High paying security and protective service jobs in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
Every security and protective service occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single security and protective service job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.
Cost of living: prices in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT run 0.4% above the national average (2024), so a Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT salary is worth about 1.00× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.
Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024
High school diploma or equivalent
$84,650 – $126,900180Postsecondary nondegree award
$77,380 – $118,800110High school diploma or equivalent
$70,900 – $122,27050High school diploma or equivalent
$64,610 – $95,850650Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,500 – $97,18050High school diploma or equivalent
$53,670 – $70,710590Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,470 – $76,290340High school diploma or equivalent
$43,520 – $96,130100No formal educational credential
$34,010 – $100,490140No formal educational credential
$34,010 – $39,74090High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $63,310970High school diploma or equivalent
$34,070 – $72,75080
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianNorwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent | $103,800 | $84,650 – $126,900 | 180 |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award | $91,750 | $77,380 – $118,800 | 110 |
| 3 | Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $86,440 | $70,900 – $122,270 | 50 |
| 4 | Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $79,580 | $64,610 – $95,850 | 650 |
| 5 | Fire Inspectors and InvestigatorsPostsecondary nondegree award | $78,760 | $57,500 – $97,180 | 50 |
| 6 | Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $64,750 | $53,670 – $70,710 | 590 |
| 7 | FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award | $62,850 | $49,470 – $76,290 | 340 |
| 8 | First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent | $45,370 | $43,520 – $96,130 | 100 |
| 9 | Crossing Guards and FlaggersNo formal educational credential | $43,670 | $34,010 – $100,490 | 140 |
| 10 | Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service WorkersNo formal educational credential | $36,430 | $34,010 – $39,740 | 90 |
| 11 | Security GuardsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $35,510 | $34,010 – $63,310 | 970 |
| 12 | Protective Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent | $35,030 | $34,070 – $72,750 | 80 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.
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