Physical Security recruiters serving Palm Bay-Melbourne.
Palm Bay-Melbourne has 27% more security and fire alarm systems installers per job than the country as a whole, about 170 in the metro. BLS counts 26 business locations of security systems integrators across the metro. Below: local pay for every role we staff, the state licensing rules that apply and the nearby markets competing for the same people.
Positions we recruit for in Palm Bay-Melbourne.
BLS counts about 2,130 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Palm Bay-Melbourne metro, the largest group being electricians (about 1,220). Relative to the size of the local economy, security and fire alarm systems installers are far more concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 1.27). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Physical Security hub.
Security Systems Installer / Technician
Palm Bay-Melbourne: 170 employed · $59,620 median, 66th-highest of 110 metros
Access Control Technician
CCTV / Video Surveillance Technician
Low-Voltage Electrician (Security Specialty)
Palm Bay-Melbourne: 1,220 employed · $58,450 median, 89th-highest of 112 metros
Alarm Systems Technician
Security Systems Project Manager
Palm Bay-Melbourne: 670 employed · $102,130 median, 91st-highest of 111 metros
Security Systems Estimator
Palm Bay-Melbourne: 420 employed · $73,310 median, 87th-highest of 111 metros
Integration Engineer / Systems Integrator
Palm Bay-Melbourne: 740 employed · $68,040 median, 74th-highest of 106 metros
Field Service Technician
Security Systems Foreman / Crew Lead
Palm Bay-Melbourne: 1,920 employed · $76,280 median, 77th-highest of 112 metros
What Physical Security roles earn in Palm Bay-Melbourne.
Security and fire alarm systems installers in Palm Bay-Melbourne earn a median $59,620, level with the $60,070 national figure, and 66th of 110 metros. Pay runs $37,630 at the tenth percentile to $88,770 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians, at $68,040 against $78,190 nationally.
| Role | Palm Bay-Melbourne median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security Systems Installer / Technician · Access Control Technician · CCTV / Video Surveillance TechnicianSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers (49-2098) | $59,620 | $37,630–$88,770 | $60,070 | −1% | 170 |
| Low-Voltage Electrician (Security Specialty)Electricians (47-2111) | $58,450 | $37,330–$78,980 | $63,190 | −8% | 1,220 |
| Security Systems Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $102,130 | $60,220–$203,220 | $114,990 | −11% | 670 |
| Security Systems EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $73,310 | $46,710–$128,670 | $78,740 | −7% | 420 |
| Integration Engineer / Systems IntegratorElectrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (17-3023) | $68,040 | $50,370–$81,920 | $78,190 | −13% | 740 |
| Security Systems Foreman / Crew LeadFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $76,280 | $50,120–$103,080 | $79,920 | −5% | 1,920 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Palm Bay-Melbourne metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile; management and office roles are metro-wide. A metro ranking counts only the metros where BLS publishes that occupation.
How Palm Bay-Melbourne's physical security market has changed since 2018.
Palm Bay-Melbourne had 26 security systems integrators in 2023, exactly as many as in 2018. Headcount at those firms went down 20%, to about 179 people. Average annual pay there went from $55,402 to $67,003 (+21%), slower than the 26% national increase.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security systems integrators: business locations | 26 | 26 | +0% |
| Security systems integrators: employment | 224 | 179 | −20% |
| Security systems integrators: average annual pay | $55,402 | $67,003 | +21% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Free Physical Security hiring resources.
Definitive Guide to Physical Security · 2026 Physical Security Salary Guide · 3-Step Interview Guide for Physical Security
Palm Bay-Melbourne runs 27% more physical security workers per job than the country as a whole — well above the national concentration. More per job means more people to reach, and more employers reaching them.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Palm Bay-Melbourne's physical security market compares
Among the 99 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Palm Bay-Melbourne ranks 74th for headcount, 62nd for median pay and 36th for concentration for security and fire alarm systems installers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 2,220 | $60,560 | 1.42 | 369 |
| Orlando | 1,430 | $60,380 | 1.82 | 133 |
| Tampa | 1,110 | $61,040 | 1.38 | 146 |
| Jacksonville | 1,090 | $60,670 | 2.56 | 66 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | 330 | $60,440 | 1.95 | 54 |
| North Port-Sarasota | 260 | $58,550 | 1.36 | 39 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne | 170 | $59,620 | 1.27 | 26 |
| Port St. Lucie | 110 | $59,280 | 1.17 | 20 |
| Pensacola | 110 | $54,600 | 1.02 | 17 |
| Deltona-Daytona | 90 | $51,970 | 0.74 | 20 |
| Lakeland | 70 | $52,580 | 0.51 | 21 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For physical security employers in Palm Bay-Melbourne, the pool is deep and still growing, so the constraint is competition rather than supply. Move fast on good candidates, because another local firm is probably talking to them too.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Palm Bay-Melbourne metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Physical Security licensing in Florida.
