,580$44,280$95,490$85,910
6Norwich, CT$78,580$51,480$91,920$78,230
7Lynchburg, VA$75,460$55,040$85,530$84,440
8Syracuse, NY$73,940$49,170$86,130$77,230
9Rochester, MN$73,800$50,770$85,130$81,260
10Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$73,340$48,510$85,550$67,360
11Anchorage, AK$72,280$52,230$82,160$68,560
12Green Bay, WI$70,450$51,580$79,750$75,680
13Salem, OR$70,050$48,800$80,540$67,580
14New Haven, CT$68,910$44,800$80,790$65,910
15Wilmington, NC$68,830$41,500$82,310$71,380
16Seattle, WA$68,580$48,820$78,330$61,710
17San Francisco, CA$68,180$48,550$77,830$58,970
18Albany, NY$67,290$48,530$76,540$67,580
19St. Louis, MO-IL$67,270$47,760$76,880$70,740
20Indianapolis, IN$67,160$39,830$80,620$70,180
21Bellingham, WA$67,060$51,460$74,730$64,900
22Fort Wayne, IN$66,640$40,060$79,730$71,990
23Rochester, NY$66,580$45,780$76,840$68,610
24Portland, OR-WA$66,560$50,880$74,280$63,140
25Richmond, VA$66,540$43,930$77,670$68,000
26New York, NY-NJ$66,460$45,430$76,790$59,040
27San Jose, CA$66,390$45,090$76,880$60,120
28Kahului, HI$66,250$53,980$72,300$60,560
29Minneapolis, MN-WI$66,040$47,090$75,360$63,000
30Oklahoma City, OK$65,920$41,480$77,960$72,910
31Roanoke, VA$65,790$49,860$73,630$70,270
32Baltimore, MD$65,500$41,290$77,420$62,690
33Naples, FL$65,190$45,990$74,650$63,170
34Portland, ME$65,170$50,770$72,260$63,980
35Sioux Falls, SD-MN$65,170$47,650$73,780$71,910
36Evansville, IN$64,900$41,180$76,560$70,910
37Utica, NY$64,520$50,690$71,340$69,620
38Fayetteville, NC$64,330$44,890$73,920$69,940
39Santa Maria, CA$64,190$47,440$72,430$59,000
40Ann Arbor, MI$63,960$45,610$72,990$63,400
41Spokane, WA$63,880$46,200$72,570$63,660
42Albuquerque, NM$63,670$44,010$73,360$66,640
43Raleigh, NC$63,520$39,190$75,500$64,710
44Worcester, MA$63,500$48,380$70,950$61,940
45Olympia, WA$63,480$46,950$71,610$61,230
46Binghamton, NY$63,250$44,120$72,680$68,110
47Davenport, IA-IL$63,170$39,810$74,670$70,910
48Vallejo, CA$62,750$45,610$71,180$57,850
49Manchester, NH$62,670$45,450$71,140$59,310
50York, PA$62,480$39,420$73,840$65,080
51Baton Rouge, LA$62,280$42,040$72,240$68,610
52Bridgeport, CT$62,210$46,590$69,890$58,210
53Chicago, IL-IN$62,070$42,600$71,660$59,920
54Boston, MA-NH$61,960$48,260$68,700$57,230
55Durham, NC$61,840$33,490$75,800$63,380
56Buffalo, NY$61,730$42,870$71,030$64,410
57Reno, NV$61,690$43,830$70,490$61,070
58Bremerton, WA$61,550$46,570$68,930$58,280
59Santa Fe, NM$61,380$44,180$69,870$62,150
60Denver, CO$61,320$44,930$69,370$57,970
61Trenton, NJ$61,320$40,140$71,740$59,430
62Phoenix, AZ$61,300$43,470$70,080$59,330
63Mobile, AL$61,240$36,280$73,510$69,510
64Tucson, AZ$61,190$42,290$70,510$63,150
65Santa Rosa, CA$61,090$44,120$69,450$56,680
66Virginia Beach, VA-NC$61,010$41,850$70,450$62,290
67Allentown, PA-NJ$60,990$42,000$70,350$61,010
68Springfield, MA$60,990$45,300$68,720$63,490
69Kansas City, MO-KS$60,940$44,570$69,010$65,850
70Flagstaff, AZ$60,510$47,470$66,930$60,310
71Eugene, OR$60,420$43,600$68,720$59,490
72Memphis, TN-MS-AR$60,420$39,420$70,760$65,550
73Madison, WI$60,400$41,230$69,850$62,080
74Boulder, CO$60,150$44,120$68,060$57,180
75Kiryas Joel, NY$60,070$40,410$69,740$54,900
76Daphne, AL$60,010$37,170$71,260$63,380
77Fresno, CA$60,010$46,220$66,810$58,740
78Nashville, TN$59,990$37,770$70,930$62,270
79Providence, RI-MA$59,900$46,360$66,560$58,860
80Knoxville, TN$59,760$35,510$71,700$64,560
81Asheville, NC$59,630$35,730$71,410$61,790
82Oxnard, CA$59,550$44,870$66,790$53,870
83Harrisburg, PA$59,490$42,830$67,680$60,300
84Cleveland, OH$59,200$41,350$68,000$63,030
85Los Angeles, CA$58,860$42,930$66,710$51,830
86Topeka, KS$58,860$38,580$68,850$66,270
