The annual salary statistics of security guards in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $23,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,990 | -0.33% | 0.80% |
| 2016 | $30,090 | 4.85% | - |
| 2015 | $28,630 | -1.33% | - |
| 2014 | $29,010 | 1.72% | - |
| 2013 | $28,510 | -4.35% | - |
| 2012 | $29,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,990 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 29.2 percent (29.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.