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Access Control and Video Surveillance Technician salary by metro area

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BLS published a median for SOC 49-2098, Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers, in 203 metro areas (May 2025). The highest is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, at $81,980. The national median is $60,070.

Broader occupation

BLS does not report this exact title. The figures shown are for SOC 49-2098, Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. BLS reports Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers as a broader occupation. It does not separate Access Control and Video Surveillance Technician, technology stack, seniority, certifications or employer sector. These figures are not a title-specific offer range.

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Chart shows annual pay for the first 10 entries. Band is the 25th to 75th percentile, the thick line is the median, whiskers reach the 10th and 90th percentiles. Every figure is repeated in the table.

Access Control and Video Surveillance Technician metros ranked by median, May 2025 (annual)
#	Metro area	Median	P25 to P75	Employment	LQ
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$81,980	$74,110 to $97,920	320	0.5
2	Salem, OR	$81,500	$58,670 to $93,620	70	0.69
3	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$81,340	$62,940 to $82,850	30	0.78
4	Worcester, MA	$80,480	$61,530 to $97,800	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS
5	Anchorage, AK	$79,870	$57,600 to $79,880	100	1.02
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$79,350	$62,980 to $95,680	1,030	0.78
7	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$78,560	$60,940 to $99,330	1,330	0.89
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$76,630	$59,140 to $100,180	730	1.08
9	Vallejo, CA	$76,390	$55,810 to $76,770	70	0.92
10	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$75,910	$60,310 to $90,530	1,000	0.87
11	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$75,350	$50,520 to $77,720	360	0.9
12	New Haven, CT	$75,080	$61,460 to $78,730	120	0.8
13	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$73,990	$62,630 to $80,060	30	0.63
14	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$73,740	$56,490 to $77,460	220	0.66
15	Springfield, MA	$72,280	$51,310 to $75,850	90	0.84
16	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$71,820	$50,090 to $81,130	70	0.49
17	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$71,570	$58,760 to $78,700	2,960	0.85
18	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$70,830	$59,290 to $79,450	570	0.94
19	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$70,380	$56,360 to $80,570	540	0.63
20	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$69,690	$57,200 to $77,070	60	0.69
21	Salisbury, MD	$67,510	$47,140 to $86,970	80	2.76
22	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$66,790	$58,030 to $79,510	1,610	0.92
23	Boulder, CO	$66,410	$60,620 to $83,720	50	0.46
24	Bend, OR	$66,120	$52,350 to $86,290	40	0.6
25	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$66,080	$49,910 to $94,030	30	0.63
26	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$65,380	$48,990 to $80,350	50	0.66
27	Canton-Massillon, OH	$64,660	$59,810 to $78,170	30	0.38
28	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$64,550	$48,270 to $75,320	980	1.03
29	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$64,510	$60,960 to $82,040	60	0.88
30	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$64,300	$48,980 to $81,500	80	0.87
31	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$64,270	$61,760 to $76,160	280	1.25
32	Portland-South Portland, ME	$64,210	$54,490 to $76,690	140	0.88
33	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$64,190	$48,900 to $79,810	160	1.15
34	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$64,020	$51,350 to $78,470	1,300	1.45
35	Salinas, CA	$63,980	$48,390 to $74,020	40	0.39
