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Security Guards Salary by City (2026)

391 metro areas · National average: $40,720 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Security Guards salaries across 391 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
Idaho Falls, ID $76,610
Kennewick, WA $76,570
San Luis Obispo, CA $70,130
Fairbanks, AK $58,540
Anchorage, AK $55,550
Washington, DC $55,040
Seattle, WA $53,000
Bremerton, WA $52,690
Boulder, CO $52,120
Longview, WA $52,060
Minneapolis, MN $51,980
San Francisco, CA $51,600
San Jose, CA $51,590
Olympia, WA $51,320
Mount Vernon, WA $50,940
Lexington Park, MD $50,450
Napa, CA $50,050
Kahului, HI $49,750
Syracuse, NY $49,580
Yakima, WA $49,470
Denver, CO $49,230
Lynchburg, VA $49,220
Springfield, MO $49,120
Wenatchee, WA $49,080
Ithaca, NY $48,930
Santa Cruz, CA $48,830
Rochester, MN $48,770
Portland, OR $48,640
Kokomo, IN $48,380
Pittsfield, MA $48,120
Logan, UT $47,950
Midland, TX $47,880
Bellingham, WA $47,860
Barnstable Town, MA $47,780
Kansas City, MO $47,390
Santa Rosa, CA $47,130
Elmira, NY $47,070
Kingston, NY $47,070
Vallejo, CA $46,970
Utica, NY $46,800
Walla Walla, WA $46,600
Jefferson City, MO $46,490
Spokane, WA $46,400
Boston, MA $46,270
Decatur, IL $46,250
Rocky Mount, NC $45,980
Manchester, NH $45,790
New York, NY $45,680
Monroe, MI $45,610
Ann Arbor, MI $45,530
Athens, GA $45,410
Colorado Springs, CO $45,360
St. Louis, MO $45,310
Los Angeles, CA $45,250
Madison, WI $45,220
Albuquerque, NM $45,170
Santa Maria, CA $45,170
Charlottesville, VA $45,110
Richmond, VA $45,100
Salisbury, MD $45,100
Hinesville, GA $45,070
Salem, OR $45,070
Greenville, NC $45,020
Salinas, CA $44,970
Watertown, NY $44,830
New Haven, CT $44,820
Grand Rapids, MI $44,810
Burlington, VT $44,710
Corvallis, OR $44,680
Oxnard, CA $44,680
Hanford, CA $44,640
Albany, NY $44,570
Rochester, NY $44,550
Durham, NC $44,510
Lafayette, IN $44,410
Bridgeport, CT $44,390
Decatur, AL $44,360
St. George, UT $44,350
San Diego, CA $44,290
Modesto, CA $44,220
Milwaukee, WI $44,180
Chambersburg, PA $44,130
Jacksonville, NC $44,090
Indianapolis, IN $44,040
Bozeman, MT $44,020
Chicago, IL $44,020
Buffalo, NY $43,960
Sacramento, CA $43,900
Portland, ME $43,890
Salt Lake City, UT $43,880
Fort Collins, CO $43,820
Omaha, NE $43,780
Springfield, MA $43,700
Wilmington, NC $43,670
Pueblo, CO $43,660
Blacksburg, VA $43,640
Charleston, WV $43,630
Oklahoma City, OK $43,580
Kiryas Joel, NY $43,470
Philadelphia, PA $43,440
Sandusky, OH $43,440
Grand Junction, CO $43,370
Worcester, MA $43,220
St. Cloud, MN $43,190
Flagstaff, AZ $43,180
Amherst Town, MA $43,160
Springfield, IL $43,100
Baltimore, MD $43,040
Green Bay, WI $42,990
Redding, CA $42,990
La Crosse, WI $42,950
Fayetteville, NC $42,890
Medford, OR $42,850
Winchester, VA $42,850
Norwich, CT $42,760
Binghamton, NY $42,750
Bakersfield, CA $42,740
Stockton, CA $42,730
Paducah, KY $42,650
Reno, NV $42,590
