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Job outlook for security supervisors in the United States
Security supervisor job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected security supervisor job growth rate is 3% from 2018-2028.
About 38,000 new jobs for security supervisors are projected over the next decade.
Security supervisor salaries have increased 20% for security supervisors in the last 5 years.
There are over 523,691 security supervisors currently employed in the United States.
There are 87,236 active security supervisor job openings in the US.
The average security supervisor salary is $41,818.
Are security supervisor jobs in demand?
Security supervisor job and salary trends over time
Security supervisor jobs over time
Security supervisor job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 523,691 | 0.16% |
| 2020 | 522,353 | 0.16% |
| 2019 | 558,007 | 0.17% |
| 2018 | 552,067 | 0.17% |
| 2017 | 547,639 | 0.17% |
Average security supervisor salary over time
Security supervisor salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $41,818 | $20.10 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | $39,973 | $19.22 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | $38,370 | $18.45 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | $36,229 | $17.42 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | $34,707 | $16.69 | +4.6% |
Security supervisor jobs by state
Most common states for security supervisors
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 1,111 | 16% |
| 2 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 916 | 16% |
| 3 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 173 | 16% |
| 4 | Delaware | 961,939 | 155 | 16% |
| 5 | Alaska | 739,795 | 112 | 15% |
| 6 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 106 | 15% |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 1,657 | 13% |
| 8 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 1,639 | 13% |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 173 | 13% |
| 10 | New Jersey | 9,005,644 | 1,121 | 12% |
| 11 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 859 | 12% |
| 12 | Alabama | 4,874,747 | 561 | 12% |
| 13 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 230 | 12% |
| 14 | North Carolina | 10,273,419 | 1,177 | 11% |
| 15 | Georgia | 10,429,379 | 1,133 | 11% |
| 16 | Mississippi | 2,984,100 | 315 | 11% |
| 17 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 114 | 11% |
| 18 | Vermont | 623,657 | 71 | 11% |
| 19 | Ohio | 11,658,609 | 1,165 | 10% |
| 20 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 365 | 10% |
Most common cities for security supervisors
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tempe | 6 | 3% | $40,105 |
| 2 | Chandler | 5 | 2% | $40,060 |
| 3 | Glendale | 5 | 2% | $40,209 |
| 4 | Boston | 4 | 1% | $49,153 |
| 5 | Las Vegas | 4 | 1% | $38,423 |
| 6 | Memphis | 4 | 1% | $32,921 |
| 7 | Washington | 4 | 1% | $60,517 |
| 8 | New Orleans | 3 | 1% | $31,109 |
| 9 | Fort Lauderdale | 2 | 1% | $35,040 |
| 10 | New York | 8 | 0% | $56,889 |
| 11 | Phoenix | 6 | 0% | $40,188 |
| 12 | San Francisco | 4 | 0% | $49,491 |
| 13 | San Diego | 3 | 0% | $46,505 |
| 14 | Atlanta | 2 | 0% | $34,724 |
| 15 | Chicago | 2 | 0% | $40,610 |
| 16 | Denver | 2 | 0% | $40,384 |
| 17 | Detroit | 2 | 0% | $39,831 |
Security Supervisor job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of security supervisor experts
American University
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Security Supervisor job market given the pandemic?
Trace Lasley Ph.D.: The pandemic will have less of an impact than the change in administration and budget negotiations with Congress. Hiring seems to have slowed at the end of the last administration, but will likely pick up again. Even as administration priorities in the Department of Homeland Security shift, they will be offset by hiring in the wider homeland security enterprise including those at the federal, state, and local levels as well as contractor positions.