Pay by state · 52 states
Retail Loss Prevention Specialist Salary by State (2026)
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists earn the most in New Hampshire at $88,960 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $26,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $42,540. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $88,960New Hampshire
- National median
- $42,540BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $26,680Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Retail Loss Prevention Specialist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of retail loss prevention specialists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHNew Hampshire | $88,960 | $71,640 | $96,970 | 90 | $85,403 |
| 2 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $88,570 | $76,900 | $103,270 | 80 | $80,591 |
| 3 | ALAlabama | $86,350 | $43,950 | $99,340 | 330 | $97,216 |
| 4 | NMNew Mexico | $64,940 | $41,820 | $101,480 | 650 | $70,425 |
| 5 | WIWisconsin | $57,620 | $39,270 | $71,410 | 910 | $61,236 |
| 6 | VTVermont | $57,490 | $44,980 | $73,110 | 60 | $58,688 |
| 7 | HIHawaii | $57,370 | $46,990 | $82,930 | 110 | $52,178 |
| 8 | AKAlaska | $56,120 | $45,590 | $58,860 | 400 | $54,827 |
| 9 | NJNew Jersey | $54,950 | $37,790 | $74,050 | 3,520 | $50,503 |
| 10 | NVNevada | $54,790 | $40,330 | $62,280 | 910 | $54,802 |
| 11 | RIRhode Island | $54,630 | $41,910 | $69,200 | 60 | $53,412 |
| 12 | NDNorth Dakota | $53,460 | $46,700 | $63,130 | 230 | $60,095 |
| 13 | MDMaryland | $52,780 | $37,630 | $69,170 | 930 | $50,286 |
| 14 | NYNew York | $52,690 | $43,410 | $63,720 | 1,930 | $48,823 |
| 15 | OKOklahoma | $52,360 | $38,570 | $59,430 | 150 | $59,606 |
| 16 | MAMassachusetts | $50,040 | $41,310 | $59,130 | 610 | $47,316 |
| 17 | MEMaine | $49,940 | $40,330 | $57,200 | 170 | $51,458 |
| 18 | MSMississippi | $49,800 | $36,840 | $59,070 | 180 | $57,272 |
| 19 | MIMichigan | $49,730 | $39,040 | $61,790 | 730 | $51,685 |
| 20 | UTUtah | $49,610 | $40,330 | $65,170 | 910 | $50,180 |
| 21 | OROregon | $49,520 | $42,070 | $63,970 | 2,180 | $47,910 |
| 22 | MOMissouri | $49,290 | $41,620 | $53,090 | 240 | $54,274 |
| 23 | AZArizona | $49,090 | $45,550 | $61,660 | 970 | $48,760 |
| 24 | INIndiana | $47,930 | $38,050 | $56,050 | 240 | $51,356 |
| 25 | NENebraska | $47,090 | $37,960 | $73,320 | 80 | $52,262 |
| 26 | IDIdaho | $46,580 | $44,640 | $57,550 | 170 | $48,778 |
| 27 | KYKentucky | $46,580 | $35,780 | $55,750 | 540 | $51,664 |
| 28 | GAGeorgia | $45,200 | $35,150 | $61,820 | 1,260 | $46,940 |
| 29 | OHOhio | $44,890 | $36,900 | $52,470 | 1,520 | $48,386 |
| 30 | LALouisiana | $44,410 | $35,510 | $54,680 | 2,370 | $50,347 |
| 31 | COColorado | $44,340 | $38,250 | $56,090 | 4,640 | $43,027 |
| 32 | FLFlorida | $44,310 | $37,250 | $55,700 | 2,790 | $42,847 |
| 33 | SCSouth Carolina | $44,130 | $34,670 | $55,670 | 320 | $47,073 |
| 34 | TNTennessee | $44,100 | $36,120 | $62,090 | 830 | $48,003 |
| 35 | NCNorth Carolina | $43,740 | $40,330 | $55,330 | 790 | $46,371 |
| 36 | WVWest Virginia | $43,700 | $31,690 | $64,730 | 170 | $48,828 |
| 37 | SDSouth Dakota | $42,260 | $40,330 | $49,940 | 130 | $47,705 |
| 38 | WAWashington | $42,170 | $36,640 | $51,040 | 4,530 | $39,406 |
| 39 | KSKansas | $42,150 | $34,250 | $49,560 | 300 | $46,798 |
| 40 | MTMontana | $41,660 | $30,830 | $59,770 | 310 | $44,017 |
| 41 | WYWyoming | $40,330 | $33,280 | $56,620 | 590 | $43,510 |
| 42 | DEDelaware | $39,520 | $34,530 | $43,670 | 130 | $39,596 |
| 43 | CACalifornia | $39,330 | $36,040 | $48,700 | 26,360 | $35,522 |
| 44 | MNMinnesota | $38,330 | $34,670 | $49,940 | 670 | $38,866 |
| 45 | IAIowa | $38,160 | $37,240 | $45,060 | N/A | $43,481 |
| 46 | ILIllinois | $38,020 | $35,100 | $54,840 | 600 | $38,036 |
| 47 | CTConnecticut | $37,480 | $35,030 | $57,280 | 910 | $36,174 |
| 48 | VAVirginia | $35,230 | $27,120 | $48,670 | 4,000 | $34,845 |
| 49 | PAPennsylvania | $34,320 | $28,960 | $45,100 | 5,720 | $35,174 |
| 50 | TXTexas | $33,500 | $29,980 | $45,700 | 4,360 | $34,516 |
| 51 | ARArkansas | $31,270 | $29,830 | $38,180 | 560 | $35,969 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $26,680 | $22,620 | $37,870 | 660 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Retail Loss Prevention Specialists, that changes the ranking: New Hampshire leads on raw pay at $88,960, while Alabama leads once prices are taken into account at $97,216.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Retail Loss Prevention Specialist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Retail Loss Prevention Specialists the most?
New Hampshire reports the highest median wage for Retail Loss Prevention Specialists at $88,960 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by District of Columbia ($88,570) and Alabama ($86,350).
Which state pays Retail Loss Prevention Specialists the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Retail Loss Prevention Specialists at $26,680 a year, $62,280 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Retail Loss Prevention Specialists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alabama first at $97,216 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $86,350. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.