Security Guards Salary

Median Salary
$38,020
per year
Hourly Rate
$18.28
per hour
Employment
1,283,470
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$30,210
25th percentile
$35,210
Median
$38,020
75th percentile
$46,200
90th percentile
$58,840

💰 Security Guards Salary by State

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$29K
$64K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$64,210+68.9%
Alaska$47,480+24.9%
Washington$47,100+23.9%
Vermont$45,550+19.8%
Oregon$45,500+19.7%
New Hampshire$45,200+18.9%
Colorado$45,150+18.8%
Massachusetts$44,670+17.5%
New York$44,240+16.4%
Virginia$43,640+14.8%
Minnesota$43,380+14.1%
New Mexico$43,320+13.9%
California$43,240+13.7%
Hawaii$42,820+12.6%
Utah$42,700+12.3%
Missouri$40,390+6.2%
Connecticut$39,920+5.0%
Nebraska$39,840+4.8%
Illinois$39,490+3.9%
North Dakota$39,310+3.4%
Wyoming$39,200+3.1%
Maine$39,100+2.8%
New Jersey$38,880+2.3%
Montana$38,480+1.2%
Idaho$38,300+0.7%
Arizona$38,290+0.7%
Maryland$38,220+0.5%
Wisconsin$37,440-1.5%
Nevada$37,310-1.9%
South Dakota$37,150-2.3%
Iowa$37,080-2.5%
Kansas$37,080-2.5%
Michigan$37,080-2.5%
Pennsylvania$37,050-2.6%
Rhode Island$36,940-2.8%
Indiana$36,490-4.0%
Delaware$36,360-4.4%
Oklahoma$36,270-4.6%
Tennessee$36,000-5.3%
Texas$35,980-5.4%
Florida$35,900-5.6%
Arkansas$35,770-5.9%
Ohio$35,770-5.9%
South Carolina$35,460-6.7%
Kentucky$35,420-6.8%
North Carolina$35,010-7.9%
Georgia$34,980-8.0%
Alabama$33,720-11.3%
Louisiana$32,240-15.2%
Mississippi$29,180-23.3%
West Virginia$28,800-24.3%

🏙️ Security Guards Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Idaho Falls, ID$78,680+106.9%
Fairbanks-College, AK$60,400+58.9%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$54,670+43.8%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$51,170+34.6%
Ithaca, NY$49,540+30.3%
Lynchburg, VA$49,480+30.1%
Hinesville, GA$48,780+28.3%
Walla Walla, WA$48,770+28.3%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$48,690+28.1%
Rochester, MN$47,790+25.7%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$47,490+24.9%
Napa, CA$47,240+24.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$46,830+23.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$46,820+23.1%
Anchorage, AK$46,720+22.9%
Boulder, CO$46,450+22.2%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$46,250+21.6%
Salem, OR$46,150+21.4%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$46,090+21.2%
Corvallis, OR$45,980+20.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$45,730+20.3%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$45,540+19.8%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$45,420+19.5%
Longview-Kelso, WA$45,370+19.3%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$45,270+19.1%
Barnstable Town, MA$45,230+19.0%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$45,160+18.8%
New Haven, CT$45,060+18.5%
Syracuse, NY$45,050+18.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$44,990+18.3%
Lexington Park, MD$44,880+18.0%
Kingston, NY$44,790+17.8%
Albuquerque, NM$44,780+17.8%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$44,520+17.1%
Jefferson City, MO$44,430+16.9%
Utica-Rome, NY$44,420+16.8%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$44,390+16.8%
Bellingham, WA$44,310+16.5%
Medford, OR$44,250+16.4%
Kokomo, IN$44,080+15.9%
Albany, OR$44,050+15.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$43,980+15.7%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$43,920+15.5%
Pittsfield, MA$43,860+15.4%
Bend, OR$43,790+15.2%
Carson City, NV$43,640+14.8%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$43,610+14.7%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$43,430+14.2%
Cheyenne, WY$43,370+14.1%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$43,340+14.0%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$43,320+13.9%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$43,260+13.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$43,250+13.8%
Casper, WY$43,250+13.8%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$43,250+13.8%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$42,980+13.0%
Fayetteville, NC$42,940+12.9%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$42,910+12.9%
Rochester, NY$42,860+12.7%
Vallejo, CA$42,800+12.6%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$42,680+12.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$42,670+12.2%
St. Louis, MO-IL$42,600+12.0%
Urban Honolulu, HI$42,580+12.0%
Omaha, NE-IA$42,370+11.4%