Virginia Beach, VA $42,550
Elkhart, IN $42,510
Bend, OR $42,490
Urban Honolulu, HI $42,440
Coeur d'Alene, ID $42,410
Riverside, CA $42,390
Santa Fe, NM $42,370
Minot, ND $42,360
Williamsport, PA $42,330
Boise City, ID $42,270
Janesville, WI $42,270
Albany, OR $42,250
Staunton, VA $42,170
Hartford, CT $42,150
Roanoke, VA $42,120
Winston, NC $42,100
Fort Wayne, IN $42,080
Nashville, TN $42,080
Allentown, PA $42,070
Chico, CA $42,060
Saginaw, MI $42,000
Glens Falls, NY $41,970
Greeley, CO $41,970
Racine, WI $41,840
Odessa, TX $41,830
Lewiston, ME $41,790
Peoria, IL $41,790
Phoenix, AZ $41,720
Provo, UT $41,710
Lincoln, NE $41,700
Akron, OH $41,690
El Centro, CA $41,670
Spartanburg, SC $41,670
Vineland, NJ $41,670
Fargo, ND $41,630
Raleigh, NC $41,630
Waterbury, CT $41,630
Sheboygan, WI $41,620
Merced, CA $41,580
Twin Falls, ID $41,450
Visalia, CA $41,450
Eugene, OR $41,420
Grand Forks, ND $41,330
Des Moines, IA $41,260
Abilene, TX $41,250
Columbus, OH $41,210
Dayton, OH $41,210
Eau Claire, WI $41,210
Jackson, MI $41,210
Yuba City, CA $41,180
Grants Pass, OR $41,170
Davenport, IA $41,140
Iowa City, IA $41,140
Kenosha, WI $41,130
Mankato, MN $41,130
Lima, OH $41,120
Wausau, WI $41,070
Bangor, ME $41,030
Topeka, KS $40,950
Knoxville, TN $40,900
Atlanta, GA $40,850
Bloomington, IN $40,840
Naples, FL $40,840
St. Joseph, MO $40,810
Asheville, NC $40,780
Dubuque, IA $40,780
Carson City, NV $40,760
Niles, MI $40,720
Rockford, IL $40,590
Billings, MT $40,580
Lewiston, ID $40,520
Miami, FL $40,490
Cleveland, OH $40,470
Muncie, IN $40,440
Providence, RI $40,420
Waterloo, IA $40,400
Kankakee, IL $40,350
Killeen, TX $40,350
Appleton, WI $40,310
Duluth, MN $40,310
Jonesboro, AR $40,310
Trenton, NJ $40,270
Champaign, IL $40,140
Dover, DE $40,140
Burlington, NC $40,130
Columbus, IN $40,120
South Bend, IN $40,070
Austin, TX $40,060
Bismarck, ND $40,030
Atlantic City, NJ $40,010
Mansfield, OH $39,970
Joplin, MO $39,920
Scranton, PA $39,900
Cheyenne, WY $39,860
Detroit, MI $39,860
Dallas, TX $39,850
Columbus, GA $39,820
Cincinnati, OH $39,810
Victoria, TX $39,810
Oshkosh, WI $39,800
Battle Creek, MI $39,780
Charlotte, NC $39,780
Harrisonburg, VA $39,760
Sioux Falls, SD $39,740
Kalamazoo, MI $39,730
Rapid City, SD $39,680
Farmington, NM $39,620
Cedar Rapids, IA $39,610
Fayetteville, AR $39,610
Fresno, CA $39,610
Huntsville, AL $39,600
Tulsa, OK $39,600
Bloomington, IL $39,590
Crestview, FL $39,570
Rome, GA $39,570
Las Vegas, NV $39,530
Clarksville, TN $39,510
Elizabethtown, KY $39,480
Prescott Valley, AZ $39,390
Lansing, MI $39,370
Lebanon, PA $39,340
Great Falls, MT $39,290
Tucson, AZ $39,260
Cape Girardeau, MO $39,250
Ames, IA $39,220
Reading, PA $39,210
Little Rock, AR $39,200
Midland, MI $39,190
Helena, MT $39,180
Kingsport, TN $39,180
Harrisburg, PA $39,170
Pittsburgh, PA $39,160
Palm Bay, FL $39,080
Lancaster, PA $39,070
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $39,060
Traverse City, MI $39,050
