The annual salary statistics of security guards in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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 | $28,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,170.
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 | $35,210 | -2.22% | 30.39% |
| 2021 | $35,990 | 12.98% | - |
| 2020 | $31,320 | 2.62% | - |
| 2019 | $30,500 | -9.02% | - |
| 2018 | $33,250 | 1.62% | - |
| 2017 | $32,710 | -0.61% | - |
| 2016 | $32,910 | 22.12% | - |
| 2015 | $25,630 | 2.18% | - |
| 2014 | $25,070 | 5.42% | - |
| 2013 | $23,710 | -3.37% | - |
| 2012 | $24,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,210 in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area and 1.7 percent (1.7%) 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 |