36	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$63,670	$51,770 to $76,630	110	0.71
37	Birmingham, AL	$63,350	$54,680 to $75,120	610	2.13
38	Spartanburg, SC	$63,340	$46,410 to $64,990	60	0.63
39	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$63,300	$56,230 to $72,420	330	0.54
40	Madison, WI	$63,240	$52,000 to $76,660	130	0.56
41	Urban Honolulu, HI	$63,090	$50,730 to $75,080	330	1.35
42	Columbus, OH	$63,060	$57,590 to $73,110	490	0.8
43	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$62,890	$49,240 to $102,840	50	1.69
44	Reno, NV	$62,760	$51,260 to $78,580	150	1
45	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$62,720	$53,820 to $93,480	610	0.56
46	Cleveland, OH	$62,660	$59,020 to $73,530	580	1
47	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$62,500	$48,630 to $72,100	160	0.78
48	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$62,460	$50,620 to $76,530	270	0.59
49	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$62,420	$46,810 to $71,670	290	1.15
50	Peoria, IL	$62,300	$48,520 to $78,480	160	1.76
51	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$62,250	$48,900 to $76,600	280	2.49
52	Modesto, CA	$62,230	$48,250 to $77,040	140	1.27
53	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$62,210	$54,970 to $75,670	70	1
54	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$62,140	$48,150 to $74,400	70	0.71
55	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$62,130	$58,580 to $78,920	1,220	1.63
56	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$61,960	$47,510 to $77,230	180	0.82
57	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$61,870	$49,400 to $74,480	1,290	0.8
58	Lexington-Fayette, KY	$61,790	$47,910 to $71,110	160	1.03
59	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$61,620	$50,420 to $69,060	540	1.18
60	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$61,590	$48,640 to $64,550	890	1.18
61	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$61,570	$47,960 to $72,860	490	1.3
62	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$61,520	$48,300 to $72,510	160	1.05
63	Kansas City, MO-KS	$61,480	$50,790 to $72,530	660	1.08
64	Syracuse, NY	$61,410	$49,400 to $67,990	230	1.37
65	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$61,310	$47,670 to $77,590	1,510	0.6
66	Akron, OH	$61,280	$48,660 to $61,940	220	1.26
67	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$61,280	$48,710 to $74,900	300	1.45
68	Albuquerque, NM	$61,240	$46,620 to $72,480	460	2.07
69	Green Bay, WI	$61,170	$48,970 to $76,190	80	0.87
70	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$61,120	$50,290 to $79,010	150	1.32
71	Huntsville, AL	$61,080	$49,180 to $77,780	150	1.02
72	Casper, WY	$61,060	$46,450 to $71,700	50	2.09
73	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$61,040	$49,280 to $66,550	1,110	1.38
74	Ann Arbor, MI	$60,960	$46,150 to $101,330	50	0.41
75	Fresno, CA	$60,950	$46,390 to $72,380	190	0.73
76	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$60,930	$49,210 to $67,120	1,080	1.76
77	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$60,920	$49,180 to $71,390	240	0.79
78	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$60,920	$49,900 to $76,900	970	1.54
79	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$60,820	$46,800 to $63,740	440	1.32
80	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$60,750	$48,770 to $75,100	1,730	1.31
81	Jacksonville, FL	$60,670	$48,410 to $62,900	1,090	2.56
82	Toledo, OH	$60,630	$49,270 to $70,930	90	0.55
83	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$60,590	$49,960 to $61,580	210	1.22
84	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$60,560	$49,100 to $62,770	2,220	1.42
85	Rochester, NY	$60,520	$47,640 to $70,020	400	1.46
86	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$60,440	$48,950 to $62,560	330	1.95
87	Charleston, WV	$60,440	$51,100 to $64,620	80	1.37
88	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$60,440	$48,110 to $62,800	370	0.88