Sioux City, IA $38,970
Gainesville, GA $38,960
Ogden, UT $38,950
Wichita, KS $38,950
Chattanooga, TN $38,940
Columbia, MO $38,890
Sierra Vista, AZ $38,890
Grand Island, NE $38,860
Lawton, OK $38,850
Fort Smith, AR $38,800
Baton Rouge, LA $38,760
Evansville, IN $38,730
Hagerstown, MD $38,690
Homosassa Springs, FL $38,610
Goldsboro, NC $38,560
Florence, SC $38,550
Yuma, AZ $38,520
Michigan City, IN $38,490
Hilton Head Island, SC $38,450
Las Cruces, NM $38,450
Jackson, TN $38,240
Charleston, SC $38,170
Warner Robins, GA $38,130
Tampa, FL $38,110
Pensacola, FL $38,080
Springfield, OH $38,050
State College, PA $38,020
Lakeland, FL $38,000
Morgantown, WV $37,950
Houston, TX $37,910
Fond du Lac, WI $37,890
York, PA $37,880
Erie, PA $37,870
Pinehurst, NC $37,810
Panama City, FL $37,760
Lake Havasu City, AZ $37,730
San Angelo, TX $37,710
North Port, FL $37,650
Sherman, TX $37,610
Dothan, AL $37,590
Orlando, FL $37,550
Missoula, MT $37,530
Gettysburg, PA $37,510
Dalton, GA $37,490
Texarkana, TX $37,490
Pocatello, ID $37,450
Memphis, TN $37,430
Tallahassee, FL $37,370
Tuscaloosa, AL $37,240
Canton, OH $37,170
Weirton, WV $37,100
Greensboro, NC $37,050
Sumter, SC $36,920
Tyler, TX $36,910
Gainesville, FL $36,880
Enid, OK $36,820
Alexandria, LA $36,800
Casper, WY $36,790
Toledo, OH $36,750
Jacksonville, FL $36,720
Port St. Lucie, FL $36,660
New Orleans, LA $36,560
Youngstown, OH $36,540
Macon, GA $36,500
Morristown, TN $36,470
Savannah, GA $36,470
Augusta, GA $36,390
Anniston, AL $36,370
Terre Haute, IN $36,310
Cape Coral, FL $36,290
Lexington, KY $36,130
Manhattan, KS $35,990
Hickory, NC $35,980
Altoona, PA $35,920
San Antonio, TX $35,900
Brunswick, GA $35,870
Slidell, LA $35,840
Deltona, FL $35,720
Wildwood, FL $35,660
Valdosta, GA $35,650
Flint, MI $35,580
Cleveland, TN $35,560
Hot Springs, AR $35,520
Lubbock, TX $35,500
Muskegon, MI $35,500
Bowling Green, KY $35,350
Greenville, SC $35,260
College Station, TX $35,120
Waco, TX $35,070
Parkersburg, WV $35,040
Lake Charles, LA $35,030
Punta Gorda, FL $34,980
Huntington, WV $34,940
Corpus Christi, TX $34,920
Shreveport, LA $34,880
Columbia, SC $34,830
Beaumont, TX $34,770
Eagle Pass, TX $34,770
Wheeling, WV $34,770
Sebastian, FL $34,730
Bay City, MI $34,420
Owensboro, KY $34,300
Amarillo, TX $34,090
Daphne, AL $33,810
Lawrence, KS $33,760
Myrtle Beach, SC $33,560
Birmingham, AL $33,460
Sebring, FL $33,450
Mobile, AL $33,340
Hattiesburg, MS $33,280
Johnson City, TN $33,220
Wichita Falls, TX $33,180
Johnstown, PA $33,160
Ocala, FL $33,140
Gulfport, MS $33,060
Jackson, MS $32,720
Longview, TX $32,550
Montgomery, AL $32,520
Florence, AL $32,360
Auburn, AL $32,190
Lafayette, LA $31,810
Gadsden, AL $31,040
Albany, GA $30,830
Hammond, LA $30,780
Brownsville, TX $30,670
El Paso, TX $29,920
Houma, LA $29,390
Laredo, TX $29,300
McAllen, TX $29,070
Beckley, WV $25,470
Arecibo, PR $22,560
Ponce, PR $22,430
Mayaguez, PR $22,150
San Juan, PR $21,140
Aguadilla, PR $20,880