Rhode Island · 2025 pay · 12 people
How much does a security specialist make in Rhode Island?
$53,971typical pay for a security specialist in 2025
$43,378 – $55,657what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 53.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from RI Transparency Portal · Matches the agency's latest release · admin.ri.gov ↗
Where security specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid security specialists, 2025
- 1Nicholas J GordonSecurity Specialist · Military Staff (National Guard)$61,244
- 2Edgar J GonzalezSecurity Specialist · Military Staff (National Guard)$57,371
- 3Renata R Tejada NunezSecurity Specialist · Military Staff (National Guard)$56,053
- 4Giuseppe B PaliottaSecurity Specialist · Military Staff (National Guard)$55,525
- 5Stephen T XiarhosSecurity Specialist · Military Staff (National Guard)$55,338
Common questions
How much does a security specialist make in Rhode Island?
The typical security specialist was paid $53,971 in 2025; most earned between $43,378 and $55,657. This counts all 12 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 5.3% of all pay for security specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Security Specialist, at any level (for example "Security Specialist"). 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