89	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$60,390	$46,820 to $64,320	160	0.65
90	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$60,380	$48,240 to $61,640	1,430	1.82
91	Columbia, SC	$60,310	$44,040 to $63,020	320	1.46
92	Utica-Rome, NY	$60,190	$47,110 to $63,710	50	0.78
93	Roanoke, VA	$60,000	$47,040 to $63,490	110	1.31
94	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$59,990	$51,450 to $65,530	60	0.33
95	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$59,910	$47,290 to $63,030	320	1.31
96	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$59,790	$46,710 to $65,630	820	1.15
97	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$59,790	$47,980 to $68,540	110	1.56
98	Bozeman, MT	$59,740	$58,660 to $74,810	30	0.77
99	Ogden, UT	$59,690	$48,540 to $73,040	110	0.71
100	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$59,620	$47,880 to $75,060	170	1.27
101	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$59,580	$46,340 to $65,670	600	1.45
102	Billings, MT	$59,560	$51,160 to $60,900	60	1.16
103	Richmond, VA	$59,560	$48,900 to $69,500	500	1.37
104	Pittsburgh, PA	$59,440	$47,180 to $73,110	600	0.96
105	Colorado Springs, CO	$59,420	$48,350 to $73,800	160	0.89
106	Naples-Marco Island, FL	$59,370	$51,040 to $62,540	140	1.41
107	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$59,280	$47,180 to $77,970	6,850	1.3
108	Port St. Lucie, FL	$59,280	$49,540 to $60,770	110	1.17
109	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$59,110	$48,460 to $71,220	40	0.64
110	Mobile, AL	$59,060	$48,910 to $73,610	120	1.28
111	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$58,990	$46,890 to $62,520	1,380	0.86
112	St. Louis, MO-IL	$58,980	$51,160 to $74,160	780	1.05
113	Greeley, CO	$58,800	$49,940 to $65,530	120	1.8
114	Redding, CA	$58,750	$48,550 to $65,830	50	1.35
115	Wichita, KS	$58,710	$49,120 to $71,120	270	1.6
116	Idaho Falls, ID	$58,660	$46,900 to $108,440	60	1.32
117	Reading, PA	$58,650	$49,570 to $64,630	150	1.57
118	Erie, PA	$58,610	$44,660 to $62,650	30	0.52
119	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$58,550	$49,200 to $61,430	260	1.36
120	Youngstown-Warren, OH	$58,490	$51,970 to $62,100	40	0.47
121	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$58,450	$47,820 to $71,940	40	1.34
122	Jackson, TN	$58,310	$48,230 to $76,060	40	0.77
123	Lancaster, PA	$58,290	$49,610 to $64,680	90	0.62
124	Knoxville, TN	$58,090	$47,420 to $69,760	420	1.77
125	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$57,930	$45,350 to $62,260	3,550	1.58
126	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$57,860	$48,710 to $63,460	830	1.35
127	St. George, UT	$57,760	$49,400 to $60,900	70	1.48
128	Baton Rouge, LA	$57,680	$45,790 to $62,320	240	1.03
129	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$57,620	$45,720 to $63,320	100	0.54
130	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$57,600	$46,160 to $66,050	30	0.73
131	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$57,000	$47,670 to $63,820	640	1.88
132	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$56,920	$44,510 to $62,080	2,500	1.37
133	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$56,790	$44,560 to $64,670	110	0.76
134	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$56,600	$45,770 to $61,480	820	1.31
135	Paducah, KY-IL	$56,350	$46,380 to $60,930	90	3.36
136	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$55,690	$46,500 to $60,150	180	1.83
137	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$55,560	$41,450 to $63,620	1,160	1.09
138	Tallahassee, FL	$55,430	$46,020 to $57,840	120	1.16
139	El Paso, TX	$55,420	$46,840 to $59,470	480	2.55
140	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$55,340	$45,840 to $61,430	60	0.81
141	Visalia, CA	$55,290	$44,460 to $63,650	40	0.43
142	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$54,810	$43,110 to $64,650	90	0.61
143	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$54,770	$49,030 to $61,190	80	1.42
144	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$54,600	$46,770 to $58,480	110	1.02
