What are the main factors that influence a COMSEC Custodian's salary?

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

How does experience change A COMSEC Custodian's salary?

A COMSEC Custodian's salary grows with experience: a Lean Manufacturing Specialist I (0-2 years)earns $69,091, a COMSEC Custodian (2-4 years)earns $91,804, a Lean Manufacturing Specialist III (4-7 years)earns $114,029, a Lean Manufacturing Specialist IV (7+ years)earns $125,100, a Lean Manufacturing Specialist V (7-10 years)earns $140,049,

What are the highest paying states for a COMSEC Custodian?

COMSEC Custodian salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for COMSEC Custodian roles are District of Columbia $102,320, California $101,932, Massachusetts $100,573. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of COMSEC Custodian roles make?

Salaries for COMSEC Custodian level roles vary by specialization: Custodian Engineer: $107,742; Comsec Manager: $73,173; Head Custodian: $48,164; Custodian III: $46,300; Custodian of Records: $44,341.

How do different companies affect a COMSEC Custodian's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for COMSEC Custodian 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.

COMSEC Custodian Salary in the United States

How much does a COMSEC Custodian make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a COMSEC Custodian in the United States is $92,413 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,241
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,146 to $100,698
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,708

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COMSEC Custodian Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,698	$8,392	$1,937	$48
Average	$92,413	$7,701	$1,777	$44
25th Percentile	$83,146	$6,929	$1,599	$40

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Key Factors That Influence COMSEC Custodian Salaries

A COMSEC Custodian'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects COMSEC Custodian Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a COMSEC Custodian'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): $69,091
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,804
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $114,029
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $125,100
Expert (over 8 years): $140,049

Levels	Salary
Lean Manu... Level COMSEC Custodian	$69,091
COMSEC Cu... Level COMSEC Custodian	$91,804
Lean Manu... Level COMSEC Custodian	$114,029
Lean Manu... Level COMSEC Custodian	$125,100
Lean Manu... Level COMSEC Custodian	$140,049

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How Do COMSEC Custodian 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 COMSEC Custodians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $102,320.
California: $101,932.
Massachusetts: $100,573.

District of Columbia $102,320 California $101,932 Massachusetts $100,573 Washington $100,204 New Jersey $100,167 Alaska $100,037 Connecticut $98,762 New York $98,245

Hawaii $96,590 Rhode Island $95,814 Maryland $95,287 Minnesota $94,567 Colorado $94,289 Illinois $94,197 Oregon $93,846 Delaware $93,587

New Hampshire $93,424 Virginia $93,060 Pennsylvania $91,997 Nevada $91,461 North Dakota $91,286 Michigan $91,009 Wisconsin $90,907 Vermont $90,704

Texas $90,140 Maine $90,103 Arizona $90,048 Ohio $89,983 Georgia $89,133 Indiana $88,708 Wyoming $88,624 Utah $88,495

Iowa $88,440 Kansas $87,996 Louisiana $87,867 North Carolina $87,820 Missouri $87,802 Florida $87,441 Montana $87,247 Nebraska $87,063

Kentucky $86,961 South Carolina $86,591 Tennessee $86,360 Idaho $86,268 New Mexico $85,593 Oklahoma $85,445 Alabama $84,900 South Dakota $83,985

Arkansas $83,486 West Virginia $83,218 Mississippi $82,414

Top Paying Cities for COMSEC Custodians

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: $116,561
San Francisco: $115,285
Oakland: $112,855

