The annual salary statistics of security guards in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley 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 | $18,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,370.
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 | $24,180 | 1.16% | 16.46% |
| 2021 | $23,900 | 1.51% | - |
| 2020 | $23,540 | -1.15% | - |
| 2019 | $23,810 | 2.23% | - |
| 2018 | $23,280 | 4.12% | - |
| 2017 | $22,320 | 9.50% | - |
| 2016 | $20,200 | -4.16% | - |
| 2015 | $21,040 | 3.99% | - |
| 2012 | $20,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,180 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dothan.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Decatur | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Gadsden | |
| Montgomery | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan |