Protective Salaries in Chicago

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Protective Service Salaries

  Wage Estimates
Occupation Title

Employment

Median Hourly

Mean Hourly

Mean Annual

Protective Service Occupations

108,970 $15.36 $18.92 $39,350
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional Officers 430 $29.54 $31.00 $64,480
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives 2,330 $39.81 $39.21 $81,550
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers * $39.70 $38.15 $79,350
Fire Fighters 12,860 $21.84 $22.56 $46,930
Fire Inspectors and Investigators 470 $23.93 $23.56 $49,000
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 3,230 $37.49 $35.33 $73,490
Parking Enforcement Workers * $16.23 $16.80 $34,940
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers * $29.81 $27.89 $58,010
Transit and Railroad Police * $19.36 $20.42 $42,480
Animal Control Workers 260 $16.46 $16.48 $34,280
Private Detectives and Investigators 970 $15.59 $16.58 $34,490
Security Guards 42,390 $10.64 $11.66 $24,260
Crossing Guards 3,080 $11.61 $11.85 $24,660
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

6,140

$8.05

$8.34

$17,360

* = not available, Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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