San Jose, CA $116,561

San Francisco, CA $115,285

Oakland, CA $112,855

New York, NY $106,404

Paramus, NJ $105,110

Queens Village, NY $105,105

Passaic, NJ $105,018

Bergenfield, NJ $105,009

Stamford, CT $104,806

Huntington, NY $104,768

Newark, NJ $104,085

Bridgeport, CT $103,890

Vallejo, CA $103,706

New Brunswick, NJ $103,669

Petaluma, CA $103,614

Middlesex, NJ $103,438

Somerset, NJ $103,374

Santa Cruz, CA $103,253

Boston, MA $102,690

Monterey, CA $102,365

Seattle, WA $102,154

Santa Rosa, CA $102,135

Los Angeles, CA $102,107

Juneau, AK $101,867

Washington, DC $101,766

Orange, CA $101,437

Santa Ana, CA $101,193

Long Beach, CA $101,100

Anaheim, CA $101,082

Anchorage, AK $101,035

Santa Maria, CA $100,758

Everett, WA $100,740

Danbury, CT $100,414

Bremerton, WA $100,287

Tacoma, WA $99,954

New Suffolk, NY $99,952

Sacramento, CA $99,927

Santa Barbara, CA $99,825

Trenton, NJ $99,723

San Diego, CA $99,723

Brockton, MA $99,622

Fairbanks, AK $99,395

Lompoc, CA $99,159

Lowell, MA $99,085

Ventura, CA $99,067

Nashua, NH $99,049

Stockton, CA $99,039

Modesto, CA $98,365

Poughkeepsie, NY $98,161

Olympia, WA $97,986

Kennewick, WA $97,986

New Haven, CT $97,949

Lawrence, MA $97,616

Hartford, CT $97,524

Riverside, CA $97,505

New Bedford, MA $97,413

Richland, WA $97,413

Bakersfield, CA $97,283

San Bernardino, CA $97,247

New Britain, CT $97,237

Atlantic City, NJ $97,237

New London, CT $97,200

Norwich, CT $97,173

Portsmouth, NH $97,154

Boulder, CO $96,958

Portland, OR $96,831

Worcester, MA $96,821

Minneapolis, MN $96,535

Philadelphia, PA $96,406

Honolulu, HI $96,101

Saint Paul, MN $96,056

Vineland, NJ $96,036

Providence, RI $95,768

Chicago, IL $95,500

Bellingham, WA $95,389

Springfield, MA $95,315

Baltimore, MD $95,287

Chico, CA $95,056

Pittsfield, MA $94,807

Manchester, NH $94,631

Spokane, WA $94,225

Denver, CO $94,215

Albany, NY $93,781

Troy, NY $93,744

Nassau, NY $93,645

Schenectady, NY $93,550

Wilmington, DE $93,476

Burlington, VT $93,347

Salem, OR $93,310

Portland, ME $93,023

Yakima, WA $92,931

Rochester, MN $92,644

Reno, NV $92,598

Fresno, CA $92,598

Milwaukee, WI $92,515

Detroit, MI $92,423

Ann Arbor, MI $92,407

Allentown, PA $92,395

Colorado Springs, CO $92,238

Syracuse, NY $92,192

Carson City, NV $92,192

Houston, TX $92,062

Eugene, OR $92,016

Gary, IN $91,905

Springfield, OR $91,831

Bismarck, ND $91,813

Galveston, TX $91,748

Medford, OR $91,609

Fort Collins, CO $91,572

Concord, NH $91,526

Austin, TX $91,498

Mesa, AZ $91,304

Reading, PA $91,295

Phoenix, AZ $91,286

Dallas, TX $91,258

Saint Cloud, MN $91,169

Madison, WI $91,046

Utica, NY $90,796

Rochester, NY $90,648

Des Moines, IA $90,639

Raleigh, NC $90,630

Atlanta, GA $90,491

Battle Creek, MI $90,463

Salt Lake City, UT $90,436

Lancaster, PA $90,297

Harrisburg, PA $90,168

Kansas City, MO $90,075

Champaign, IL $90,057

Kansas City, KS $90,057

Fort Worth, TX $90,048

Columbus, OH $90,032

Boca Raton, FL $90,011

Pittsburgh, PA $89,974

Richmond, VA $89,937

Indianapolis, IN $89,918

Cleveland, OH $89,909

Las Vegas, NV $89,798

Cincinnati, OH $89,798

Petersburg, VA $89,659

Huntsville, AL $89,521

Lansing, MI $89,459

Lebanon, PA $89,447

Pueblo, CO $89,438

Appleton, WI $89,410

Buffalo, NY $89,373

Dayton, OH $89,345

Racine, WI $89,327

Charlotte, NC $89,317

Saint Louis, MO $89,290

York, PA $89,234

Elkhart, IN $89,234

Gastonia, NC $89,217

Billings, MT $89,195

Beaumont, TX $89,170

Lorain, OH $89,151

Benton Harbor, MI $89,133

Toledo, OH $89,114

Binghamton, NY $89,068

Rock Hill, SC $89,059

Rockford, IL $89,012

Springfield, IL $88,976

Elyria, OH $88,966

Fargo, ND $88,966

Flagstaff, AZ $88,902

Fort Lauderdale, FL $88,846

Duluth, MN $88,791

Miami, FL $88,791

Cheyenne, WY $88,726

Grand Forks, ND $88,726

Bangor, ME $88,523

Cedar Rapids, IA $88,421

Durham, NC $88,382

Louisville, KY $88,375

Grand Rapids, MI $88,356

Hialeah, FL $88,347

Casper, WY $88,218

Scranton, PA $88,107

New Orleans, LA $88,079

Virginia Beach, VA $88,070

Akron, OH $88,024

Peoria, IL $87,904

Sarasota, FL $87,885

Nashville, TN $87,820

Omaha, NE $87,820

Green Bay, WI $87,820

Baton Rouge, LA $87,774

Charleston, SC $87,756

Jamestown, NY $87,709

Davenport, IA $87,709

Tucson, AZ $87,663

Saint Petersburg, FL $87,608

Tampa, FL $87,589

Evansville, IN $87,534

Port Arthur, TX $87,534

Bradenton, FL $87,497

Santa Fe, NM $87,331

Orlando, FL $87,164

Clearwater, FL $87,137

Canton, OH $86,942

La Crosse, WI $86,942

Albuquerque, NM $86,887

Newport News, VA $86,878

High Point, NC $86,850

Ogden, UT $86,813

Corpus Christi, TX $86,739

