What are the main factors that influence a Campus Security's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Campus Security's salary?

A Campus Security's salary grows with experience: starting around $38,845 for beginners, reaching about $39,564 at mid-level, and approach $39,973 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Campus Security?

Campus Security salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Campus Security roles are District of Columbia $42,502, California $42,341, Massachusetts $41,776. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Campus Security roles make?

Salaries for Campus Security level roles vary by specialization: Campus Public Safety and Security Director: $130,300; Campus Security Director: $130,219; Campus Recruiter: $76,425; Campus Public Safety and Security Supervisor: $68,100; Campus Police Supervisor: $68,093.

How do different companies affect a Campus Security's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Campus Security roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Campus Security Salary in the United States

How much does a Campus Security make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Campus Security in the United States is $38,387 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

However, a Campus Security's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $43,525
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,088 to $41,076
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,085

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Campus Security Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,076	$3,423	$790	$20
Average	$38,387	$3,199	$738	$18
25th Percentile	$35,088	$2,924	$675	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Campus Security Salaries

A Campus Security's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Campus Security Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Campus Security's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $38,845
Early Career (1-2 years): $39,074
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $39,564
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $39,891
Expert (over 8 years): $39,973

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Campus Security	$38,845
Intermediate Level Campus Security	$39,074
Senior Level Campus Security	$39,564
Specialist Level Campus Security	$39,891
Expert Level Campus Security	$39,973

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How Do Campus Security Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Campus Securities. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $42,502.
California: $42,341.
Massachusetts: $41,776.

District of Columbia $42,502

California $42,341

Massachusetts $41,776

Washington $41,623

New Jersey $41,608

Alaska $41,554

Connecticut $41,024

New York $40,809

Hawaii $40,122

Rhode Island $39,800

Maryland $39,581

Minnesota $39,281

Colorado $39,166

Illinois $39,128

Oregon $38,982

Delaware $38,874

New Hampshire $38,807

Virginia $38,656

Pennsylvania $38,214

Nevada $37,992

North Dakota $37,919

Michigan $37,803

Wisconsin $37,761

Vermont $37,677

Texas $37,443

Maine $37,427

Arizona $37,404

Ohio $37,377

Georgia $37,024

Indiana $36,848

Wyoming $36,813

Utah $36,759

Iowa $36,736

Kansas $36,552

Louisiana $36,498

North Carolina $36,479

Missouri $36,471

Florida $36,322

Montana $36,241

Nebraska $36,164

Kentucky $36,122

South Carolina $35,969

Tennessee $35,873

Idaho $35,834

New Mexico $35,554

Oklahoma $35,493

Alabama $35,266

South Dakota $34,886

Arkansas $34,679

West Virginia $34,567

Mississippi $34,233

Top Paying Cities for Campus Securities

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $48,417
San Francisco: $47,941
Oakland: $46,878

