Security Guards salary by location
National median: $38,020 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Falls, ID | metropolitan | $78,680 | +106.9% | 570 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $64,210 | +68.9% | 15,880 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $60,400 | +58.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $54,670 | +43.8% | 500 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $51,170 | +34.6% | 410 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $49,540 | +30.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Lynchburg, VA | metropolitan | $49,480 | +30.1% | 570 | 2025 |
| Hinesville, GA | metropolitan | $48,780 | +28.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $48,770 | +28.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $48,690 | +28.1% | 780 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $47,790 | +25.7% | 520 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $47,490 | +24.9% | 17,030 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $47,480 | +24.9% | 2,100 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $47,240 | +24.3% | 760 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $47,100 | +23.9% | 25,800 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $46,830 | +23.2% | 40,950 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $46,820 | +23.1% | 9,110 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $46,720 | +22.9% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $46,450 | +22.2% | 480 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $46,250 | +21.6% | 11,800 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $46,150 | +21.4% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $46,090 | +21.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $45,980 | +20.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $45,730 | +20.3% | 26,830 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $45,550 | +19.8% | 930 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $45,540 | +19.8% | 590 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $45,500 | +19.7% | 12,200 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $45,420 | +19.5% | 10,910 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $45,370 | +19.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $45,270 | +19.1% | 260 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $45,230 | +19.0% | 300 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $45,200 | +18.9% | 2,450 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $45,160 | +18.8% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $45,150 | +18.8% | 16,890 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $45,060 | +18.5% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $45,050 | +18.5% | 1,770 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $44,990 | +18.3% | 19,250 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $44,880 | +18.0% | 380 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $44,790 | +17.8% | 280 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $44,780 | +17.8% | 4,440 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $44,670 | +17.5% | 23,930 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $44,520 | +17.1% | 810 | 2025 |
| Jefferson City, MO | metropolitan | $44,430 | +16.9% | 350 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $44,420 | +16.8% | 950 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $44,390 | +16.8% | 2,770 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $44,310 | +16.5% | 380 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $44,250 | +16.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $44,240 | +16.4% | 134,700 | 2025 |
| Kokomo, IN | metropolitan | $44,080 | +15.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $44,050 | +15.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $43,980 | +15.7% | 142,760 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $43,920 | +15.5% | 840 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $43,860 | +15.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $43,790 | +15.2% | 350 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $43,640 | +14.8% | 34,870 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $43,640 | +14.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $43,610 | +14.7% | 470 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $43,430 | +14.2% | 10,930 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $43,380 | +14.1% | 14,440 | 2025 |
| Cheyenne, WY | metropolitan | $43,370 | +14.1% | 250 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $43,340 | +14.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $43,320 | +13.9% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $43,320 | +13.9% | 8,410 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $43,260 | +13.8% | 5,120 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $43,250 | +13.8% | 2,340 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $43,250 | +13.8% | 800 | 2025 |
| Casper, WY | metropolitan | $43,250 | +13.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $43,240 | +13.7% | 199,480 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $42,980 | +13.0% | 530 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, NC | metropolitan | $42,940 | +12.9% | 710 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $42,910 | +12.9% | 3,080 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $42,860 | +12.7% | 3,300 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $42,820 | +12.6% | 10,160 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $42,800 | +12.6% | 950 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $42,700 | +12.3% | 7,310 | 2025 |
| Watertown, NY | metropolitan | $42,680 | +12.3% | 200 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $42,670 | +12.2% | 2,210 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $42,600 | +12.0% | 9,720 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $42,580 | +12.0% | 8,440 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $42,370 | +11.4% | 3,170 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $42,330 | +11.3% | 490 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $42,240 | +11.1% | 680 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | metropolitan | $42,170 | +10.9% | 340 | 2025 |
| Chambersburg, PA | metropolitan | $42,130 | +10.8% | 210 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $42,100 | +10.7% | 630 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $42,070 | +10.7% | 640 | 2025 |
| Great Falls, MT | metropolitan | $41,950 | +10.3% | 260 | 2025 |
| St. George, UT | metropolitan | $41,950 | +10.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Staunton, VA | metropolitan | $41,950 | +10.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $41,810 | +10.0% | 7,730 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | metropolitan | $41,750 | +9.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $41,420 | +8.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $41,310 | +8.7% | 2,270 | 2025 |
| Decatur, IL | metropolitan | $41,220 | +8.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $40,980 | +7.8% | 630 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $40,960 | +7.7% | 1,880 | 2025 |
| Midland, MI | metropolitan | $40,880 | +7.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $40,870 | +7.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $40,860 | +7.5% | 190 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $40,810 | +7.3% | 3,100 | 2025 |