SOC 49-2098 · Area 12420 · May 2025
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,750 | $19.59 |
| 25th percentile | $46,710 | $22.46 |
| Median | $59,790 | $28.75 |
| 75th percentile | $65,630 | $31.55 |
| 90th percentile | $77,950 | $37.48 |
| Average | $59,210 | $28.47 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 820. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $46,710 to $65,630 in 2025, a span of $18,920.
The area median is $7,520 (14.4%) above Texas's $52,270 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 17 other published areas
- This area's median is $23,330 (64.0%) above the $36,460 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $19,990 (50.2%) above the $39,800 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $15,180 (34.0%) above the $44,610 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $14,580 (32.2%) above the $45,210 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $14,260 (31.3%) above the $45,530 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $12,260 (25.8%) above the $47,530 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $11,480 (23.8%) above the $48,310 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $11,170 (23.0%) above the $48,620 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $10,230 (20.6%) above the $49,560 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $9,830 (19.7%) above the $49,960 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $9,540 (19.0%) above the $50,250 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $9,280 (18.4%) above the $50,510 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $6,790 (12.8%) above the $53,000 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $4,370 (7.9%) above the $55,420 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $3,190 (5.6%) above the $56,600 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $2,870 (5.0%) above the $56,920 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $1,860 (3.2%) above the $57,930 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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