Norfolk, VA $86,684

Laramie, WY $86,684

Rock Island, IL $86,628

Saginaw, MI $86,610

Jacksonville, FL $86,601

Salisbury, NC $86,582

Boise, ID $86,564

Moline, IL $86,517

Fort Myers, FL $86,490

Memphis, TN $86,471

Tulsa, OK $86,425

Waterloo, IA $86,369

Spartanburg, SC $86,277

Lincoln, NE $86,231

Fort Wayne, IN $86,212

Provo, UT $86,203

Cedar Falls, IA $86,092

San Antonio, TX $86,055

Greensboro, NC $86,018

South Bend, IN $86,009

Savannah, GA $85,907

Muskegon, MI $85,870

Birmingham, AL $85,861

Winston Salem, NC $85,816

Lake Charles, LA $85,593

Anderson, IN $85,575

Lexington, KY $85,547

Augusta, GA $85,519

Greenville, SC $85,519

Lima, OH $85,445

Wichita, KS $85,436

Tuscaloosa, AL $85,436

Columbia, SC $85,353

Springfield, OH $85,334

Asheville, NC $85,187

Bloomington, IN $85,122

Knoxville, TN $84,789

Shreveport, LA $84,780

Wilmington, NC $84,660

Roanoke, VA $84,660

Topeka, KS $84,493

Frankfort, KY $84,483

Oklahoma City, OK $84,420

Chillicothe, OH $84,383

Longview, TX $84,373

Melbourne, FL $84,364

Sioux Falls, SD $84,216

Mobile, AL $84,207

Terre Haute, IN $84,170

Altoona, PA $84,115

Amarillo, TX $84,050

Killeen, TX $84,022

Fayetteville, AR $83,948

Chattanooga, TN $83,921

Sioux City, IA $83,837

Idaho Falls, ID $83,819

Lynchburg, VA $83,745

Gainesville, FL $83,625

Portsmouth, OH $83,579

Little Rock, AR $83,560

Lafayette, LA $83,523

Youngstown, OH $83,523

Daytona Beach, FL $83,468

Clarksville, TN $83,458

Pensacola, FL $83,449

Temple, TX $83,443

Hopkinsville, KY $83,172

Erie, PA $83,153

Florence, SC $83,117

Charleston, WV $82,969

Great Falls, MT $82,922

Macon, GA $82,793

Tallahassee, FL $82,784

Fayetteville, NC $82,765

Waco, TX $82,747

Helena, MT $82,682

Pine Bluff, AR $82,647

Vincennes, IN $82,534

Lubbock, TX $82,497

Alamogordo, NM $82,442

Twin Falls, ID $82,359

Rapid City, SD $82,331

Jackson, MS $82,165

Huntington, WV $82,158

Greenville, MS $82,155

Parkersburg, WV $82,061

Montgomery, AL $82,045

Wichita Falls, TX $81,952

Springfield, MO $81,952

Biloxi, MS $81,906

Monroe, LA $81,813

Johnstown, PA $81,749

Sumter, SC $81,712

Columbus, GA $81,703

Pascagoula, MS $81,527

Abilene, TX $81,527

Kingsport, TN $81,287

Albany, GA $81,287

Gulfport, MS $81,259

Alexandria, LA $80,954

Fort Smith, AR $80,723

El Paso, TX $80,474

Las Cruces, NM $80,058

Harlingen, TX $79,823

Pocatello, ID $79,808

Florence, AL $79,688

Brownsville, TX $79,670

Mcallen, TX $79,475

Dothan, AL $79,346

Columbus, MS $78,797

Altus, OK $78,366

Lawton, OK $78,191

Pierre, SD $77,858

What Skills Can Increase a COMSEC Custodian's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Problem Solving (Mentioned in 4.72% Job Postings): Analyzing and identifying the root cause of problems and applying critical thinking skills to solve problems.
5S (Mentioned in 2% Job Postings): Stands for sort, sustain, set in order, standardized and shine. 5 tips that are designed to achieve clean, uncluttered, safe, and well organized workplace for a more systematized work flow.
Supply Chain (Mentioned in 1.13% Job Postings): A supply chain encompasses everything from the delivery of source materials from the supplier to the manufacturer through to its eventual delivery to the end user.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Problem Solving	4.72%
5S	2%
Supply Chain	1.13%

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 COMSEC Custodian's salary.

CornerStone: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Six Sigma: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Logistics: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
CornerStone	$96,110	4%
Six Sigma	$95,186	3%
Logistics	$95,186	3%
Coordination	$95,186	3%
Integrity	$94,262	2%
Alignment	$94,262	2%

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COMSEC Custodian Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a COMSEC Custodian'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 May 01, 2026

$83,146

Average $92,413/year

$100,698

$6,929

Average $7,701/month

$8,392

$1,599

Average $1,777/week

$1,937

$40

Average $44/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,698	$8,392	$1,937	$48
Average	$92,413	$7,701	$1,777	$44
25th Percentile	$83,146	$6,929	$1,599	$40

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Salary Trends for COMSEC Custodian

Salaries for a COMSEC Custodian can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $69,302 in 2023 to around $69,096 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of COMSEC Custodian salary trends, .

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2024

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