The annual salary statistics of security guards in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk 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 | $29,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,550.
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 | $35,570 | 10.91% | 17.82% |
| 2021 | $31,690 | -3.72% | - |
| 2020 | $32,870 | 2.53% | - |
| 2019 | $32,040 | 4.46% | - |
| 2018 | $30,610 | 5.68% | - |
| 2017 | $28,870 | 6.41% | - |
| 2016 | $27,020 | -0.56% | - |
| 2015 | $27,170 | -3.75% | - |
| 2014 | $28,190 | -0.28% | - |
| 2013 | $28,270 | -3.40% | - |
| 2012 | $29,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,570 in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area and 2.7 percent (2.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Waterbury.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| New Haven | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| Danbury | |
| Waterbury |