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Security Guards Salary in Gainesville, Florida

The annual salary statistics of security guards in Gainesville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Gainesville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Security Guards in Gainesville, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,710
25th Percentile Wage
$25,760
50th Percentile Wage
$28,920
75th Percentile Wage
$36,400
90th Percentile Wage
$43,050

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Gainesville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,710.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$28,920
-2.46% 17.36%
2021
$29,630
10.70% -
2020
$26,460
5.37% -
2019
$25,040
4.91% -
2018
$23,810
5.04% -
2017
$22,610
-5.97% -
2016
$23,960
5.47% -
2015
$22,650
0.71% -
2014
$22,490
-2.45% -
2013
$23,040
-3.73% -
2012
$23,900
- -

Table 2. Compare Security Guards Salary in Gainesville with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,920 in Gainesville is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Gainesville is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Naples-Marco Island
$33,820
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$32,030
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$31,860
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$30,950
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$30,120
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$30,040
Homosassa Springs
$29,340
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$29,330
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$29,280
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$29,260
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$29,210
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$29,010
Gainesville
$28,920
Jacksonville
$28,880
Port St Lucie
$28,850
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$28,790
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$28,680
Punta Gorda
$28,430
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$28,360
Ocala
$28,200
The Villages
$28,100
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$27,290
Tallahassee
$27,280
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$27,160
Sebring
$26,640
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$24,730
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$24,170
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$23,000
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$22,120

See also: Top paying jobs in Gainesville, Florida.