145	Punta Gorda, FL	$54,480	$46,280 to $59,190	50	1.59
146	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$53,000	$43,320 to $63,460	30	0.35
147	Gainesville, FL	$52,880	$46,770 to $57,480	60	0.68
148	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$52,580	$46,700 to $58,120	70	0.51
149	Glens Falls, NY	$52,030	$46,500 to $63,130	40	1.34
150	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$52,000	$47,330 to $73,380	180	1.01
151	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$51,970	$47,330 to $57,760	90	0.74
152	Greensboro-High Point, NC	$51,500	$44,640 to $62,870	210	1.04
153	Savannah, GA	$51,490	$39,270 to $57,320	60	0.51
154	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$51,460	$49,260 to $62,350	30	0.46
155	Joplin, MO-KS	$51,450	$48,000 to $62,650	160	3.33
156	Lafayette, LA	$51,270	$37,370 to $58,400	140	1.4
157	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$51,140	$43,330 to $61,480	90	1.11
158	Evansville, IN	$51,110	$47,580 to $62,310	80	1.1
159	York-Hanover, PA	$50,900	$48,450 to $59,500	120	1.16
160	Mansfield, OH	$50,620	$40,210 to $60,980	50	1.95
161	Springfield, MO	$50,550	$47,150 to $57,950	210	1.7
162	San Angelo, TX	$50,510	$36,780 to $62,760	40	1.3
163	Tyler, TX	$50,250	$40,920 to $64,440	50	0.86
164	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$50,170	$47,540 to $60,730	90	1.33
165	Monroe, LA	$50,090	$43,560 to $57,390	60	1.22
166	Lynchburg, VA	$49,980	$36,640 to $60,050	30	0.59
167	Corpus Christi, TX	$49,960	$44,970 to $57,710	70	0.67
168	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$49,880	$45,090 to $63,960	30	0.69
169	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$49,790	$45,100 to $62,690	70	0.79
170	Columbus, GA-AL	$49,620	$38,570 to $57,010	100	1.58
171	Amarillo, TX	$49,560	$38,510 to $57,720	120	1.68
172	Oklahoma City, OK	$49,340	$46,760 to $57,900	580	1.55
173	Fort Wayne, IN	$49,310	$48,210 to $60,010	120	0.98
174	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$49,220	$40,480 to $61,390	290	1.47
175	Winston-Salem, NC	$49,180	$38,010 to $60,320	130	0.84
176	Boise City, ID	$49,150	$39,880 to $61,350	190	0.89
177	Omaha, NE-IA	$48,820	$46,740 to $62,390	360	1.31
178	Asheville, NC	$48,690	$37,180 to $61,650	90	0.89
179	Bloomington, IN	$48,620	$48,300 to $61,570	30	0.76
180	Tulsa, OK	$48,580	$40,380 to $59,760	510	2
181	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$48,330	$41,440 to $59,360	160	1.04
182	Wichita Falls, TX	$48,310	$37,620 to $61,590	30	1.08
183	Greenville, NC	$48,300	$38,170 to $59,170	30	0.76
184	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$48,230	$39,430 to $62,860	110	0.92
185	Binghamton, NY	$47,860	$39,500 to $59,440	70	1.26
186	Tucson, AZ	$47,690	$40,110 to $63,270	170	0.76
187	Lubbock, TX	$47,530	$39,090 to $59,460	120	1.3
188	Lake Charles, LA	$47,420	$46,120 to $58,660	30	0.6
189	Jackson, MS	$47,160	$39,390 to $59,010	100	0.66
190	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$47,050	$38,560 to $63,940	80	0.43
191	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$46,810	$41,620 to $59,880	50	0.62
192	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$46,520	$45,190 to $60,120	100	1.16
193	Lincoln, NE	$46,520	$45,450 to $60,470	50	0.48
194	Fayetteville, NC	$46,450	$39,140 to $59,640	60	0.84
195	Wilmington, NC	$46,260	$36,140 to $59,230	190	1.77
196	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$45,740	$39,280 to $57,840	40	0.33
197	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$45,210	$37,600 to $55,120	150	0.9
198	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$45,190	$39,060 to $59,350	60	1.19
199	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$44,610	$37,240 to $50,080	50	0.62
200	Macon-Bibb County, GA	$41,660	$41,290 to $51,270	60	1.17
201	Laredo, TX	$39,800	$31,790 to $49,790	50	0.88
202	Texarkana, TX-AR	$36,460	$36,460 to $47,250	70	2.07
203	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$29,490	$28,340 to $36,010	490	1.28

