SOC 33-9099 · Tallahassee, FL metro

Protective Service Workers, All Other Salary in Tallahassee, FL

The average salary for other protective service workers in Tallahassee, Florida is $48,780 a year ($23.45 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,650: half of the 70 people in this job in the Tallahassee, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($48,070).

$48,780average per year

$23.45 / hourMedian $48,650Take-home ≈ $41,375

  • $36K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

70people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
#4 of 9Florida metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Protective Service Workers, All Other pay range in Tallahassee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,990 or more. The middle half of other protective service workers in Tallahassee earn between $42,160 and $56,430.

  • $36K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,780$4,065$23.45
Median$48,650$4,054$23.39
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,160$3,513$20.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,430$4,702$27.13

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Protective Service Workers, All Other pay in Tallahassee vs. Florida and the U.S.

Other protective service workers in Tallahassee earn about the same as the Florida average ($48,840) and about the same as the U.S. average ($48,070). At the median the gap is +14% against the U.S. median of $42,540.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Tallahassee$48,780$48,650$36,090$58,99070
Florida$48,840$44,310$34,430$72,0902,790
United States$48,070$42,540$32,470$74,59081,500

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Protective Service Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Tallahassee

On the average salary of $48,780, a single filer in Tallahassee takes home about $41,375 a year, or $3,448 a month and $1,591 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Tallahassee a good place for other protective service workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tallahassee area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.9), so the average $48,780 buys what about $51,938 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Tallahassee ($46,520). A typical home costs $285,256, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in other Florida cities

Tallahassee ranks 4th of 9 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($68,270).

All Protective Service Workers, All Other salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for other protective service workers

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($76,520).

Protective Service Workers, All Other salary by city

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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Tallahassee: questions

How much do other protective service workers make an hour in Tallahassee?

$23.45 an hour on average, and $23.39 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other protective service workers salary in Tallahassee?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,090 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,160, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other protective service workers take-home pay in Tallahassee?

About $41,375 a year ($3,448 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,780. Florida has no state income tax.

Do other protective service workers earn more in Tallahassee than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($48,070).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 33-9099; area Tallahassee, FL (45220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.77, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.77).

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