High paying security and protective service jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Every security and protective service occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ run 3.3% above the national average (2024), so a Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ salary is worth about 0.97× 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

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OccupationMedian, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$114,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$86,250 – $160,8401,540
2First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$103,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$72,510 – $120,3401,580
3Detectives and Criminal Investigators$98,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,360 – $165,3401,140
4Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$85,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,550 – $98,5607,860
5Transportation Security Screeners$63,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,130 – $72,4501,140
6Firefighters$61,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,510 – $91,5904,020
7First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$59,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,360 – $80,3801,150
8Correctional Officers and Jailers$57,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,310 – $65,0308,920
9Security Guards$38,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,190 – $55,29023,160
10Crossing Guards and Flaggers$37,530
No formal educational credential
$30,580 – $45,7601,850
11School Bus Monitors$35,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,580 – $42,0701,030
12Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$34,830
No formal educational credential
$30,970 – $39,3902,380

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$114,520	$86,250 – $160,840	1,540
2	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$103,010	$72,510 – $120,340	1,580
3	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,860	$64,360 – $165,340	1,140
4	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,050	$64,550 – $98,560	7,860
5	Transportation Security ScreenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,920	$50,130 – $72,450	1,140
6	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,780	$45,510 – $91,590	4,020
7	First-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,700	$39,360 – $80,380	1,150
8	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,280	$47,310 – $65,030	8,920
9	Security GuardsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,290	$33,190 – $55,290	23,160
10	Crossing Guards and FlaggersNo formal educational credential	$37,530	$30,580 – $45,760	1,850
11	School Bus MonitorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,040	$30,580 – $42,070	1,030
12	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service WorkersNo formal educational credential	$34,830	$30,970 – $39,390	2,380

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