California · 2025 pay · 11 people
How much does a security manager make in California?
$149,260typical pay for a security manager in 2025
$125,567 – $163,618what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 34.6% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where security managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Security Assistant$13,997 (everyone)
- Supervisor Security$65,047 (everyone)
- Security Supervisor$72,683 (everyone)
- Security Manager (this page)$149,260 (everyone)
Highest-paid security managers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a security manager make in California?
The typical security manager was paid $149,260 in 2025; most earned between $125,567 and $163,618. This counts all 11 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for security managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Security Manager, at any level (for example "Security Manager"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this