Security Manager Salary by State (2026)

Name: Security Manager annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Security Managers earn the most in Washington at $139,990 a year and the least in U.S. Virgin Islands at $66,420 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $106,660. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $139,990
National median: $106,660
Lowest median: $66,420
States reporting: 54

Top 5 states for Security Managers

1. Washington$139,990 median · $130,816 adjusted · 2,790 employed
2. New York$131,350 median · $121,709 adjusted · 9,580 employed
3. Delaware$129,260 median · $129,509 adjusted · 240 employed
4. New Jersey$124,110 median · $114,066 adjusted · 5,690 employed
5. Massachusetts$124,100 median · $117,344 adjusted · 6,070 employed

Lowest-paying states for Security Managers

54. U.S. Virgin Islands$66,420 median · no price parity · 50 employed
53. Puerto Rico$72,500 median · no price parity · 710 employed
52. Guam$79,560 median · no price parity · 60 employed
51. Vermont$88,710 median · $90,559 adjusted · 500 employed
50. Arkansas$89,810 median · $103,305 adjusted · 880 employed

Security Manager salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of security managers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	Washington	$139,990	$111,550	$164,560	2,790	$130,816
2	New York	$131,350	$100,510	$170,100	9,580	$121,709
3	Delaware	$129,260	$107,620	$166,000	240	$129,509
4	New Jersey	$124,110	$98,480	$158,500	5,690	$114,066
5	Massachusetts	$124,100	$99,100	$159,980	6,070	$117,344
6	Colorado	$122,510	$98,560	$151,930	2,150	$118,882
7	Alabama	$121,010	$99,440	$144,990	940	$136,237
8	California	$118,620	$85,870	$157,810	20,550	$107,135
9	Kansas	$117,270	$94,380	$141,620	1,080	$130,202
10	Virginia	$116,540	$91,820	$153,570	2,950	$115,267
11	District of Columbia	$115,770	$86,970	$144,990	930	$105,340
12	Georgia	$114,360	$90,910	$147,830	2,670	$118,763
13	Alaska	$113,510	$96,560	$138,540	870	$110,894
14	Connecticut	$110,990	$88,340	$138,350	2,650	$107,123
15	Oregon	$110,710	$89,010	$139,560	1,830	$107,110
16	Minnesota	$109,720	$87,790	$134,540	3,000	$111,254
17	Hawaii	$108,750	$86,200	$139,890	760	$98,908
18	North Carolina	$108,130	$83,290	$134,120	4,810	$114,634
19	New Mexico	$108,110	$89,070	$137,310	390	$117,241
20	Illinois	$106,980	$82,800	$133,460	9,180	$107,025
21	Tennessee	$106,730	$85,100	$134,130	2,580	$116,175
22	New Hampshire	$106,690	$82,650	$130,480	550	$102,424
23	Rhode Island	$106,510	$89,900	$134,690	470	$104,136
24	Wyoming	$106,330	$87,840	$135,030	190	$114,714
25	Indiana	$104,560	$80,800	$135,800	4,110	$112,034
26	South Carolina	$103,940	$83,910	$137,950	1,750	$110,871
27	Wisconsin	$103,620	$92,290	$128,650	2,010	$110,123
28	Nebraska	$102,150	$83,200	$127,520	1,430	$113,370
29	Nevada	$101,850	$81,370	$133,050	1,250	$101,871
30	South Dakota	$101,280	$86,090	$118,700	370	$114,330
31	Kentucky	$100,720	$77,370	$133,650	1,070	$111,714
32	Missouri	$100,380	$74,280	$125,450	1,920	$110,530
33	Arizona	$99,880	$77,200	$128,030	3,430	$99,208
34	Idaho	$99,870	$80,460	$132,860	610	$104,582
35	Texas	$99,430	$74,360	$133,730	13,140	$102,445
36	Utah	$99,320	$78,870	$125,160	1,770	$100,461
37	Iowa	$99,010	$76,480	$122,570	2,340	$112,816
38	Florida	$98,780	$71,840	$125,650	8,620	$95,519
39	Maine	$98,310	$78,700	$118,290	670	$101,298
40	Michigan	$98,150	$75,370	$125,460	4,920	$102,009
41	Ohio	$97,740	$73,970	$124,750	6,030	$105,353
42	Maryland	$97,700	$73,860	$133,610	5,210	$93,084
43	Louisiana	$97,120	$71,610	$113,520	1,160	$110,105
44	Montana	$96,100	$76,570	$121,610	340	$101,537
45	Pennsylvania	$95,290	$77,190	$121,760	6,870	$97,661
46	West Virginia	$95,050	$70,010	$118,680	610	$106,205
47	Mississippi	$93,640	$69,680	$124,900	930	$107,690
48	North Dakota	$92,040	$81,910	$122,100	270	$103,463
49	Oklahoma	$90,390	$69,720	$123,560	1,040	$102,899
50	Arkansas	$89,810	$69,180	$123,970	880	$103,305
51	Vermont	$88,710	$65,870	$106,190	500	$90,559
52	Guam	$79,560	$49,720	$105,580	60	N/A
53	Puerto Rico	$72,500	$47,510	$109,220	710	N/A
54	U.S. Virgin Islands	$66,420	$54,990	$91,560	50	N/A

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 Managers, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $139,990, while Alabama leads once prices are taken into account at $136,237.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Security Manager pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays Security Managers the most?

Washington reports the highest median wage for Security Managers at $139,990 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New York ($131,350) and Delaware ($129,260).

Which state pays Security Managers the least?

U.S. Virgin Islands reports the lowest median for Security Managers at $66,420 a year, $73,570 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do Security Managers earn the most after cost of living?

Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alabama first at $136,237 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $121,010. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

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