The annual salary statistics of security guards in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield 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 | $29,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,500.
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 | $36,510 | -0.44% | 29.58% |
| 2021 | $36,670 | 10.39% | - |
| 2020 | $32,860 | 5.02% | - |
| 2019 | $31,210 | 2.21% | - |
| 2018 | $30,520 | 7.93% | - |
| 2017 | $28,100 | -0.68% | - |
| 2016 | $28,290 | 5.87% | - |
| 2015 | $26,630 | -6.42% | - |
| 2014 | $28,340 | 4.38% | - |
| 2013 | $27,100 | 5.13% | - |
| 2012 | $25,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,510 in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Boulder and 8.0 percent (8.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greeley.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boulder | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Pueblo | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| Greeley |