Pay Increases trickle down

Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM

Have the increases in salaries for top security professionals (up 44.7 percent since September of 2001) trickled down to other security titles? The answer appears to be yes, as security compensation for most security positions has increased significantly. Do the changes suggest that work in security is finally transitioning from a job to a career? Here are some average salaries and percentage changes for various job titles since 2001, as compiled by Steve Walker, senior partner of the Foushée Group Inc., Fort Myers, Fla.

TITLE	MEDIAN PAY	CHANGE SINCE 2001
Business Unit Security Manager	$55,125/year	23%
Investigator	$53,488/year	26%
Armed Security Officer	$25/hr	26%
Unarmed Security Officer	$21/hr	27%
Console Operator	$20/hr	20%
SOURCE: 2006 Security and Compliance Compensation Survey, Foushée Group, Fort Myers, Fla. (A total of 11,000 employees were surveyed at the nation's top companies.) Information provided through cooperation of the Security Executive Council (CSOexecutivecouncil.com)

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