The annual salary statistics of security guards in Anniston-Oxford, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Anniston-Oxford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $16,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Anniston-Oxford, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,550.
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 | $26,700 | -7.49% | -9.70% |
| 2021 | $28,700 | -7.21% | - |
| 2020 | $30,770 | 3.61% | - |
| 2019 | $29,660 | 30.55% | - |
| 2018 | $20,600 | -13.35% | - |
| 2017 | $23,350 | -3.94% | - |
| 2016 | $24,270 | -28.31% | - |
| 2015 | $31,140 | -0.55% | - |
| 2014 | $31,310 | -0.86% | - |
| 2013 | $31,580 | 7.25% | - |
| 2012 | $29,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,700 in Anniston-Oxford is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Anniston-Oxford is 7.7 percent (7.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 28.1 percent (28.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dothan.