Ranked by median in the unit BLS published. Annual and hourly figures are never converted for ranking: occupations BLS released hourly only are ranked in a separate hourly table. "Or more" medians rank at the top-code threshold. Entries without a published median are not listed.

Pay relative to local wages

Each metro's Access Control and Video Surveillance Technician annual median divided by that metro's all-occupations annual median. A larger ratio means the occupation's published median is higher relative to the local median for all jobs. Location quotient is shown separately as employment concentration and is never used to adjust pay.

Access Control and Video Surveillance Technician median relative to all-occupation median, by metro, May 2025
#	Metro area	Ratio	Role median	All-occupation median	LQ
1	Salem, OR	1.47x	$81,500	$55,310	0.69
2	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	1.47x	$58,450	$39,740	1.34
3	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.47x	$69,690	$47,520	0.69
4	Canton-Massillon, OH	1.41x	$64,660	$45,810	0.38
5	Kahului-Wailuku, HI	1.41x	$81,340	$57,640	0.78
6	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.40x	$75,350	$53,680	0.9
7	El Paso, TX	1.40x	$55,420	$39,510	2.55
8	Springfield, MA	1.39x	$72,280	$51,930	0.84
9	Worcester, MA	1.39x	$80,480	$57,830	Not published by BLS
10	Salisbury, MD	1.39x	$67,510	$48,710	2.76
11	Salinas, CA	1.35x	$63,980	$47,380	0.39
12	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	1.35x	$51,140	$37,930	1.11
13	Youngstown-Warren, OH	1.34x	$58,490	$43,800	0.47
14	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.33x	$64,550	$48,400	1.03
15	Spartanburg, SC	1.33x	$63,340	$47,650	0.63
16	Anchorage, AK	1.33x	$79,870	$60,200	1.02
17	Birmingham, AL	1.33x	$63,350	$47,770	2.13
18	Charleston, WV	1.32x	$60,440	$45,830	1.37
19	Erie, PA	1.32x	$58,610	$44,460	0.52
20	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	1.31x	$57,600	$43,850	0.73
21	Monroe, LA	1.31x	$50,090	$38,150	1.22
22	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.31x	$60,920	$46,670	1.54
23	Vallejo, CA	1.30x	$76,390	$58,620	0.92
24	Jackson, TN	1.30x	$58,310	$44,790	0.77
25	Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.30x	$63,670	$48,990	0.71
26	Fresno, CA	1.30x	$60,950	$46,910	0.73
27	Columbia, SC	1.30x	$60,310	$46,430	1.46
28	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.30x	$60,390	$46,580	0.65
29	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.29x	$60,380	$46,630	1.82
30	Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.29x	$64,300	$49,680	0.87
31	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.29x	$60,440	$46,780	1.95
32	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.28x	$59,790	$46,540	1.56
33	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.28x	$71,570	$55,850	0.85
34	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.28x	$62,140	$48,550	0.71
35	St. George, UT	1.28x	$57,760	$45,140	1.48
36	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.28x	$60,820	$47,570	1.32
37	Port St. Lucie, FL	1.28x	$59,280	$46,490	1.17
38	Albuquerque, NM	1.27x	$61,240	$48,060	2.07
39	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.27x	$61,570	$48,370	1.3
40	Roanoke, VA	1.27x	$60,000	$47,140	1.31
41	Lexington-Fayette, KY	1.27x	$61,790	$48,620	1.03
42	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.27x	$59,910	$47,290	1.31
43	Reno, NV	1.26x	$62,760	$49,660	1
44	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.26x	$76,630	$60,690	1.08
45	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.26x	$60,590	$48,010	1.22
46	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.26x	$45,210	$35,830	0.9
47	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.26x	$63,300	$50,170	0.54
48	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.26x	$61,960	$49,150	0.82
49	Toledo, OH	1.26x	$60,630	$48,220	0.55
50	Mobile, AL	1.26x	$59,060	$47,000	1.28
51	Peoria, IL	1.26x	$62,300	$49,590	1.76
52	Akron, OH	1.25x	$61,280	$48,840	1.26
53	Idaho Falls, ID	1.25x	$58,660	$46,800	1.32
54	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.25x	$61,280	$48,990	1.45
55	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.25x	$62,500	$49,980	0.78
56	New Haven, CT	1.25x	$75,080	$60,060	0.8
57	Cleveland, OH	1.25x	$62,660	$50,140	1
58	Casper, WY	1.25x	$61,060	$48,880	2.09
59	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.25x	$61,040	$48,940	1.38
60	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.25x	$60,560	$48,640	1.42
61	Jacksonville, FL	1.24x	$60,670	$48,830	2.56
