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Protective Service Salaries

  Wage Estimates
Occupation Title

Employment

Median Hourly

Mean Hourly

Mean Annual

Protective Service Occupations

46,640 $17.15 $18.24 $37,940
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives 1,700 $32.93 $33.95 $70,610
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 990 $28.23 $29.30 $60,950
Fire Fighters 6,740 $20.15 $20.93 $43,540
Fire Inspectors and Investigators 200 $24.15 $24.25 $50,440
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 900 $31.23 $30.64 $63,720
Parking Enforcement Workers 560 $14.85 $15.17 $31,540
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 8,210 $22.95 $23.28 $48,420
Animal Control Workers 130 $14.79 $15.31 $31,840
Private Detectives and Investigators 150 $11.26 $12.95 $26,940
Security Guards 16,430 $10.67 $11.12 $23,140
Crossing Guards 1,430 $9.08 $10.23 $21,290

* = not available,  Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics