The annual salary statistics of security guards in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 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 | $18,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $22,120 | 1.63% | -2.22% |
| 2016 | $21,760 | 1.19% | - |
| 2015 | $21,500 | -0.60% | - |
| 2014 | $21,630 | -1.25% | - |
| 2013 | $21,900 | -3.24% | - |
| 2012 | $22,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $22,120, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall is the lowest paying city for security guards in state of Florida, following city of Naples-Marco Island (median annual salary of $33,820). Compared with the highest paying city Naples-Marco Island, the median annual salary of security guards in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall is 34.6 percent (34.6%) lower.