Earnings
The median annual salary for security and fire alarm systems installers was $48,970 in May 2019, according to the Department of Labor. The lowest 10 percent earned $31,180 and the highest 10 percent earned $73,920 or more. The top paying industries for security systems installers and workers were management, scientific, and technical consulting services (paid an annual mean wage of $69,730 in May 2019); professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers ($66,820); state government ($63,080); architectural, engineering, and related services ($59,900); and general medical and surgical hospitals ($59,550).
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