Alarm contractors are licensed as Alarm System Contractor I (all alarm systems) or II (excluding fire). Employees doing alarm work must be certified as alarm system agents, which requires board-approved training and an FDLE fingerprint background check every two years. The same state rules apply in Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, North Port-Sarasota, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Lakeland, Deltona-Daytona, Port St. Lucie and Pensacola, so candidates licensed there can work in Palm Bay-Melbourne without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board (Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation). Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Palm Bay-Melbourne talent.
The closest metro we cover is Port St. Lucie, about 55 miles away, with roughly 110 security and fire alarm systems installers (0.6 times Palm Bay-Melbourne's 170). Pay is close across the region: medians run from $51,970 in Deltona-Daytona to $61,040 in Tampa, against $59,620 here. Orlando has the deepest pool within reach, so a search for senior roles here usually extends there.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Bay-Melbourne | – | 170 | $59,620 |
| Port St. Lucie | 53 mi | 110 | $59,280 |
| Orlando | 59 mi | 1,430 | $60,380 |
| Deltona-Daytona | 73 mi | 90 | $51,970 |
| Lakeland | 83 mi | 70 | $52,580 |
| Tampa | 114 mi | 1,110 | $61,040 |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Palm Bay-Melbourne crews.
Not physical security work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Palm Bay-Melbourne in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Blue Origin "Project Horizon" expansion$600MUnder construction
An 830,000 sq ft manufacturing facility on Blue Origin's Merritt Island campus dedicated to producing the New Glenn rocket's upper stage - about 500 new aerospace jobs averaging $98,000+.
- Health First Palm Bay Hospital expansion$200MConstruction starting summer 2026
A 5-floor patient tower addition - healthcare-grade MEP work at real scale.
- Project Hinton (confidential Cape Canaveral aerospace)$1.8BUnder development
600 high-paying jobs tied to a confidential aerospace capital improvement program at Cape Canaveral.
Showing 3 of 4 projects tracked in this metro. The Palm Bay-Melbourne market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for physical security, and what kills offers in Palm Bay-Melbourne.
The 4 credentials that gate the work and the 4 things that most often end a physical security offer are the same in every market, kept in one place: Physical Security credentials and offer risks, each linked to the body that issues it. What is local is the licensing rule above and the pay further up this page.
Frequently asked - Physical Security hiring in Palm Bay-Melbourne.
What do security and fire alarm systems installers earn in Palm Bay-Melbourne?
BLS puts the Palm Bay-Melbourne median for security and fire alarm systems installers at $59,620 a year, about the same as the $60,070 national median. That ranks 66th of 110 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. The range is unusually wide: $37,630 at the bottom tenth against $88,770 at the top tenth, a 2.4x gap. Senior people here are priced far above the median. No other Florida metro we cover pays more for this work.
Is it hard to hire security and fire alarm systems installers in Palm Bay-Melbourne?
Not by national standards. Security and fire alarm systems installers make up 27% more of the Palm Bay-Melbourne workforce than they do nationally, about 170 people. The 26 security systems integrators here average about 6.9 employees per location, mostly small shops, so candidates often know every employer in town by name.
Which physical security roles pay the most in Palm Bay-Melbourne?
Of the roles we recruit for, Security Systems Project Manager pays the most in Palm Bay-Melbourne, a $102,130 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Integration Engineer / Systems Integrator at $68,040, 33% below it. Low-Voltage Electrician (Security Specialty) is the lowest-paid field role at $58,450. Integration Engineer / Systems Integrator trails national pay the most (13% below).
How many security systems integrators operate in Palm Bay-Melbourne?
BLS counted 26 security systems integrators in Palm Bay-Melbourne in 2023, employing about 179 people between them. That is roughly where the count stood in 2018 (26). That averages 6.9 people per location, so most are small shops. They pay an average of $67,003, 17% below the $80,288 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Palm Bay-Melbourne for security and fire alarm systems installers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Port St. Lucie (53 miles, about 110, $59,280 median), Orlando (59 miles, about 1,430, $60,380 median) and Deltona-Daytona (73 miles, about 90, $51,970 median). Orlando has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move. Palm Bay-Melbourne out-pays Deltona-Daytona, an advantage when recruiting from there.
Plenty of people. Few of them looking.
Palm Bay-Melbourne has one of the deeper pools of security and fire alarm systems installers we cover, but the best of them are already working. Let's find the ones ready to move.
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