87Reading, PA$58,740$41,580$67,180$60,520
88Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$58,640$42,200$66,730$61,490
89South Bend, IN-MI$58,610$42,390$66,600$63,120
90Stockton, CA$58,590$41,040$67,250$55,750
91Provo, UT$58,510$44,450$65,460$59,560
92Montgomery, AL$58,410$35,860$69,510$65,130
93Battle Creek, MI$58,300$47,440$63,650$64,390
94Williamsport, PA$58,160$39,290$67,450$62,980
95Atlanta, GA$58,030$36,570$68,600$58,000
96New Orleans, LA$58,030$39,710$67,080$62,670
97Urban Honolulu, HI$57,990$40,350$66,680$52,260
98Peoria, IL$57,970$44,260$64,730$63,540
99Salt Lake City, UT$57,970$44,350$64,690$57,470
100Wichita, KS$57,890$39,270$67,060$65,080
101Las Vegas, NV$57,870$37,790$67,750$57,750
102Lansing, MI$57,720$36,800$68,040$60,760
103Gainesville, GA$57,640$37,440$67,580$59,570
104Tulsa, OK$57,640$39,850$66,390$64,610
105Elkhart, IN$57,510$36,590$67,830$63,670
106Hartford, CT$57,450$42,790$64,670$55,910
107Columbus, OH$57,430$41,560$65,250$60,160
108Atlantic City, NJ$57,350$45,140$63,360$58,010
109Sacramento, CA$57,350$43,100$64,380$53,760
110Yuma, AZ$57,280$39,730$65,940$61,790
111Detroit, MI$56,990$39,810$65,480$56,820
112Milwaukee, WI$56,970$43,060$63,810$58,770
113Austin, TX$56,910$32,660$68,870$58,030
114El Centro, CA$56,910$44,840$62,860$59,800
115Huntsville, AL$56,890$36,590$66,890$61,120
116Monroe, LA$56,890$39,150$65,620$68,050
117Hagerstown, MD-WV$56,830$37,630$66,290$60,350
118Birmingham, AL$56,660$32,410$68,600$61,830
119Boise City, ID$56,620$40,830$64,400$57,550
120Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD$56,620$37,730$65,920$55,210
121Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$56,470$38,400$65,370$60,670
122Waterbury, CT$56,390$42,970$63,000$56,520
123Modesto, CA$56,240$39,230$64,630$54,020
124Akron, OH$56,100$40,410$63,810$60,080
125Des Moines, IA$56,100$36,770$65,600$61,180
126Charlotte, NC-SC$56,040$36,630$65,580$57,570
127Charleston, SC$55,990$40,160$63,770$55,460
128Dover, DE$55,970$40,540$63,560$57,400
129Bangor, ME$55,760$44,570$61,280$57,780
130Savannah, GA$55,660$34,050$66,310$58,460
131Dayton, OH$55,600$41,500$62,520$59,980
132Duluth, MN-WI$55,600$42,540$62,050$62,640
133Bloomington, IN$55,560$38,980$63,710$58,430
134Cape Coral, FL$55,540$39,440$63,460$54,270
135Ogden, UT$55,390$32,970$66,410$55,200
136Macon, GA$55,270$36,960$64,270$62,430
137Rockford, IL$55,220$42,870$61,300$59,920
138Riverside, CA$55,100$41,250$61,900$51,770
139Pueblo, CO$55,080$38,400$63,290$60,020
140Springfield, MO$55,000$44,430$60,220$62,090
141Winston, NC$54,870$38,460$62,940$59,610
142Lancaster, PA$54,850$39,040$62,650$55,820
143Pittsburgh, PA$54,810$37,000$63,560$57,900
144Fort Smith, AR-OK$54,750$33,240$65,330$63,750
145Dallas, TX$54,680$31,550$66,060$53,040
146Little Rock, AR$54,660$33,780$64,960$61,170
147Miami, FL$54,660$39,810$61,980$47,880
148Greensboro, NC$54,600$35,260$64,110$58,800
149Lawton, OK$54,560$39,670$61,900$63,490
150Beaumont, TX$54,520$37,540$62,860$60,550
151Killeen, TX$54,480$31,640$65,730$59,780
152Las Cruces, NM$54,160$35,610$63,270$60,040
153Lakeland, FL$54,100$39,060$61,510$55,690
154Houston, TX$54,040$30,850$65,460$54,790
155Huntington, WV-KY-OH$53,850$39,500$60,920$60,900
156Colorado Springs, CO$53,830$41,160$60,070$53,450
157Grand Rapids, MI$53,730$39,940$60,530$56,230
158San Diego, CA$53,440$37,130$61,460$47,760
159Fort Collins, CO$53,390$42,930$58,550$52,790
160Slidell, LA$53,390$38,270$60,840$57,580
161Youngstown, OH$53,390$38,080$60,940$61,090
162Tampa, FL$53,310$39,100$60,320$52,840
163North Port, FL$53,060$40,250$59,380$51,810
164Deltona, FL$53,020$41,020$58,950$53,360
165Bowling Green, KY$52,940$37,000$60,780$58,710
