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Security & Safety Officer salary

Security guards/officers and shelter safety specialists. Based on 38 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 38 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
$44,720
75th percentile
$46,540
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $21.50/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Santa Barbara (3), Riverside (3), Kern (4), Orange (2).   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$43,16012 postings
$50M-$100M$44,72023 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (3).

By subsector

Religion-Related$47,8405 postings
Housing & Shelter$44,72018 postings
Employment$37,4405 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Human Services (2), Arts, Culture & Humanities (2).

By career level

Staff / Specialist (incl. pre-licensed)$44,72037 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Entry / Support (1).

Organizations hiring now

Mercy HouseOrange County · Budget $50M-$100M$43,680–$49,920View org →Alpha ProjectSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$41,600–$45,760View org →Goodwill Southern Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$37,440–$43,680View org →Path of Life MinistriesRiverside County · Budget $2M-$10M$47,840View org →St. Joseph CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$43,680–$52,000View org →The HuntingtonLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$39,520–$41,600View org →
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How this page is built
Figures reflect 38 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 September 09, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.