62	Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.24x	$59,370	$47,800	1.41
63	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.24x	$55,340	$44,600	0.81
64	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.24x	$64,270	$51,820	1.25
65	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.23x	$60,930	$49,340	1.76
66	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.23x	$58,550	$47,440	1.36
67	Knoxville, TN	1.23x	$58,090	$47,080	1.77
68	Wichita, KS	1.23x	$58,710	$47,630	1.6
69	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.23x	$61,590	$49,990	1.18
70	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.23x	$73,740	$59,940	0.66
71	Modesto, CA	1.23x	$62,230	$50,610	1.27
72	Utica-Rome, NY	1.23x	$60,190	$48,970	0.78
73	Paducah, KY-IL	1.23x	$56,350	$45,860	3.36
74	Columbus, OH	1.23x	$63,060	$51,340	0.8
75	Lafayette, LA	1.23x	$51,270	$41,780	1.4
76	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.23x	$56,790	$46,330	0.76
77	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.23x	$62,210	$50,770	1
78	Visalia, CA	1.23x	$55,290	$45,130	0.43
79	Green Bay, WI	1.22x	$61,170	$49,940	0.87
80	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.22x	$60,440	$49,430	0.88
81	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.22x	$44,610	$36,490	0.62
82	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.22x	$62,460	$51,160	0.59
83	Ogden, UT	1.22x	$59,690	$48,900	0.71
84	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.22x	$59,620	$49,030	1.27
85	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.22x	$57,000	$46,890	1.88
86	Billings, MT	1.21x	$59,560	$49,060	1.16
87	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.21x	$57,620	$47,470	0.54
88	Bend, OR	1.21x	$66,120	$54,570	0.6
89	Kansas City, MO-KS	1.21x	$61,480	$50,820	1.08
90	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.21x	$59,990	$49,610	0.33
91	Lancaster, PA	1.21x	$58,290	$48,210	0.62
92	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	1.21x	$66,080	$54,730	0.63
93	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	1.21x	$61,520	$50,990	1.05
94	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.20x	$56,600	$47,010	1.31
95	Redding, CA	1.20x	$58,750	$48,920	1.35
96	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.20x	$60,920	$50,790	0.79
97	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.20x	$70,380	$58,690	0.63
98	Punta Gorda, FL	1.20x	$54,480	$45,500	1.59
99	Pittsburgh, PA	1.20x	$59,440	$49,650	0.96
100	Tallahassee, FL	1.19x	$55,430	$46,520	1.16
101	Reading, PA	1.19x	$58,650	$49,440	1.57
102	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1.19x	$70,830	$59,750	0.94
103	Baton Rouge, LA	1.18x	$57,680	$48,710	1.03
104	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.18x	$60,750	$51,380	1.31
105	Rochester, NY	1.18x	$60,520	$51,210	1.46
106	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.18x	$54,600	$46,240	1.02
107	Huntsville, AL	1.18x	$61,080	$51,740	1.02
108	St. Louis, MO-IL	1.18x	$58,980	$49,990	1.05
109	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.18x	$78,560	$66,620	0.89
110	Tyler, TX	1.18x	$50,250	$42,650	0.86
111	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.18x	$54,810	$46,610	0.61
112	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.17x	$64,190	$54,660	1.15
113	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1.17x	$73,990	$63,200	0.63
114	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.16x	$55,690	$47,970	1.83
115	San Angelo, TX	1.16x	$50,510	$43,530	1.3
116	Syracuse, NY	1.16x	$61,410	$52,990	1.37
117	Richmond, VA	1.16x	$59,560	$51,460	1.37
118	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.16x	$51,970	$44,940	0.74
119	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	1.15x	$54,770	$47,440	1.42
120	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.15x	$58,990	$51,170	0.86
121	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.15x	$56,920	$49,410	1.37
122	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.15x	$57,860	$50,390	1.35
123	Raleigh-Cary, NC	1.15x	$59,580	$51,990	1.45
124	Joplin, MO-KS	1.14x	$51,450	$44,980	3.33
125	Fort Smith, AR-OK	1.14x	$45,190	$39,560	1.19
126	Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.14x	$65,380	$57,290	0.66
127	Columbus, GA-AL	1.14x	$49,620	$43,540	1.58
128	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.14x	$52,580	$46,140	0.51
129	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.14x	$61,870	$54,310	0.8
130	Mansfield, OH	1.13x	$50,620	$44,700	1.95
131	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	1.13x	$71,820	$63,490	0.49
