50+ Security & Public Safety Jobs in Boston, MA

The best local observed pay benchmark is BLS data for the broad protective-service group: $29.19 median hourly, $33.65 mean hourly, $22.00 at the 10th percentile, and $45.55 at the 90th percentile in May 2025. That broad group hides big differences across sub-roles. Recent hourly postings in the Callings.ai sample center on about $18 to $21 / hour, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $16 to $26 / hour, while police and sheriff's patrol officers in metro data averaged $81,450 per year. As a posting-based proxy rather than a wage median, Revelio Public Labor Statistics put the mean offered salary on new Massachusetts openings at about $54,815 in August 2026 (n=193).

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 59 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $46,686 at the 25th percentile, $52,000 at the median and $57,870 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a balanced but selective market: municipal police and fire recruiting is active in parts of Greater Boston, but statewide demand for the broader occupation family is softer than the rest of the labor market. Local signals include Brockton firefighter recruiting in August, visible Boston Police recruit activity, and Cambridge Police accepting both entry-level and lateral applications. At the same time, Massachusetts protective services & public safety employment was down 1.5% year over year in August 2026 and active postings were down 2.1%, while statewide all-occupation employment rose 1.0% and postings rose 1.8%.

Best positioned: Candidates with local public-employer eligibility, a clean path into on-site work, and current First Aid/CPR/AED or lateral sworn experience have the best odds, because the recent posting mix skews entry-level while Cambridge Police is also recruiting laterals.

Main caution: Do not assume the headline pay figures apply to easy-entry roles: recent hourly postings center on about $18 to $21 / hour, while metro wage data for the broad occupation group shows a $29.19 median and police and sheriff's patrol officers average $81,450 a year.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 72 openings in this market. 7 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. AUS: 21 open roles
2. Northeast Security, Inc.: 9 open roles
3. Signal: 4 open roles
4. Windwalker: 3 open roles
5. National Police: 2 open roles
6. Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.: 2 open roles
7. Signal of New England: 2 open roles
8. 28Freight, LLC.: 1 open role
9. Able Too Work: 1 open role
10. Alliance Detective & Security Service Inc: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Boston: 26
• Framingham: 9
• Canton: 5
• Wilmington: 4
• Norwood: 3
• Lawrence: 3
• Foxborough: 2
• Cambridge: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 72 (100%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is split between two different markets. On one side are structured municipal paths, with Cambridge Police taking entry-level and lateral applications and Brockton Fire running an August recruitment event through official channels. On the other is a broader private and nonprofit pool, where the Callings.ai sample found more than 100 postings across more than 50 companies over the last 90 days and hiring was fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. In the recent posting mix, sports & recreation and education each accounted for about 20% of sampled openings, followed by retail at about 15%, hospitality at about 10%, and government & public sector at about 10%. That mix helps explain why First Aid, CPR, emergency response, lifeguarding, incident reporting, surveillance, and loss prevention appear so often in local requirements. Named employers in the recent sample were led by GetBadged, YMCA of Greater Boston, The TJX Companies, and Merrimack Valley YMCA, which points job seekers toward municipal recruitment platforms, aquatics and recreation employers, and retail loss-prevention rather than a single dominant hirer.

• Municipal police and fire (moderate): Official recruiting is visible through Cambridge Police and Brockton Fire, with Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville among the public employers anchoring the regional law-enforcement market.
• Recreation and aquatics safety (high): YMCA-related employers show up prominently in the local sample, and the certification mix heavily favors First Aid, CPR, AED, and lifeguard credentials.
• Retail loss prevention and surveillance (high): Retail is about 15% of sampled demand, with The TJX Companies among the more active named employers and loss prevention, surveillance, and incident reporting common in the skill mix.
• Campus and institution-facing safety (moderate): Education accounts for about 20% of sampled openings, which makes schools and similar institutions a meaningful path for on-site safety work that values communication and emergency response basics.