166Columbus, GA-AL$52,870$33,110$62,590$59,210
167Bakersfield, CA$52,580$41,790$57,910$52,120
168Port St. Lucie, FL$52,500$39,290$59,010$52,380
169Greeley, CO$52,370$39,870$58,550$52,280
170Erie, PA$52,230$36,960$59,760$57,430
171Palm Bay, FL$52,230$39,100$58,680$52,230
172Orlando, FL$52,210$39,890$58,280$51,480
173Omaha, NE-IA$52,120$41,890$57,160$56,710
174Coeur d'Alene, ID$52,040$40,410$57,780$52,940
175Myrtle Beach, SC$51,980$38,500$58,610$55,510
176Amarillo, TX$51,900$30,040$62,670$56,520
177Morgantown, WV$51,790$41,680$56,760$55,500
178Toledo, OH$51,540$36,820$58,800$56,360
179Shreveport, LA$51,190$38,080$57,660$60,390
180Pensacola, FL$51,110$36,800$58,140$52,300
181Greenville, SC$50,730$37,880$57,050$54,400
182Gainesville, FL$50,520$37,250$57,050$52,230
183Oshkosh, WI$50,400$40,160$55,430$54,230
184Appleton, WI$50,290$39,640$55,540$54,420
185Crestview, FL$50,290$38,000$56,350$51,830
186Canton, OH$50,210$36,230$57,100$56,160
187Spartanburg, SC$50,070$38,060$55,970$54,990
188Corpus Christi, TX$50,020$29,910$59,920$53,980
189Lincoln, NE$49,920$36,280$56,660$54,510
190Gulfport, MS$49,860$34,030$57,640$55,400
191Lexington, KY$49,710$36,280$56,330$53,520
192Alexandria, LA$49,590$35,730$56,410$57,870
193San Antonio, TX$49,570$29,370$59,510$52,340
194Flint, MI$49,030$36,130$55,390$52,700
195Augusta, GA-SC$48,960$32,700$56,990$53,270
196Jacksonville, FL$48,480$33,950$55,640$48,730
197Tallahassee, FL$48,480$35,840$54,700$51,620
198Albany, GA$47,720$29,600$56,660$54,430
199Longview, TX$47,470$25,960$58,070$53,050
200Lake Charles, LA$46,950$36,280$52,190$54,690
201Lubbock, TX$46,950$25,400$57,550$51,410
202Columbia, SC$46,320$32,700$53,040$49,450
203Lafayette, LA$46,200$36,210$51,110$52,980
204Jackson, MS$45,490$29,180$53,520$51,080
205Waco, TX$45,260$26,920$54,310$48,900
206Laredo, TX$45,050$28,330$53,290$51,810
207Wheeling, WV-OH$44,410$32,950$50,070$50,280
208McAllen, TX$41,700$24,590$50,110$48,550
209Charleston, WV$41,480$30,870$46,720$46,760
210Jonesboro, AR$40,930$31,200$45,720$47,660
211Mayaguez, PR$31,600$21,840$36,400N/A
212Ponce, PR$29,330$21,840$33,010N/A
213San Juan, PR$28,450$22,260$31,510N/A
214Aguadilla, PR$25,380$21,840$27,120N/A

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Method

About these numbers

  1. Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
  2. Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
  3. OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
  4. At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

First-Line Supervisor of Security Workers salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays first-line supervisors of security workers the most?

Kennewick, WA, where the average (mean) wage is $87,760 a year, followed by Fayetteville, AR ($86,220), Lafayette, IN ($85,220), Florence, SC ($78,960). The national mean is $59,900 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do first-line supervisors of security workers earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Fayetteville, AR ($94,380 at national prices, $86,220 nominal), Lafayette, IN ($91,210 at national prices, $85,220 nominal), Florence, SC ($90,990 at national prices, $78,960 nominal).

How much do first-line supervisors of security workers make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $66,460; Los Angeles, CA: $58,860; Chicago, IL-IN: $62,070; Dallas, TX: $54,680; Houston, TX: $54,040 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do first-line supervisors of security workers earn the least?

Of the 214 metro areas with their own estimate, Aguadilla, PR has the lowest mean wage, $25,380.