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Security & Safety Officer salary

Security guards/officers and shelter safety specialists. Based on 56 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 56 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$43,680
Median
$45,760
75th percentile
$47,840
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $22.00/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Orange (4).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$20M-$50M$43,68018 postings
$50M-$100M$45,76034 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (4).

By subsector

Human Services$57,2007 postings
Religion-Related$47,8406 postings
Housing & Shelter$45,76027 postings
Employment$39,0006 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Arts, Culture & Humanities (3).

By career level

Staff / Specialist$45,76053 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Entry / Support (1), Manager / Supervisor (2).

Organizations hiring now

Mercy HouseOrange County · Budget $50M-$100M$45,760–$49,920View org →St. Joseph CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$43,680–$75,000View org →Alpha ProjectSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$41,600–$45,760View org →Goodwill Southern Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$39,520–$43,680View org →Path of Life MinistriesRiverside County · Budget $2M-$10M$47,840View org →The HuntingtonLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$39,520–$41,600View org →The People ConcernLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$41,600–$52,000View org →
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How this page is built
Figures reflect 56 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through November 07, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.