75+ Security & Public Safety Jobs in Phoenix, AZ

Observed local pay splits sharply by sub-role. For the full protective-services occupational family in Phoenix, BLS put the 2025 median at $49,040 and the 75th percentile at $68,550. Police and sheriff's patrol officers sat much higher, with a metro median of $85,050 and a 75th percentile of $98,560. Current posting samples look lower than sworn pay: hourly openings centered on about $18 to $20 / hour, and Arizona's mean offered salary on new openings was ~$52,823 in September 2026 per Revelio Public Labor Statistics (n=221).

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 47 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $41,600 at the 25th percentile, $47,424 at the median and $57,829 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 16, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Phoenix is a workable market for Protective Services & Public Safety if you are targeting sworn, detention, fire, or front-line on-site security roles, but it is not an easy market if you need remote work, fast hiring, or top-end pay right away. Local government is still staffing visible pressure points: Phoenix added 10 permanent police records positions plus six internal transfers and 19 temporary staff to address a backlog nearing 40,000 requests, Maricopa County prioritized Sheriff compensation and facilities in its FY2027 budget, and the county approved a $30 million detention-officer compensation package for 2026-2028. At the same time, Arizona protective-services employment was down 1.6% year-over-year and active postings were down 12.6% year-over-year in September, so the market is selective rather than wide open.

Best positioned: Candidates with clean screening histories, strong report-writing basics, and table-stakes skills such as incident reporting, emergency response, access control, first aid, and CPR have the best odds, especially if they can work on-site and are open to entry-level or detention/security roles.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming all public-safety jobs pay like sworn police work; the metro's broad protective-services median was $49,040 in 2025, while sampled hourly postings centered on about $18 to $20 / hour and skewed heavily entry-level.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 75 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. AUS: 11 open roles
2. District Photo, Inc.: 4 open roles
3. American Iron & Metal Co: 2 open roles
4. Caris Life Sciences: 2 open roles
5. Circle the City: 2 open roles
6. City of Glendale AZ: 2 open roles
7. GardaWorld Group: 2 open roles
8. Marksman Security Corporation: 2 open roles
9. Peoria: 2 open roles
10. Sci Corp: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Phoenix: 38
• Tempe: 8
• Scottsdale: 5
• Gilbert: 4
• Peoria: 4
• Mesa: 4
• Avondale: 3
• Glendale: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 71 (95%), hybrid 4 (5%)

Where the demand is

The clearest pressure points are in government-linked public safety. Phoenix expanded staffing in its Police Public Records & Services Bureau because requests had piled up toward 40,000, and Maricopa County is still directing money toward Sheriff compensation, jail expansion, substations, and SWAT-facility renovations. The county's separate $30 million detention-officer compensation package is an especially strong sign that detention and corrections remain hard to staff and retain. Outside government, the opportunity set is broader but usually lower paid. In the Callings.ai job database, more than 50 postings appeared across more than 30 companies in the last 90 days, led by AUS, Marriott International, District Photo, Inc., and The TJX Companies, Inc.; the mix leaned toward hospitality (about 30%), retail (about 20%), and security & safety (about 10%). That points job seekers toward hotel, resort, retail, and facility coverage roles more than toward one dominant private employer. What is not concentrated here is remote or senior-level work. About 95% or more of sampled openings are on-site, and senior or lead roles are effectively absent from the sample.

• County and city public-safety pipelines (high): Best fit for detention, corrections, records support, and longer-process agency hiring tied to county and city budgets.
• Hospitality and retail security (moderate): Most realistic volume path for quick entry, especially for candidates with customer-facing and incident-response experience.
• Corporate and facility coverage roles (moderate): A fragmented set of on-site openings across private employers, with more stability than glamour and limited seniority depth.

Where to focus: If your priority is landing a job in the next 30-90 days, apply in parallel to county or city public-safety pipelines and on-site private-security employers instead of waiting on a single ideal sworn opening.

