How much does loss prevention & retail security cost in the US?

Reference price: $7,500 – $12,500 USD per LP officer post/month (pre-tax). Plainclothes or uniformed loss-prevention officer covering a 12h daily post, billed roughly $20–$35/hr. Many retailers pair a uniformed entrance post with plainclothes coverage; multi-tenant centers may share patrol to lower per-store cost.

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Loss Prevention & Retail Security prices by city

Los Angeles

$8,600 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Sacramento

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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San Diego

$8,300 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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San Jose

$9,000 – $15,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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San Francisco

$9,400 – $16,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Riverside

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Irvine

$8,300 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Anaheim

$8,100 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Fresno

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Oakland

$8,600 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Long Beach

$8,300 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Bakersfield

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Huntington Beach

$8,100 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Corona

$7,400 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Simi Valley

$7,900 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Rancho Cucamonga

$7,400 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Orange

$7,900 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Santa Rosa

$8,300 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Roseville

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Murrieta

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Santa Ana

$7,900 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Clovis

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Ventura

$7,700 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Modesto

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Temecula

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Chula Vista

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Mission Viejo

$8,100 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Upland

$7,300 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Stockton

$6,900 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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El Cajon

$7,400 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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San Bernardino

$6,900 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Costa Mesa

$8,100 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Newport Beach

$8,400 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Palm Desert

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Visalia

$6,600 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Elk Grove

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Ontario

$7,400 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Redding

$6,400 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Salinas

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Fairfield

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Fontana

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Escondido

$7,400 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Oxnard

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Concord

$7,900 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Thousand Oaks

$8,100 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Vacaville

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Carlsbad

$8,100 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Moreno Valley

$6,900 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Oceanside

$7,700 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Camarillo

$7,700 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Santa Cruz

$8,100 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Berkeley

$8,600 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Chicago

$8,300 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Springfield

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Rockford

$6,900 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Peoria

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Belleville

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Bloomington

$6,900 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Champaign

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Decatur

$6,600 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Denver

$7,700 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Baltimore

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Silver Spring

$8,300 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Hyattsville

$7,900 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Columbia

$8,100 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Annapolis

$7,900 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Frederick

$7,400 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Waldorf

$7,400 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Newark

$8,300 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Jersey City

$8,400 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Paterson

$7,900 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Elizabeth

$8,100 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Edison

$7,900 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Hackensack

$8,100 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Trenton

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Camden

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Toms River

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Morristown

$8,300 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Freehold

$7,700 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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New York

$9,400 – $16,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Brooklyn

$9,000 – $15,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Queens

$8,900 – $15,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Bronx

$8,600 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Staten Island

$8,600 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Long Island

$8,600 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Yonkers

$8,600 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Poughkeepsie

$7,900 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Albany

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Buffalo

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Rochester

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Syracuse

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Las Vegas

$7,700 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Henderson

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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North Las Vegas

$7,400 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Reno

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Carson City

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Nashville

$7,400 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Memphis

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Knoxville

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Chattanooga

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Murfreesboro

$6,900 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Clarksville

$6,600 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Jackson

$6,400 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Cookeville

$6,400 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Johnson City

$6,400 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Washington

$8,600 – $14,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Indianapolis

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Fort Wayne

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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South Bend

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Gary

$7,400 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Evansville

$6,600 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Terre Haute

$6,400 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Lafayette

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Anderson

$6,400 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Muncie

$6,400 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Columbus

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Jeffersonville

$6,900 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Milwaukee

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Madison

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Appleton

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Green Bay

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Kenosha

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Racine

$6,900 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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La Crosse

$6,600 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Eau Claire

$6,600 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Wausau

$6,400 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Sheboygan

$6,600 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Fond du Lac

$6,600 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Janesville

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Stevens Point

$6,400 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Rhinelander

$6,400 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Miami

$7,900 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Fort Lauderdale

$7,900 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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West Palm Beach

$7,700 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Orlando

$7,400 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Tampa

$7,400 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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St. Petersburg

$7,400 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Jacksonville

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Fort Myers

$7,400 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Sarasota

$7,500 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Daytona Beach

$6,900 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Melbourne

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Lakeland

$6,900 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Port St. Lucie

$7,100 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Tallahassee

$6,900 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Naples

$7,900 – $13,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Ocala

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Gainesville

$6,900 – $12,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Pensacola

$6,800 – $11,000 USD per LP officer post/month

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Pre-tax reference prices. Bay Area markets (San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland) reflect the highest prevailing wages in the country.

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Questions about loss prevention & retail security pricing

How much does loss prevention & retail security cost in the US?

The reference price runs from $7,500 to $12,500 USD per LP officer post/month, pre-tax. Plainclothes or uniformed loss-prevention officer covering a 12h daily post, billed roughly $20–$35/hr. Many retailers pair a uniformed entrance post with plainclothes coverage; multi-tenant centers may share patrol to lower per-store cost.

What factors change the price of loss prevention & retail security?

The city (prevailing wages and cost of living), the schedule and coverage required, armed vs unarmed staffing, officer profile and experience, and the risk level of the site. That's why it pays to compare several quotes.

Do the prices include tax?

These are pre-tax reference prices. Whether sales tax applies to security services depends on the state; each company's formal quote will itemize any applicable taxes.

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