Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers Salary in the US
A security and fire alarm systems installers earns a national median of $60,070 a year (mean $60,960) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #428 of 825.
How much does a security and fire alarm systems installers earn in the US?
A security and fire alarm systems installers in the United States earns a median of $60,070 a year (mean $60,960), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 18% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 86,340 people work in this occupation (SOC 49-2098), ranked #428 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$60,070
per year
Mean
$60,960
per year
Employment
86,340
US workers
National rank
#428
of 825 by median
What a security and fire alarm systems installers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a security and fire alarm systems installers (SOC 49-2098) earns a median annual wage of $60,070 and a mean (average) of $60,960. The median is the midpoint — half of security and fire alarm systems installers earn more and half earn less — and is 18% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a security and fire alarm systems installers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for security and fire alarm systems installers is $60,070, and the mean (average) is $60,960. The median is the midpoint — half of security and fire alarm systems installers earn more and half earn less.
- How does security and fire alarm systems installers pay compare to the US average?
- At $60,070, a security and fire alarm systems installers earns 18% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many security and fire alarm systems installers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 86,340 security and fire alarm systems installers employed nationally (SOC 49-2098), across all industries.
- Where does this security and fire alarm systems installers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 49-2098. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 49-2098 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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