The annual salary statistics of security guards in Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Sierra Vista-Douglas 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 | $28,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,550.
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 | $31,480 | 0.03% | -2.76% |
| 2021 | $31,470 | -3.69% | - |
| 2020 | $32,630 | 1.53% | - |
| 2019 | $32,130 | -3.55% | - |
| 2018 | $33,270 | 0.78% | - |
| 2017 | $33,010 | 2.00% | - |
| 2016 | $32,350 | 5.94% | - |
| 2015 | $30,430 | -6.31% | - |
| 2012 | $32,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,480 in Sierra Vista-Douglas is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Sierra Vista-Douglas is 9.5 percent (9.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Flagstaff and 7.5 percent (7.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yuma.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Flagstaff | |
| Prescott | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Tucson | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Yuma |