Pay by state · 53 states
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer Salary by State (2026)
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers earn the most in Alaska at $79,870 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $29,280 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $60,070. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $79,870Alaska
- National median
- $60,070BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $29,280Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of security and fire alarm systems installers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $79,870 | $57,600 | $79,880 | 110 | $78,029 |
| 2 | MAMassachusetts | $78,530 | $60,720 | $97,800 | 1,690 | $74,255 |
| 3 | RIRhode Island | $76,320 | $46,630 | $77,720 | 240 | $74,619 |
| 4 | OROregon | $75,710 | $57,000 | $96,840 | 950 | $73,248 |
| 5 | CTConnecticut | $75,410 | $59,990 | $78,320 | 540 | $72,783 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $72,950 | $59,610 | $81,880 | 1,670 | $68,169 |
| 7 | CACalifornia | $71,570 | $57,180 | $79,760 | 8,180 | $64,641 |
| 8 | MDMaryland | $65,330 | $57,950 | $78,930 | 2,230 | $62,243 |
| 9 | MEMaine | $64,080 | $57,180 | $74,700 | 240 | $66,028 |
| 10 | IAIowa | $63,750 | $59,820 | $76,070 | 480 | $72,640 |
| 11 | HIHawaii | $63,140 | $50,730 | $75,120 | 380 | $57,426 |
| 12 | NJNew Jersey | $63,140 | $47,960 | $78,790 | 2,740 | $58,030 |
| 13 | MNMinnesota | $62,440 | $48,610 | $86,000 | 770 | $63,313 |
| 14 | COColorado | $62,250 | $49,940 | $77,560 | 1,950 | $60,406 |
| 15 | OHOhio | $61,860 | $50,620 | $71,460 | 2,440 | $66,678 |
| 16 | NHNew Hampshire | $61,530 | $48,900 | $75,770 | 500 | $59,070 |
| 17 | KSKansas | $61,480 | $51,690 | $71,380 | 740 | $68,260 |
| 18 | UTUtah | $61,150 | $49,850 | $66,810 | 980 | $61,853 |
| 19 | WIWisconsin | $61,130 | $49,880 | $74,820 | 770 | $64,966 |
| 20 | NVNevada | $60,980 | $49,900 | $77,110 | 1,170 | $60,993 |
| 21 | VAVirginia | $60,790 | $49,240 | $72,700 | 2,130 | $60,126 |
| 22 | ALAlabama | $60,710 | $49,340 | $72,020 | 1,350 | $68,349 |
| 23 | KYKentucky | $60,700 | $47,630 | $63,300 | 1,080 | $67,326 |
| 24 | VTVermont | $60,080 | $48,460 | $73,600 | 110 | $61,332 |
| 25 | FLFlorida | $60,070 | $48,700 | $62,940 | 8,320 | $58,087 |
| 26 | ILIllinois | $59,800 | $46,210 | $75,780 | 2,180 | $59,825 |
| 27 | WYWyoming | $59,800 | $43,460 | $63,880 | 150 | $64,515 |
| 28 | SCSouth Carolina | $59,710 | $44,320 | $64,990 | 1,050 | $63,691 |
| 29 | AZArizona | $59,680 | $47,060 | $74,760 | 2,040 | $59,279 |
| 30 | DEDelaware | $59,680 | $47,880 | $75,670 | 160 | $59,795 |
| 31 | PAPennsylvania | $59,500 | $47,600 | $72,490 | 2,650 | $60,981 |
| 32 | MTMontana | $58,800 | $50,740 | $74,330 | 190 | $62,127 |
| 33 | NYNew York | $58,550 | $47,180 | $74,550 | 6,620 | $54,253 |
| 34 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $58,460 | $58,030 | $75,470 | 210 | $53,193 |
| 35 | NMNew Mexico | $58,350 | $39,210 | $72,480 | 630 | $63,278 |
| 36 | INIndiana | $58,070 | $48,290 | $64,260 | 1,930 | $62,221 |
| 37 | NDNorth Dakota | $57,620 | $54,060 | $59,160 | 150 | $64,771 |
| 38 | MIMichigan | $55,830 | $43,770 | $63,660 | 2,060 | $58,025 |
| 39 | SDSouth Dakota | $55,690 | $47,900 | $60,150 | 220 | $62,865 |
| 40 | LALouisiana | $54,730 | $44,360 | $61,350 | 1,170 | $62,047 |
| 41 | MOMissouri | $54,620 | $49,100 | $63,900 | 1,790 | $60,143 |
| 42 | NCNorth Carolina | $54,120 | $45,790 | $63,240 | 2,880 | $57,375 |
| 43 | GAGeorgia | $53,100 | $46,460 | $61,580 | 2,220 | $55,144 |
| 44 | TXTexas | $52,270 | $43,740 | $61,870 | 10,260 | $53,855 |
| 45 | TNTennessee | $51,460 | $46,360 | $62,780 | 2,520 | $56,014 |
| 46 | WVWest Virginia | $51,100 | $44,060 | $61,760 | 260 | $57,097 |
| 47 | IDIdaho | $49,180 | $39,880 | $61,630 | 340 | $51,501 |
| 48 | ARArkansas | $48,950 | $38,530 | $61,390 | 620 | $56,305 |
| 49 | OKOklahoma | $48,240 | $39,660 | $58,920 | 1,340 | $54,916 |
| 50 | NENebraska | $48,000 | $46,520 | $62,390 | 490 | $53,272 |
| 51 | MSMississippi | $47,160 | $39,010 | $57,550 | 440 | $54,236 |
| 52 | GUGuam | $37,450 | $34,340 | $45,730 | 60 | N/A |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $29,280 | $28,260 | $35,380 | 600 | 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 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $79,870, while Alaska leads once prices are taken into account at $78,029.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers at $79,870 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Massachusetts ($78,530) and Rhode Island ($76,320).
Which state pays Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers at $29,280 a year, $50,590 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alaska first at $78,029 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $79,870. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.