Redding, CA$42,330+11.3%
Springfield, IL$42,240+11.1%
Charlottesville, VA$42,170+10.9%
Chambersburg, PA$42,130+10.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$42,100+10.7%
Binghamton, NY$42,070+10.7%
Great Falls, MT$41,950+10.3%
St. George, UT$41,950+10.3%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$41,950+10.3%
Kansas City, MO-KS$41,810+10.0%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$41,750+9.8%
Bozeman, MT$41,420+8.9%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$41,310+8.7%
Decatur, IL$41,220+8.4%
Santa Fe, NM$40,980+7.8%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$40,960+7.7%
Midland, MI$40,880+7.5%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$40,870+7.5%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$40,860+7.5%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$40,810+7.3%
Saginaw, MI$40,730+7.1%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$40,690+7.0%
Pueblo, CO$40,360+6.2%
Springfield, MA$40,340+6.1%
Vineland, NJ$40,260+5.9%
Elmira, NY$40,130+5.5%
Green Bay, WI$40,130+5.5%
Traverse City, MI$40,060+5.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$40,030+5.3%
Sheboygan, WI$40,010+5.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$39,990+5.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$39,900+4.9%
Mankato, MN$39,760+4.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$39,750+4.6%
Manhattan, KS$39,730+4.5%
Logan, UT-ID$39,600+4.2%
Iowa City, IA$39,540+4.0%
Gettysburg, PA$39,500+3.9%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$39,460+3.8%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$39,450+3.8%
Minot, ND$39,430+3.7%
Reno, NV$39,370+3.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$39,190+3.1%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$39,180+3.1%
Florence, SC$39,060+2.7%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$39,060+2.7%
Springfield, MO$39,010+2.6%
Modesto, CA$38,990+2.6%
Reading, PA$38,960+2.5%
Glens Falls, NY$38,920+2.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$38,870+2.2%
Grand Island, NE$38,850+2.2%
Jackson, MI$38,750+1.9%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$38,720+1.8%
Salinas, CA$38,700+1.8%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$38,670+1.7%
Grand Junction, CO$38,590+1.5%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$38,530+1.3%
Peoria, IL$38,530+1.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$38,530+1.3%
Decatur, AL$38,500+1.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$38,500+1.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$38,480+1.2%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$38,440+1.1%
St. Cloud, MN$38,430+1.1%
Worcester, MA$38,430+1.1%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$38,420+1.1%
Odessa, TX$38,420+1.1%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$38,370+0.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$38,290+0.7%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$38,210+0.5%
Flagstaff, AZ$38,200+0.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$38,120+0.3%
Lancaster, PA$38,090+0.2%
Billings, MT$38,040+0.1%
Madison, WI$38,020+0.0%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$37,980-0.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$37,920-0.3%
Helena, MT$37,920-0.3%
Winchester, VA-WV$37,900-0.3%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$37,880-0.4%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$37,870-0.4%
Joplin, MO-KS$37,830-0.5%
Dalton, GA$37,820-0.5%
Pocatello, ID$37,790-0.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$37,770-0.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$37,740-0.7%
Dubuque, IA$37,620-1.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$37,600-1.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$37,550-1.2%
Springfield, OH$37,540-1.3%
Duluth, MN-WI$37,520-1.3%
Midland, TX$37,500-1.4%
Lebanon, PA$37,470-1.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$37,450-1.5%
Yakima, WA$37,440-1.5%
Ames, IA$37,430-1.6%
Boise City, ID$37,380-1.7%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$37,340-1.8%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$37,280-1.9%
Chico, CA$37,250-2.0%
El Centro, CA$37,230-2.1%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$37,230-2.1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$37,210-2.1%
Battle Creek, MI$37,200-2.2%
Greeley, CO$37,190-2.2%
Fresno, CA$37,180-2.2%
Salisbury, MD$37,180-2.2%
Yuba City, CA$37,180-2.2%
