25+ Security & Public Safety Jobs in Seattle, WA

Observed metro pay is split. BLS put the broad protective-services group at a $29.19 median hourly wage and $35.47 mean in the Seattle metro, while police patrol officers had a much higher $115,120 median annual wage, with the 25th to 75th percentile running from $101,820 to $126,950. Current agency recruiting is even richer for some sworn paths: Seattle PD lists $117,792 starting pay, $126,336 after six months, and up to $154,248 by step 6, while Washington State Patrol lists $105,031 for a newly commissioned night-shift trooper in King County. Proxy hiring data is much lower for the bulk of hourly openings: local hourly postings cluster around about $21 to $24 / hour, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts Washington's mean offered salary on new protective-services openings at about $74,734 in Jul 2026 (n=491).

Full July 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 46 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $49,488 at the 25th percentile, $53,940 at the median and $61,945 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a balanced market: there is real hiring, but the best-paying jobs are concentrated in sworn public roles while many faster-entry openings sit in lower-paid private security, retail safety, and recreation segments. BLS last counted about 2.4 thousand protective-service jobs in the metro and 2.1% growth over its survey year, and recent local posting data still shows more than 75 postings across more than 30 companies. At the same time, Washington public-safety employment is down 3.6% year over year even as postings are up 10.2%, which points more to turnover and backfill than to broad headcount expansion.

Best positioned: The best odds right now belong to candidates who can pass screening, work on-site shifts, and show emergency-response plus report-writing strength; already-qualified sworn applicants get the biggest pay upside.

Main caution: Do not anchor on Seattle police pay alone: many visible hourly openings in this category cluster around about $21 to $24 / hour, far below sworn-officer compensation.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 48 openings in this market. 5 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. AUS: 16 open roles
2. FailSafe Communications: 4 open roles
3. crh: 3 open roles
4. Evergreen Goodwill: 2 open roles
5. Strategic Security Corp.: 2 open roles
6. Allied Universal Corp: 1 open role
7. Brennan Heating: 1 open role
8. Buyidahorealestate: 1 open role
9. DPS Private Security: 1 open role
10. GardaWorld: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Seattle: 22
• Kent: 4
• Bellevue: 3
• Bremerton: 3
• Kirkland: 2
• Lynnwood: 2
• Georgetown: 2
• Auburn: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 47 (100%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant employer. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 75 postings across more than 30 companies, with hiring fragmented and led in the sample by Fast Guard Service, AUS, Seattle YMCA, Costco Wholesale Corp., and The TJX Companies, Inc. The most-active slices were security & safety at about 30%, retail at about 20%, sports & recreation at about 15%, government & public sector at about 15%, and building & personnel services at about 10%. That mix matters. Most visible openings skew entry level at about 85%, are about 95% or more on-site, and stay open around 46 days, which points to a market with real need for dependable shift coverage but slower funnels than a pure walk-in service-job market. In practice, private security, venue coverage, loss prevention, and aquatics or recreation are the faster-entry lanes, while sworn city, county, and state law-enforcement paths offer the best pay but usually require longer testing, background, and academy timelines.

• Private security, venue, and retail safety (high): This is the biggest visible cluster, tied to security & safety at about 30% and retail at about 20% of sampled postings, with AUS, Costco Wholesale Corp., and The TJX Companies, Inc. showing up among recurring employers in the local sample.
• Sworn municipal, county, and state law enforcement (moderate): Government & public sector accounts for about 15% of sampled postings, but pay is materially higher in local sworn roles such as Seattle PD, King County Sheriff, and Washington State Patrol.
• Recreation and aquatics safety (moderate): Sports & recreation is about 15% of sampled postings, and lifeguard certification appears among the more common stated credentials.

Where to focus: If you need work within 30-60 days, target private security, retail safety, and recreation roles first; if you can tolerate a longer process, run a parallel application track for sworn city, county, and state jobs.

Roles worth searching next

• Public safety dispatcher / 911 telecommunicator: It uses emergency-response and report-writing habits that are heavily requested in this market.
• Emergency management coordinator: It builds on incident response, documentation, and multi-party coordination rather than patrol or post coverage.
• Occupational health and safety specialist or coordinator: It draws on first aid, CPR, safety awareness, and conflict handling that already show up in local protective-services postings.
• Facilities or site operations coordinator with access-control duties: It uses on-site coverage habits, surveillance awareness, and incident logging without requiring a full patrol career path.

What postings ask for

• Valid driver's license (table_stakes | immediate): A valid driver's license shows up in about 10% of stated local credential requirements and is a common screen for patrol, mobile coverage, and public-facing site roles. Who: Entry-level applicants and career switchers.
• First aid (table_stakes | immediate): First aid appears both as a common credential and as a common skill request in local postings, making it one of the clearest baseline signals of readiness. Who: Anyone applying to security, recreation, or site-safety roles.
• CPR (differentiator | immediate): CPR appears in the local skill mix and credential mix, which makes it especially useful for recreation, event, and public-facing safety assignments. Who: Entry-level candidates and switchers who need quick credibility.
• Emergency response (premium | immediate): Emergency response is the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 35%, so it is a core signal across the category, not a niche add-on. Who: All candidate types, especially people targeting sworn or higher-responsibility posts.
• Report writing (differentiator | immediate): Report writing appears in about 30% of local skill mentions, which means employers are screening for documentation quality, not just physical presence. Who: Mid-career applicants and switchers translating other incident-based work.
• Conflict resolution (differentiator | near-term): Conflict resolution shows up in about 20% of requested skills and often separates candidates who can de-escalate from those who can only observe. Who: Career switchers and applicants targeting retail, venue, or public-facing roles.

Questions about this market

What do Protective Services & Public Safety roles pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Observed metro pay is split. BLS put the broad protective-services group at a $29.19 median hourly wage and $35.47 mean in the Seattle metro, while police patrol officers had a much higher $115,120 median annual wage, with the 25th to 75th percentile running from $101,820 to $126,950. Current agency recruiting is even richer for some sworn paths: Seattle PD lists $117,792 starting pay, $126,336 after six months, and up to $154,248 by step 6, while Washington State Patrol lists $105,031 for a newly commissioned night-shift trooper in King County. Proxy hiring data is much lower for the bulk of hourly openings: local hourly postings cluster around about $21 to $24 / hour, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts Washington's mean offered salary on new protective-services openings at about $74,734 in Jul 2026 (n=491). Seattle pays well at the sworn end, but this is not a uniformly high-paying category. The local market behaves like two markets: premium public law-enforcement roles and broader private security or recreation roles that pay closer to service-sector hourly bands.

Where is demand for Protective Services & Public Safety roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant employer. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 75 postings across more than 30 companies, with hiring fragmented and led in the sample by Fast Guard Service, AUS, Seattle YMCA, Costco Wholesale Corp., and The TJX Companies, Inc. The most-active slices were security & safety at about 30%, retail at about 20%, sports & recreation at about 15%, government & public sector at about 15%, and building & personnel services at about 10%. That mix matters. Most visible openings skew entry level at about 85%, are about 95% or more on-site, and stay open around 46 days, which points to a market with real need for dependable shift coverage but slower funnels than a pure walk-in service-job market. In practice, private security, venue coverage, loss prevention, and aquatics or recreation are the faster-entry lanes, while sworn city, county, and state law-enforcement paths offer the best pay but usually require longer testing, background, and academy timelines.

Which employers are hiring the most Protective Services & Public Safety talent in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Fast Guard Service (15 postings), AUS (10 postings), Seattle YMCA (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Protective Services & Public Safety roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA be done remotely?

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

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