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Security Guards Salary in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The annual salary statistics of security guards in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Tuscaloosa is 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. Annual Salary of Security Guards in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,320
25th Percentile Wage
$23,360
50th Percentile Wage
$28,940
75th Percentile Wage
$37,790
90th Percentile Wage
$45,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,320.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$28,940
0.52% 10.19%
2021
$28,790
9.80% -
2020
$25,970
-34.42% -
2019
$34,910
29.70% -
2018
$24,540
11.04% -
2017
$21,830
11.91% -
2016
$19,230
-21.68% -
2015
$23,400
-2.74% -
2014
$24,040
-23.54% -
2013
$29,700
12.49% -
2012
$25,990
- -

Table 2. Compare Security Guards Salary in Tuscaloosa with Other Alabama Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,940, Tuscaloosa is the second highest paying city for security guards in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Huntsville (median annual salary of $28,940). Compared with Huntsville, the median annual salary of security guards in Tuscaloosa is .0 percent (.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Huntsville
$28,940
Tuscaloosa
$28,940
Decatur
$27,660
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$27,000
Anniston-Oxford
$26,700
Auburn-Opelika
$26,060
Birmingham-Hoover
$26,020
Gadsden
$26,000
Montgomery
$25,940
Florence-Muscle Shoals
$24,700
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
$24,180
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$24,120
Mobile
$23,850
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$23,010
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$22,460
Dothan
$19,200

See also: Top paying jobs in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.