Harrisonburg, VA$37,160-2.3%
Rapid City, SD$37,150-2.3%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$37,140-2.3%
Visalia, CA$37,090-2.4%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$37,050-2.6%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$37,040-2.6%
Grants Pass, OR$37,030-2.6%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$37,030-2.6%
Las Cruces, NM$37,010-2.7%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$37,010-2.7%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$36,970-2.8%
Richmond, VA$36,960-2.8%
Rockford, IL$36,960-2.8%
Wilmington, NC$36,960-2.8%
Columbia, MO$36,950-2.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$36,940-2.8%
Roanoke, VA$36,900-2.9%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$36,900-2.9%
Bangor, ME$36,860-3.1%
Topeka, KS$36,830-3.1%
Asheville, NC$36,820-3.2%
Farmington, NM$36,820-3.2%
Merced, CA$36,820-3.2%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$36,810-3.2%
Rocky Mount, NC$36,810-3.2%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$36,800-3.2%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$36,780-3.3%
Missoula, MT$36,750-3.3%
Greenville, NC$36,730-3.4%
Lincoln, NE$36,700-3.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$36,680-3.5%
Lewiston, ID-WA$36,650-3.6%
Tulsa, OK$36,640-3.6%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$36,630-3.7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$36,620-3.7%
Ogden, UT$36,600-3.7%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$36,510-4.0%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$36,510-4.0%
Baton Rouge, LA$36,500-4.0%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$36,490-4.0%
Rome, GA$36,430-4.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$36,420-4.2%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$36,410-4.2%
Paducah, KY-IL$36,370-4.3%
Spartanburg, SC$36,350-4.4%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$36,330-4.4%
Oklahoma City, OK$36,320-4.5%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$36,270-4.6%
Tucson, AZ$36,250-4.7%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$36,230-4.7%
Huntsville, AL$36,210-4.8%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$36,210-4.8%
Eau Claire, WI$36,190-4.8%
Tyler, TX$36,170-4.9%
Bismarck, ND$36,130-5.0%
Abilene, TX$36,120-5.0%
Hot Springs, AR$36,120-5.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$36,110-5.0%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$36,110-5.0%
Punta Gorda, FL$36,100-5.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$36,090-5.1%
Yuma, AZ$36,050-5.2%
Appleton, WI$36,040-5.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$36,040-5.2%
Winston-Salem, NC$36,040-5.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$36,020-5.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$36,010-5.3%
Jackson, TN$35,960-5.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$35,930-5.5%
Altoona, PA$35,900-5.6%
Clarksville, TN-KY$35,900-5.6%
Cleveland, OH$35,890-5.6%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$35,860-5.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$35,850-5.7%
Knoxville, TN$35,810-5.8%
Columbus, OH$35,800-5.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$35,760-5.9%
Sandusky, OH$35,710-6.1%
Niles, MI$35,690-6.1%
York-Hanover, PA$35,660-6.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$35,650-6.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$35,650-6.2%
Amarillo, TX$35,520-6.6%
Bloomington, IL$35,520-6.6%
Bloomington, IN$35,510-6.6%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,510-6.6%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$35,500-6.6%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$35,460-6.7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$35,400-6.9%
Killeen-Temple, TX$35,390-6.9%
Fond du Lac, WI$35,380-6.9%
Kankakee, IL$35,380-6.9%
Gainesville, GA$35,360-7.0%
Akron, OH$35,340-7.0%
Jacksonville, FL$35,340-7.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$35,270-7.2%
Waco, TX$35,270-7.2%
Port St. Lucie, FL$35,250-7.3%
Lubbock, TX$35,220-7.4%
Homosassa Springs, FL$35,170-7.5%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$35,160-7.5%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$35,150-7.5%
Canton-Massillon, OH$35,140-7.6%
Columbia, SC$35,140-7.6%
Fort Wayne, IN$35,140-7.6%
Kenosha, WI$35,120-7.6%
Dover, DE$35,100-7.7%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$35,100-7.7%
Lawrence, KS$35,080-7.7%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$35,060-7.8%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$35,010-7.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$35,010-7.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$34,980-8.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$34,950-8.1%
Toledo, OH$34,950-8.1%
Flint, MI$34,930-8.1%
Wichita Falls, TX$34,920-8.2%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$34,840-8.4%
Jonesboro, AR$34,820-8.4%
Savannah, GA$34,810-8.4%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$34,800-8.5%
Wichita, KS$34,790-8.5%
Bowling Green, KY$34,720-8.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$34,690-8.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$34,680-8.8%
Sumter, SC$34,660-8.8%
Columbus, IN$34,630-8.9%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$34,550-9.1%
Erie, PA$34,530-9.2%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$34,530-9.2%
Warner Robins, GA$34,530-9.2%
Elizabethtown, KY$34,450-9.4%
Williamsport, PA$34,440-9.4%
Wausau, WI$34,400-9.5%
Ocala, FL$34,330-9.7%
Morgantown, WV$34,290-9.8%
State College, PA$34,290-9.8%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$34,260-9.9%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$34,250-9.9%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$34,120-10.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$34,100-10.3%
Texarkana, TX-AR$34,060-10.4%
College Station-Bryan, TX$34,030-10.5%
Evansville, IN$34,010-10.5%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$33,990-10.6%
Gainesville, FL$33,950-10.7%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$33,940-10.7%
Tallahassee, FL$33,930-10.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$33,910-10.8%
Corpus Christi, TX$33,870-10.9%
Sherman-Denison, TX$33,860-10.9%
Birmingham, AL$33,820-11.0%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$33,740-11.3%
San Angelo, TX$33,700-11.4%
Mansfield, OH$33,670-11.4%
Mobile, AL$33,630-11.5%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$33,620-11.6%
Terre Haute, IN$33,550-11.8%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$33,450-12.0%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$33,430-12.1%
Enid, OK$33,280-12.5%
Lawton, OK$33,280-12.5%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$33,020-13.2%
Victoria, TX$32,950-13.3%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$32,870-13.5%
Valdosta, GA$32,810-13.7%
Sebring, FL$32,610-14.2%
Muncie, IN$32,520-14.5%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$32,480-14.6%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$32,240-15.2%
Twin Falls, ID$32,040-15.7%
Virgin Islands$31,990-15.9%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$31,860-16.2%
Longview, TX$31,730-16.5%
Tuscaloosa, AL$31,590-16.9%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$31,480-17.2%
Owensboro, KY$31,440-17.3%
Burlington, NC$31,370-17.5%
Johnstown, PA$31,320-17.6%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$31,240-17.8%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$31,230-17.9%
Goldsboro, NC$31,070-18.3%
Montgomery, AL$31,000-18.5%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$30,980-18.5%
Wheeling, WV-OH$30,960-18.6%
Hammond, LA$30,880-18.8%
Morristown, TN$30,790-19.0%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$30,760-19.1%
Hattiesburg, MS$30,760-19.1%
Jacksonville, NC$30,730-19.2%
Dothan, AL$30,720-19.2%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$30,720-19.2%
Cleveland, TN$30,680-19.3%
Lafayette, LA$30,090-20.9%
Lima, OH$30,060-20.9%
Gadsden, AL$30,040-21.0%
Eagle Pass, TX$30,030-21.0%
Bay City, MI$29,820-21.6%
El Paso, TX$29,740-21.8%
Lake Charles, LA$29,740-21.8%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$29,730-21.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$29,720-21.8%
Albany, GA$29,700-21.9%
Alexandria, LA$29,430-22.6%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$29,400-22.7%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$29,290-23.0%
Laredo, TX$29,180-23.3%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$29,040-23.6%
Jackson, MS$27,950-26.5%
Johnson City, TN$27,720-27.1%
Guam$22,090-41.9%
Arecibo, PR$22,080-41.9%
Puerto Rico$21,840-42.6%
Aguadilla, PR$21,840-42.6%
Mayaguez, PR$21,840-42.6%
Ponce, PR$21,840-42.6%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$21,840-42.6%
Charleston, WV$20,800-45.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.