San Jose, CA $48,417

San Francisco, CA $47,941

Oakland, CA $46,878

New York, NY $44,487

Queens Village, NY $44,199

Paramus, NJ $43,892

Passaic, NJ $43,853

Bergenfield, NJ $43,815

Stamford, CT $43,757

Huntington, NY $43,719

Newark, NJ $43,469

Bridgeport, CT $43,393

New Brunswick, NJ $43,266

Vallejo, CA $43,185

Middlesex, NJ $43,162

Somerset, NJ $43,128

Petaluma, CA $43,039

Santa Cruz, CA $42,890

Boston, MA $42,813

Monterey, CA $42,621

Fairbanks, AK $42,594

Los Angeles, CA $42,521

Washington, DC $42,502

Seattle, WA $42,433

Santa Rosa, CA $42,425

Juneau, AK $42,314

Orange, CA $42,187

Anchorage, AK $42,118

Anaheim, CA $42,091

Santa Ana, CA $42,034

Nassau, NY $42,011

Long Beach, CA $41,995

Danbury, CT $41,984

Santa Maria, CA $41,853

Everett, WA $41,846

Bremerton, WA $41,657

Trenton, NJ $41,585

Sacramento, CA $41,569

San Diego, CA $41,550

Brockton, MA $41,535

Tacoma, WA $41,519

Santa Barbara, CA $41,466

Lowell, MA $41,312

New Suffolk, NY $41,297

Nashua, NH $41,251

Lompoc, CA $41,189

Ventura, CA $41,151

Stockton, CA $41,139

New Haven, CT $41,062

Atlantic City, NJ $40,963

Hartford, CT $40,878

Modesto, CA $40,859

Poughkeepsie, NY $40,775

New Britain, CT $40,755

Olympia, WA $40,702

Kennewick, WA $40,702

New London, CT $40,694

Norwich, CT $40,682

Lawrence, MA $40,663

Bakersfield, CA $40,556

Riverside, CA $40,502

New Bedford, MA $40,502

Richland, WA $40,464

Portsmouth, NH $40,433

Vineland, NJ $40,425

San Bernardino, CA $40,395

Boulder, CO $40,287

Worcester, MA $40,256

Portland, OR $40,222

Saint Paul, MN $40,176

Minneapolis, MN $40,176

Philadelphia, PA $40,122

Honolulu, HI $39,919

Springfield, MA $39,784

Providence, RI $39,780

Chicago, IL $39,669

Bellingham, WA $39,623

Baltimore, MD $39,581

Chico, CA $39,485

Wilmington, DE $39,420

Pittsfield, MA $39,381

Manchester, NH $39,308

Spokane, WA $39,139

Denver, CO $39,135

Albany, NY $38,955

Troy, NY $38,940

Schenectady, NY $38,859

Burlington, VT $38,775

Portland, ME $38,640

Salem, OR $38,610

Yakima, WA $38,602

Ann Arbor, MI $38,590

Rochester, MN $38,483

Fresno, CA $38,464

Reno, NV $38,464

Milwaukee, WI $38,429

Detroit, MI $38,391

Allentown, PA $38,379

Carson City, NV $38,375

Houston, TX $38,318

Colorado Springs, CO $38,314

Syracuse, NY $38,295

Eugene, OR $38,222

Bismarck, ND $38,176

Gary, IN $38,176

Galveston, TX $38,176

Springfield, OR $38,145

Medford, OR $38,053

Fort Collins, CO $38,038

Austin, TX $38,007

Mesa, AZ $37,926

Phoenix, AZ $37,919

Dallas, TX $37,907

Reading, PA $37,884

Saint Cloud, MN $37,869

Concord, NH $37,834

Madison, WI $37,819

Utica, NY $37,715

Raleigh, NC $37,684

Las Vegas, NV $37,681

Rochester, NY $37,654

Des Moines, IA $37,650

Atlanta, GA $37,588

Battle Creek, MI $37,577

Salt Lake City, UT $37,565

Lancaster, PA $37,508

Champaign, IL $37,500

Harrisburg, PA $37,454

Durham, NC $37,420

Kansas City, MO $37,416

Kansas City, KS $37,408

Fort Worth, TX $37,404

Boca Raton, FL $37,389

Cleveland, OH $37,385

Columbus, OH $37,377

Pittsburgh, PA $37,373

Richmond, VA $37,358

Indianapolis, IN $37,350

Cincinnati, OH $37,301

Petersburg, VA $37,243

Billings, MT $37,159

Lansing, MI $37,159

Huntsville, AL $37,159

Lebanon, PA $37,155

Dayton, OH $37,151

Pueblo, CO $37,151

Appleton, WI $37,139

Buffalo, NY $37,124

Racine, WI $37,105

Charlotte, NC $37,101

Saint Louis, MO $37,089

Springfield, IL $37,074

Elkhart, IN $37,066

York, PA $37,066

Gastonia, NC $37,063

Benton Harbor, MI $37,063

Beaumont, TX $37,040

Lorain, OH $37,032

Toledo, OH $37,016

Binghamton, NY $36,997

Rock Hill, SC $36,993

Rockford, IL $36,974

Fargo, ND $36,955

Elyria, OH $36,955

Flagstaff, AZ $36,928

Fort Lauderdale, FL $36,905

Miami, FL $36,882

Duluth, MN $36,821

Bangor, ME $36,771

Cedar Rapids, IA $36,729

Louisville, KY $36,709

Grand Rapids, MI $36,702

Hialeah, FL $36,698

Casper, WY $36,644

Scranton, PA $36,598

New Orleans, LA $36,587

Virginia Beach, VA $36,583

Akron, OH $36,564

Peoria, IL $36,514

Sarasota, FL $36,506

Green Bay, WI $36,479

Baton Rouge, LA $36,460

Charleston, SC $36,452

Nashville, TN $36,441

Jamestown, NY $36,433

Davenport, IA $36,433

Tucson, AZ $36,414

Cheyenne, WY $36,402

Saint Petersburg, FL $36,391

Tampa, FL $36,383

Omaha, NE $36,375

Port Arthur, TX $36,360

Evansville, IN $36,360

Bradenton, FL $36,345

Santa Fe, NM $36,276

Orlando, FL $36,237

Clearwater, FL $36,195

Canton, OH $36,114

La Crosse, WI $36,114

Grand Forks, ND $36,103

Albuquerque, NM $36,091

Tulsa, OK $36,091

Newport News, VA $36,088

High Point, NC $36,076

Ogden, UT $36,061

Corpus Christi, TX $36,030

Laramie, WY $36,007

Norfolk, VA $36,007

Rock Island, IL $35,984

Saginaw, MI $35,976

Jacksonville, FL $35,972

Salisbury, NC $35,965

Memphis, TN $35,957

Moline, IL $35,938

Fort Myers, FL $35,926