Where to focus: If you need interviews in the next 30-60 days, start with recreation, education, and retail safety roles while keeping a second track open for municipal recruiting.

Roles worth searching next

• Public safety dispatcher or communications specialist: It keeps you close to emergency response, incident documentation, and public-facing operations without requiring the same route as sworn field work.
• Safety coordinator or EHS technician: Emergency response basics, incident reporting, and on-site presence transfer well into safety and compliance work.
• Fraud or claims investigator: Investigation, observation, evidence handling, and report writing are natural crossover strengths.
• Facilities or campus operations coordinator: Education is a meaningful part of the local posting mix, and many operations roles value emergency readiness and incident handling.

What postings ask for

• First Aid (table_stakes | immediate): It is one of the most common requirements in the local sample and shows up across aquatics, youth-facing, and general safety roles. Who: Entry-level applicants, career switchers, and anyone targeting nonprofit or campus-facing roles.
• CPR (table_stakes | immediate): CPR is frequently requested alongside First Aid and emergency response, making it one of the fastest ways to become usable for near-term openings. Who: Entry-level candidates and switchers who need quick access to interviews.
• AED (differentiator | immediate): AED appears less often than First Aid or CPR, so having it helps separate you in settings like recreation, education, and public-facing facilities. Who: Applicants targeting aquatics, youth programs, and facility-based safety work.
• Incident reporting (differentiator | immediate): Incident reporting is among the most-requested local skills and is transferable across loss prevention, campus safety, and municipal pathways. Who: Mid-career candidates and career switchers who need to translate prior experience into this market.
• Surveillance and loss prevention (differentiator | near-term): Both surveillance and loss prevention appear frequently in local postings, especially with retail represented in the active mix and TJX among the named employers. Who: Candidates open to private-sector entry points before moving into more formal public roles.
• Lifeguard certification (premium | immediate): The local market has visible YMCA demand, and lifeguarding is both a requested skill and a named credential in the recent posting mix. Who: Entry-level candidates who want the fastest route into paid safety work.

Questions about this market

What do Protective Services & Public Safety roles pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

The best local observed pay benchmark is BLS data for the broad protective-service group: $29.19 median hourly, $33.65 mean hourly, $22.00 at the 10th percentile, and $45.55 at the 90th percentile in May 2025. That broad group hides big differences across sub-roles. Recent hourly postings in the Callings.ai sample center on about $18 to $21 / hour, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $16 to $26 / hour, while police and sheriff's patrol officers in metro data averaged $81,450 per year. As a posting-based proxy rather than a wage median, Revelio Public Labor Statistics put the mean offered salary on new Massachusetts openings at about $54,815 in August 2026 (n=193). Boston can pay well for sworn work, but the openings many applicants see first are often lower-paid on-site roles in aquatics, retail, education, and hospitality.

Where is demand for Protective Services & Public Safety roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH concentrated?

Real opportunity is split between two different markets. On one side are structured municipal paths, with Cambridge Police taking entry-level and lateral applications and Brockton Fire running an August recruitment event through official channels. On the other is a broader private and nonprofit pool, where the Callings.ai sample found more than 100 postings across more than 50 companies over the last 90 days and hiring was fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. In the recent posting mix, sports & recreation and education each accounted for about 20% of sampled openings, followed by retail at about 15%, hospitality at about 10%, and government & public sector at about 10%. That mix helps explain why First Aid, CPR, emergency response, lifeguarding, incident reporting, surveillance, and loss prevention appear so often in local requirements. Named employers in the recent sample were led by GetBadged, YMCA of Greater Boston, The TJX Companies, and Merrimack Valley YMCA, which points job seekers toward municipal recruitment platforms, aquatics and recreation employers, and retail loss-prevention rather than a single dominant hirer.

Which employers are hiring the most Protective Services & Public Safety talent in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Recent postings show the most activity from GetBadged (15 postings), Ymca Of Greater Boston, Inc. (10 postings), The TJX Companies, Inc. (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Protective Services & Public Safety roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 0% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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