The annual salary statistics of security guards in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 | $22,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,680.
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 | $29,210 | 2.60% | 34.17% |
| 2021 | $28,450 | 7.70% | - |
| 2020 | $26,260 | 8.95% | - |
| 2019 | $23,910 | 3.89% | - |
| 2018 | $22,980 | 5.35% | - |
| 2017 | $21,750 | 0.14% | - |
| 2016 | $21,720 | 1.15% | - |
| 2015 | $21,470 | 7.87% | - |
| 2014 | $19,780 | 1.72% | - |
| 2013 | $19,440 | 1.08% | - |
| 2012 | $19,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,210 in Lakeland-Winter Haven is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Lakeland-Winter Haven is 13.6 percent (13.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 24.3 percent (24.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.