132	Lubbock, TX	1.13x	$47,530	$42,130	1.3
133	Colorado Springs, CO	1.13x	$59,420	$52,710	0.89
134	Portland-South Portland, ME	1.13x	$64,210	$56,960	0.88
135	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.13x	$57,930	$51,440	1.58
136	Gainesville, FL	1.12x	$52,880	$47,020	0.68
137	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.12x	$61,310	$54,720	0.6
138	Wichita Falls, TX	1.12x	$48,310	$43,210	1.08
139	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.12x	$61,620	$55,240	1.18
140	Amarillo, TX	1.11x	$49,560	$44,580	1.68
141	Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.11x	$51,500	$46,570	1.04
142	Springfield, MO	1.10x	$50,550	$45,780	1.7
143	Urban Honolulu, HI	1.10x	$63,090	$57,220	1.35
144	Corpus Christi, TX	1.10x	$49,960	$45,350	0.67
145	Manchester-Nashua, NH	1.10x	$62,250	$56,530	2.49
146	Ann Arbor, MI	1.10x	$60,960	$55,380	0.41
147	Jackson, MS	1.10x	$47,160	$42,850	0.66
148	Evansville, IN	1.10x	$51,110	$46,540	1.1
149	Savannah, GA	1.09x	$51,490	$47,240	0.51
150	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.09x	$53,000	$48,630	0.35
151	Bozeman, MT	1.09x	$59,740	$54,830	0.77
152	Madison, WI	1.09x	$63,240	$58,080	0.56
153	Lynchburg, VA	1.08x	$49,980	$46,190	0.59
154	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	1.08x	$46,810	$43,470	0.62
155	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.08x	$61,120	$56,850	1.32
156	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.07x	$49,220	$45,790	1.47
157	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1.07x	$51,460	$48,070	0.46
158	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.07x	$79,350	$74,260	0.78
159	Laredo, TX	1.07x	$39,800	$37,250	0.88
160	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.07x	$62,420	$58,460	1.15
161	Greeley, CO	1.07x	$58,800	$55,070	1.8
162	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.07x	$55,560	$52,080	1.09
163	Winston-Salem, NC	1.06x	$49,180	$46,380	0.84
164	Glens Falls, NY	1.06x	$52,030	$49,090	1.34
165	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.06x	$62,720	$59,320	0.56
166	York-Hanover, PA	1.06x	$50,900	$48,170	1.16
167	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.06x	$50,170	$47,510	1.33
168	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	1.06x	$62,890	$59,590	1.69
169	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.05x	$62,130	$59,070	1.63
170	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.05x	$59,790	$56,950	1.15
171	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.05x	$75,910	$72,610	0.87
172	Oklahoma City, OK	1.04x	$49,340	$47,230	1.55
173	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	1.04x	$64,510	$61,960	0.88
174	Tulsa, OK	1.04x	$48,580	$46,670	2
175	Asheville, NC	1.04x	$48,690	$46,870	0.89
176	Lake Charles, LA	1.04x	$47,420	$45,700	0.6
177	Greenville, NC	1.04x	$48,300	$46,560	0.76
178	Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.03x	$48,330	$46,700	1.04
179	Fort Wayne, IN	1.03x	$49,310	$47,700	0.98
180	La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	1.03x	$49,880	$48,260	0.69
181	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1.03x	$46,520	$45,220	1.16
182	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1.03x	$64,020	$62,320	1.45
183	Bloomington, IN	1.02x	$48,620	$47,660	0.76
184	Fayetteville, NC	1.02x	$46,450	$45,620	0.84
185	Wilmington, NC	1.01x	$46,260	$45,800	1.77
186	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.00x	$29,490	$29,440	1.28
187	Boise City, ID	1.00x	$49,150	$49,100	0.89
188	Tucson, AZ	1.00x	$47,690	$47,760	0.76
189	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	0.99x	$45,740	$45,990	0.33
190	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.99x	$52,000	$52,510	1.01
191	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	0.98x	$59,110	$60,020	0.64
192	Omaha, NE-IA	0.98x	$48,820	$49,660	1.31
193	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.98x	$81,980	$84,050	0.5
194	Binghamton, NY	0.97x	$47,860	$49,460	1.26
195	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.97x	$59,280	$61,430	1.3
196	Boulder, CO	0.95x	$66,410	$69,580	0.46
197	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.94x	$66,790	$71,060	0.92
198	Lincoln, NE	0.93x	$46,520	$49,800	0.48
199	Macon-Bibb County, GA	0.92x	$41,660	$45,160	1.17
200	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	0.91x	$48,230	$52,800	0.92
201	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	0.90x	$49,790	$55,310	0.79
202	Texarkana, TX-AR	0.84x	$36,460	$43,200	2.07
203	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.77x	$47,050	$60,720	0.43

