The annual salary statistics of security guards in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $18,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,620.
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 | $26,020 | 7.53% | 18.26% |
| 2021 | $24,060 | 0.58% | - |
| 2020 | $23,920 | -4.64% | - |
| 2019 | $25,030 | 9.51% | - |
| 2018 | $22,650 | 9.58% | - |
| 2017 | $20,480 | 6.69% | - |
| 2016 | $19,110 | -3.04% | - |
| 2015 | $19,690 | -9.09% | - |
| 2014 | $21,480 | 1.49% | - |
| 2013 | $21,160 | -0.52% | - |
| 2012 | $21,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,020 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Birmingham-Hoover is 10.1 percent (10.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 26.2 percent (26.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dothan.