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First-Line Supervisors Of Security Workers Salary: New York vs Alaska

First-Line Supervisors Of Security Workers earn a median of $59,130 in New York and $70,990 in Alaska. That is a nominal gap of $11,860 (-16.7%), with Alaska paying more before any cost-of-living adjustment.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates. Cost-of-living adjustment uses BEA Regional Price Parities, most recent release.

$59,130
New York median
$54,790 after COL
$70,990
Alaska median
$69,354 after COL
-16.7%
Nominal gap
Alaska leads
-21.0%
Adjusted gap
Alaska leads after COL

The story behind the numbers

On raw wages, Alaska pays $11,860 more per year than New York for first-line supervisors of security workers, a gap of +16.7%.

After adjusting for cost of living, Alaska still comes out ahead, with roughly $14,564 of extra purchasing power (+21.0% real gap). Local prices do not reverse the nominal advantage.

Full breakdown by location

Detailed wage, employment, and cost-of-living figures for first-line supervisors of security workers in each location. Click through to the full local salary page for percentiles, outlook, and peer areas.

First-Line Supervisors Of Security Workers

New York

Median salary
$59,130
Mean salary
$65,950
Employment
6,970
Location quotient
1.60
Jobs per 1,000
0.7
COL-adjusted median
$54,790
Regional Price Parity
107.9%

Exact state RPP match.

Full First-Line Supervisors Of Security Workers page for New York →

First-Line Supervisors Of Security Workers

Alaska

Median salary
$70,990
Mean salary
$71,370
Employment
190
Location quotient
1.33
Jobs per 1,000
0.6
COL-adjusted median
$69,354
Regional Price Parity
102.4%

Exact state RPP match.

Full First-Line Supervisors Of Security Workers page for Alaska →

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Common questions about this comparison

What does the cost-of-living adjustment actually do? +

It divides each location's nominal median wage by its Regional Price Parity (RPP), which measures how local prices compare to the national average (100 = national). A wage of $100,000 in an area with RPP 120 has the same purchasing power as roughly $83,000 nationally.

Why would the nominal and adjusted winners disagree? +

High-cost metros often pay higher salaries, but not by enough to fully offset the higher cost of housing, goods, and services. When that happens, the location with the lower nominal wage actually offers more real purchasing power.

What is a location quotient? +

The location quotient measures how concentrated an occupation is in a given area versus the national average. A value of 2.0 means the occupation is twice as common there as nationally. It is a signal of what a state specializes in.