Roles worth searching next

• Public records specialist or police records technician: Phoenix just added 10 permanent records-focused police support positions because of a backlog nearing 40,000 requests.
• Public safety telecommunicator or dispatcher: It uses the same calm-under-pressure, emergency-response, and documentation strengths that show up across local public-safety postings.
• Programs analyst or public-safety analyst: Paradise Valley Police recently added a programs analyst role tied to candidate outreach, recruitment initiatives, and hiring processes.
• Facilities or access-control coordinator: Local openings frequently ask for access control, surveillance, and security monitoring, and much of the private market sits in hospitality, retail, and site-based environments.

What postings ask for

• Incident reporting (table_stakes | immediate): It was the most commonly requested hard skill in local postings at about 45%, so it is basic screening language for front-line security and public-safety support work. Who: Everyone applying to security, detention, dispatch-adjacent, or public-safety support jobs.
• Emergency response (table_stakes | immediate): Emergency response appeared in about 40% of local postings, making it one of the clearest signals of real operational readiness. Who: Entry-level candidates and career switchers who need to prove they can act under pressure.
• Access control (table_stakes | immediate): Access control showed up in about 30% of local postings, which makes it core language for facility, retail, hotel, and campus coverage roles. Who: Applicants targeting private security, facilities, or corporate-site assignments.
• Surveillance and security monitoring (differentiator | near-term): Surveillance appeared in about 30% of local postings, and security monitoring in about 15%, so candidates who can speak to cameras, observations, and escalation protocols stand out. Who: Private-security applicants and mid-career workers moving into site or operations coverage.
• First aid and CPR (differentiator | immediate): First aid was the most commonly named certification in the local sample, and both first aid and CPR also appeared frequently in local skill requirements. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and anyone trying to move from generic security into higher-trust assignments.
• Customer service under pressure (differentiator | near-term): Customer service appeared in local postings, and the private-side opportunity mix leans heavily toward hospitality and retail settings where guest interaction matters. Who: Career switchers from hotels, retail, airlines, venues, and other customer-facing environments.

Questions about this market

What do Protective Services & Public Safety roles pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Observed local pay splits sharply by sub-role. For the full protective-services occupational family in Phoenix, BLS put the 2025 median at $49,040 and the 75th percentile at $68,550. Police and sheriff's patrol officers sat much higher, with a metro median of $85,050 and a 75th percentile of $98,560. Current posting samples look lower than sworn pay: hourly openings centered on about $18 to $20 / hour, and Arizona's mean offered salary on new openings was ~$52,823 in September 2026 per Revelio Public Labor Statistics (n=221). Phoenix can support a stable career in this field, but a lot of the accessible openings are lower-paid front-line security or support jobs rather than top-paid sworn roles. The metro's broad protective-service mean was $27.88 per hour in May 2025 versus $33.48 for all occupations, so category-wide pay is respectable but not automatically above the metro average.

Where is demand for Protective Services & Public Safety roles in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ concentrated?

The clearest pressure points are in government-linked public safety. Phoenix expanded staffing in its Police Public Records & Services Bureau because requests had piled up toward 40,000, and Maricopa County is still directing money toward Sheriff compensation, jail expansion, substations, and SWAT-facility renovations. The county's separate $30 million detention-officer compensation package is an especially strong sign that detention and corrections remain hard to staff and retain. Outside government, the opportunity set is broader but usually lower paid. In the Callings.ai job database, more than 50 postings appeared across more than 30 companies in the last 90 days, led by AUS, Marriott International, District Photo, Inc., and The TJX Companies, Inc.; the mix leaned toward hospitality (about 30%), retail (about 20%), and security & safety (about 10%). That points job seekers toward hotel, resort, retail, and facility coverage roles more than toward one dominant private employer. What is not concentrated here is remote or senior-level work. About 95% or more of sampled openings are on-site, and senior or lead roles are effectively absent from the sample.

Which employers are hiring the most Protective Services & Public Safety talent in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Recent postings show the most activity from AUS (10 postings), Marriott International (5 postings), District Photo, Inc. (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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