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Security Guards Salary Information in Alaska

The average annual salaries for security guards in the state of Alaska are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of security guards amongst Alaska metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Security Guards in Alaska (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracket	Average annual salary
10th Percentile Wage	$30,180
25th Percentile Wage	$34,570
50th Percentile Wage	$40,530
75th Percentile Wage	$45,410
90th Percentile Wage	$60,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Alaska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $30,180.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$40,530	2.25%	16.21%
2021	$39,620	0.25%	-
2020	$39,520	-1.52%	-
2019	$40,120	-5.28%	-
2018	$42,240	-2.41%	-
2017	$43,260	-1.53%	-
2016	$43,920	16.96%	-
2015	$36,470	7.10%	-
2014	$33,880	5.17%	-
2013	$32,130	-5.70%	-
2012	$33,960	-	-

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Security Guards in Alaska Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of security guards in some Alaska cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of security guards in state of Alaska ranges from $37,130 to $45,970. The highest paying area for security guards in Alaska is Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $45,970. The second highest paying city/area in Alaska State is Alaska nonmetropolitan area (mean annual salary $43,260). The lowest paying area is Anchorage with a median annual salary of $37,130.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$45,970
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$43,260
Fairbanks	$43,040
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area	$42,090
Anchorage	$37,130

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