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First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $49,900. BLS estimates approximately 4,240 people work in this occupation in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 10.8% below the national median ($55,940).

Median salary
$49,900
Average salary
$58,860
Median hourly
$23.99
Employment
4,240

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$39,800$19.13
25th percentile$46,360$22.29
Median (50th)$49,900$23.99
75th percentile$65,620$31.55
90th percentile$86,810$41.74

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.2% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4.7% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.676
Location quotient
1.29

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA’s regional price level is above the national average (index 113.566, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $43,939 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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