Only metros where both medians are published annual numbers are listed. Top-coded medians are excluded from ratios.

National pay by industry

BLS four-digit industry rows for private establishments only, using industry titles exactly as published. These do not include government establishments. Totals and broader sector groupings are left out so no row double counts another.

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers, national, by four-digit private industry, May 2025 (annual)
#	Industry (BLS NAICS_TITLE)	Median	P25 to P75	Employment
1	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$95,190	$90,870 to $99,910	40
2	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$91,330	$91,320 to $94,850	Not published by BLS
3	Scientific Research and Development Services	$87,580	$74,760 to $99,110	120
4	Facilities Support Services	$79,140	$64,810 to $92,430	160
5	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$72,320	$58,270 to $78,170	370
6	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$65,800	$63,040 to $82,050	Not published by BLS
7	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$63,840	$50,080 to $77,120	140
8	Nonresidential Building Construction	$62,500	$47,840 to $78,060	30
9	Investigation and Security Services	$60,240	$48,100 to $72,820	55,920
10	Building Equipment Contractors	$60,050	$47,180 to $76,610	20,830
11	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$59,450	$46,290 to $72,040	40
12	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$58,900	$50,500 to $75,710	100
13	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$57,870	$48,700 to $63,390	700
14	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	$56,060	$45,720 to $69,160	4,030
15	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$52,200	$48,770 to $62,500	Not published by BLS
16	Electronics and Appliance Retailers	$50,230	$47,360 to $62,990	70
17	Other Support Services	$49,760	$44,300 to $65,120	40
18	Employment Services	$47,600	$36,960 to $57,870	780
19	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$45,800	$36,710 to $58,110	210

What these figures leave out for technology hires

BLS OEWS wages are straight-time gross pay. They include base rate, guaranteed pay, incentive pay including commissions and production bonuses, and cost-of-living allowances. They exclude overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, severance and employer-paid benefits.

Our interpretation, not a BLS statement: the BLS definition does not name stock or equity grants, so we treat them as outside these figures and add nothing for them. If a technology offer leans on discretionary bonus or equity, we read the published figure as describing only the cash pay inside the BLS definition.

BLS definition: Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.

May 2024 and May 2025 medians

Access Control and Video Surveillance Technician, United States median by BLS reference period
Period	Median
May 2024	$59,300
May 2025	$60,070

The median moved up $770 (+1.3%), from $59,300 in May 2024 to $60,070 in May 2025. Survey estimates carry sampling error, so small moves may not be meaningful.

Only a cell carrying the source's # marker is displayed as "or more." The May 2025 release notes define that marker as $239,200 a year or $115.00 an hour or greater. This is a lower bound for marked cells, not a universal wage ceiling. Published numeric values, including values above those amounts, are retained unchanged. Suppressed or unavailable cells are not assigned a wage.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-2098 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers, the United States. Released 2026-05-15. The source index links to the release workbooks; it is not a link to an individual wage row. Methodology and mapping notes.

These are published government statistical wage estimates, not observed individual offers or a separate technology-title survey. A broader occupation or proxy is not separate pay data for your job title.

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