Waterloo, IA $35,876

Spartanburg, SC $35,838

Lincoln, NE $35,819

Fort Wayne, IN $35,811

Birmingham, AL $35,769

Cedar Falls, IA $35,761

Provo, UT $35,757

Springfield, OH $35,754

San Antonio, TX $35,746

Greensboro, NC $35,731

South Bend, IN $35,727

Winston Salem, NC $35,723

Boise, ID $35,711

Savannah, GA $35,684

Muskegon, MI $35,615

Lima, OH $35,569

Lake Charles, LA $35,554

Anderson, IN $35,546

Lexington, KY $35,535

Augusta, GA $35,523

Greenville, SC $35,523

Wichita, KS $35,489

Tuscaloosa, AL $35,489

Columbia, SC $35,454

Bloomington, IN $35,358

Roanoke, VA $35,335

Asheville, NC $35,285

Knoxville, TN $35,220

Shreveport, LA $35,216

Wilmington, NC $35,166

Frankfort, KY $35,093

Oklahoma City, OK $35,066

Chillicothe, OH $35,051

Longview, TX $35,047

Topeka, KS $35,036

Mobile, AL $34,978

Terre Haute, IN $34,963

Erie, PA $34,959

Altoona, PA $34,940

Melbourne, FL $34,928

Amarillo, TX $34,913

Killeen, TX $34,901

Fayetteville, AR $34,871

Sioux Falls, SD $34,844

Chattanooga, TN $34,821

Idaho Falls, ID $34,817

Gainesville, FL $34,736

Portsmouth, OH $34,717

Little Rock, AR $34,709

Lynchburg, VA $34,709

Lafayette, LA $34,694

Youngstown, OH $34,694

Temple, TX $34,679

Daytona Beach, FL $34,671

Clarksville, TN $34,667

Pensacola, FL $34,663

Hopkinsville, KY $34,548

Charleston, WV $34,544

Florence, SC $34,525

Sioux City, IA $34,502

Macon, GA $34,391

Tallahassee, FL $34,387

Fayetteville, NC $34,379

Waco, TX $34,372

Wichita Falls, TX $34,372

Pine Bluff, AR $34,356

Vincennes, IN $34,283

Lubbock, TX $34,268

Great Falls, MT $34,245

Alamogordo, NM $34,241

Abilene, TX $34,210

Rapid City, SD $34,161

Monroe, LA $34,161

Albany, GA $34,137

Huntington, WV $34,134

Jackson, MS $34,130

Greenville, MS $34,126

Parkersburg, WV $34,088

Montgomery, AL $34,080

Johnstown, PA $34,072

Springfield, MO $34,042

Biloxi, MS $34,022

Sumter, SC $33,942

Columbus, GA $33,938

Twin Falls, ID $33,915

Pascagoula, MS $33,865

Kingsport, TN $33,765

Gulfport, MS $33,754

Alexandria, LA $33,627

Fort Smith, AR $33,531

El Paso, TX $33,427

Helena, MT $33,377

Las Cruces, NM $33,255

Harlingen, TX $33,147

Pocatello, ID $33,113

Florence, AL $33,101

Brownsville, TX $33,093

Dothan, AL $33,032

Mcallen, TX $33,013

Columbus, MS $32,729

Altus, OK $32,552

Lawton, OK $32,479

Pierre, SD $32,341

What Skills Can Increase a Campus Security's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.25% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Pneumatics (Mentioned in 2.92% Job Postings): Pneumatics (pronounced new-MATT-ix) is an aspect of physics and engineering that is concerned with using the energy in compressed gas to make something move or work.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 1.82% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.25%
Pneumatics	2.92%
Housekeeping	1.82%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Campus Security's salary.

Alignment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Interviewing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Alignment	$40,690	6%
Commitment	$40,690	6%
Interviewing	$40,690	6%
Dedication	$40,306	5%
Initiative	$40,306	5%
Leadership	$40,306	5%

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How Education impacts a Campus Security's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Campus Securities enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Campus Security with a Associate's Degree is between $35,624 and $37,800).

Campus Security Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Campus Security

No Diploma 7.3%

High School 64.6%

Associates 14.6%

Bachelors 13.4%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	7.3%
High School	64.6%
Associates	14.6%
Bachelors	13.4%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Campus Security Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Campus Security's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$35,088

Average $38,387/year

$41,076

$2,924

Average $3,199/month

$3,423

$675

Average $738/week

$790

$17

Average $18/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$41,076	$3,423	$790	$20
Average	$38,387	$3,199	$738	$18
25th Percentile	$35,088	$2,924	$675	$17

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Salary Trends for Campus Security

Salaries for a Campus Security can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $41,756 in 2023 to around $39,556 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Campus Security salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Campus Security Over Time

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2023

$41,756

2024

$40,914

2025

$39,556

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2023	$41,756
2024	$40,914
2025	$39,556
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