Salary by state
Security Guards Salary by State
Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.
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Security Guards — median wage by state
- District of Columbia: $63,130
- Alaska: $48,620
- Washington: $48,010
- Colorado: $46,080
- Minnesota: $46,020
- Massachusetts: $44,950
- New Hampshire: $44,510
- California: $43,930
- Oregon: $43,680
- Virginia: $43,440
- Vermont: $42,800
- New York: $42,680
- Utah: $42,440
- Hawaii: $41,770
- Maine: $41,400
- Missouri: $40,680
- Idaho: $40,610
- Connecticut: $39,990
- North Dakota: $39,970
- Wisconsin: $39,110
- Nebraska: $38,940
- Rhode Island: $38,900
- New Jersey: $38,720
- New Mexico: $38,650
- Illinois: $38,630
- Maryland: $38,590
- Arizona: $38,560
- Nevada: $38,340
- Montana: $38,300
- Michigan: $38,120
- Delaware: $37,690
- Pennsylvania: $37,680
- Indiana: $37,560
- Iowa: $37,380
- West Virginia: $37,220
- Arkansas: $37,090
- South Dakota: $37,010
- Oklahoma: $36,580
- Wyoming: $36,330
- Ohio: $36,180
- Florida: $36,090
- Kansas: $36,090
- Tennessee: $36,090
- North Carolina: $35,900
- Georgia: $35,670
- Kentucky: $35,520
- South Carolina: $34,820
- Texas: $33,390
- Louisiana: $31,660
- Alabama: $31,210
- Mississippi: $29,710
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- District of Columbia$63,130
- Alaska$48,620
- Washington$48,010
- Colorado$46,080
- Minnesota$46,020
- Massachusetts$44,950
- New Hampshire$44,510
- California$43,930
- Oregon$43,680
- Virginia$43,440
- Vermont$42,800
- New York$42,680
- Utah$42,440
- Hawaii$41,770
- Maine$41,400
- Missouri$40,680
- Idaho$40,610
- Connecticut$39,990
- North Dakota$39,970
- Wisconsin$39,110
- Nebraska$38,940
- Rhode Island$38,900
- New Jersey$38,720
- New Mexico$38,650
- Illinois$38,630
- Maryland$38,590
- Arizona$38,560
- Nevada$38,340
- Montana$38,300
- Michigan$38,120
- Delaware$37,690
- Pennsylvania$37,680
- Indiana$37,560
- Iowa$37,380
- West Virginia$37,220
- Arkansas$37,090
- South Dakota$37,010
- Oklahoma$36,580
- Wyoming$36,330
- Ohio$36,180
- Florida$36,090
- Kansas$36,090
- Tennessee$36,090
- North Carolina$35,900
- Georgia$35,670
- Kentucky$35,520
- South Carolina$34,820
- Texas$33,390
- Louisiana$31,660
- Alabama$31,210
- Mississippi$29,710