Physical Security recruiters serving Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City has 18% more security and fire alarm systems installers per job than the country as a whole, about 540 in the metro. BLS counts 70 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 Salt Lake City.
BLS counts about 6,960 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Salt Lake City metro, the largest group being electricians (about 5,710). Relative to the size of the local economy, security and fire alarm systems installers are more concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 1.18). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Physical Security hub.
Security Systems Installer / Technician
Salt Lake City: 540 employed · $61,620 median, 35th-highest of 110 metros
Access Control Technician
CCTV / Video Surveillance Technician
Low-Voltage Electrician (Security Specialty)
Salt Lake City: 5,710 employed · $62,620 median, 55th-highest of 112 metros
Alarm Systems Technician
Security Systems Project Manager
Salt Lake City: $109,710 median, 57th-highest of 111 metros
Security Systems Estimator
Salt Lake City: 1,260 employed · $81,540 median, 25th-highest of 111 metros
Integration Engineer / Systems Integrator
Salt Lake City: 710 employed · $72,270 median, 65th-highest of 106 metros
Field Service Technician
Security Systems Foreman / Crew Lead
Salt Lake City: 6,160 employed · $78,730 median, 55th-highest of 112 metros
What Physical Security roles earn in Salt Lake City.
Security and fire alarm systems installers in Salt Lake City earn a median $61,620, level with the $60,070 national figure, and 35th of 110 metros. Pay runs $43,670 at the tenth percentile to $77,860 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians, at $72,270 against $78,190 nationally.
| Role | Salt Lake City 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) | $61,620 | $43,670–$77,860 | $60,070 | +3% | 540 |
| Low-Voltage Electrician (Security Specialty)Electricians (47-2111) | $62,620 | $43,280–$88,640 | $63,190 | −1% | 5,710 |
| Security Systems Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $109,710 | $79,310–$166,100 | $114,990 | −5% | – |
| Security Systems EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $81,540 | $54,220–$130,960 | $78,740 | +4% | 1,260 |
| Integration Engineer / Systems IntegratorElectrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (17-3023) | $72,270 | $50,490–$98,030 | $78,190 | −8% | 710 |
| Security Systems Foreman / Crew LeadFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $78,730 | $58,480–$108,840 | $79,920 | −1% | 6,160 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City's physical security market has changed since 2018.
Salt Lake City lost security systems integrators between 2018 and 2023, from 71 business locations to 70 (down 1%), behind the 18% growth nationally. Headcount and pay for those firms are withheld in Salt Lake City, so the occupation figures above are the better guide to what hiring costs.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security systems integrators: business locations | 71 | 70 | −1% |
| Security systems integrators: employment | 661 | – | – |
| Security systems integrators: average annual pay | $53,796 | – | – |
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
Salt Lake City runs 18% more physical security workers per job than the country as a whole — 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 Salt Lake City's physical security market compares
Among the 99 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Salt Lake City ranks 38th for headcount, 32nd for median pay and 41st for concentration for security and fire alarm systems installers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | 540 | $61,620 | 1.18 | 70 |
| Provo | 210 | $60,590 | 1.22 | 45 |
| Ogden | 110 | $59,690 | 0.71 | 23 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For physical security employers in Salt Lake City, the local pool is deeper than most, so a well-run search can usually fill field roles from inside the metro.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Salt Lake City metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Physical Security licensing in Utah.
Burglar alarm companies and their agents must be licensed by the division, and agent applicants submit fingerprint cards for background checks. The same state rules apply in Provo and Ogden, so candidates licensed there can work in Salt Lake City without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: Utah Division of Professional Licensing (Department of Commerce). Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Salt Lake City talent.
The closest metro we cover is Ogden, about 30 miles away, with roughly 110 security and fire alarm systems installers (0.2 times Salt Lake City's 540). Salt Lake City pays more than every metro we cover within reach ($61,620 median), which helps when recruiting people in from Boise at $49,150. Salt Lake City is the largest market for this work in the region, so nearby metros tend to recruit from here rather than the other way round.
What else is competing for Salt Lake City crews.
Not physical security work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Salt Lake City in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Novva Data Center Campus (West Jordan)1M sq ft total, 175MW capacityPhases 2-3 completing 2026
A 100-acre direct-to-chip cooled AI data-center campus inside the Salt Lake City MSA proper - among the largest of its kind in the world. Extremely demanding mechanical (liquid cooling) and electrical scope.
- Stratos Project (Box Elder County)9GW capacity requiredApproved May 2026
A data-center and energy campus spanning roughly 40,000 acres, led by investor Kevin O'Leary. Outside the core SLC MSA but a massive draw on the same statewide skilled-trades labor pool once construction ramps.
- Creekstone Energy "gigasite" (Millard County)10+ GW capacityUnder construction
Billed as the largest data-center campus in the world once complete. Like Stratos, outside the core metro but a defining statewide demand signal for Utah's mechanical and electrical trades.
Showing 3 of 4 projects tracked in this metro. The Salt Lake City market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for physical security, and what kills offers in Salt Lake City.
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 Salt Lake City.
What do security and fire alarm systems installers earn in Salt Lake City?
BLS puts the Salt Lake City median for security and fire alarm systems installers at $61,620 a year, about the same as the $60,070 national median. That ranks 35th of 110 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Most of the market sits between $43,670 and $77,860, a 1.8x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience. No other Utah metro we cover pays more for this work.
Is it hard to hire security and fire alarm systems installers in Salt Lake City?
Not by national standards. Security and fire alarm systems installers make up 18% more of the Salt Lake City workforce than they do nationally, about 540 people.
Which physical security roles pay the most in Salt Lake City?
Of the roles we recruit for, Security Systems Project Manager pays the most in Salt Lake City, a $109,710 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Integration Engineer / Systems Integrator at $72,270, 34% below it. Security Systems Installer / Technician is the lowest-paid field role at $61,620. Relative to national pay, Security Systems Estimator is the strongest-paying role here (4% above). Integration Engineer / Systems Integrator trails national pay the most (8% below).
How many security systems integrators operate in Salt Lake City?
BLS counted 70 security systems integrators in Salt Lake City in 2023. That is roughly where the count stood in 2018 (71). BLS withholds their combined headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers.
Which nearby metros compete with Salt Lake City for security and fire alarm systems installers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Ogden (32 miles, about 110, $59,690 median), Provo (38 miles, about 210, $60,590 median) and Boise (296 miles, about 190, $49,150 median). Salt Lake City out-pays Boise, an advantage when recruiting from there.
Plenty of people. Few of them looking.
Salt Lake City 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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