The annual salary statistics of security guards in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 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 | $23,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,060.
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 | $29,260 | 1.16% | 25.97% |
| 2021 | $28,920 | 10.34% | - |
| 2020 | $25,930 | 0.81% | - |
| 2019 | $25,720 | 3.89% | - |
| 2018 | $24,720 | 6.23% | - |
| 2017 | $23,180 | 4.14% | - |
| 2016 | $22,220 | 2.39% | - |
| 2015 | $21,690 | 1.11% | - |
| 2014 | $21,450 | 0.28% | - |
| 2013 | $21,390 | -1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $21,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,260 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.