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Security Guards Salary in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida

The annual salary statistics of security guards in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,710
25th Percentile Wage
$28,180
50th Percentile Wage
$30,120
75th Percentile Wage
$35,110
90th Percentile Wage
$36,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,710.

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
$30,120
5.05% 24.93%
2021
$28,600
9.69% -
2020
$25,830
3.72% -
2019
$24,870
5.03% -
2018
$23,620
2.50% -
2017
$23,030
3.43% -
2016
$22,240
3.55% -
2015
$21,450
-0.61% -
2014
$21,580
-2.04% -
2013
$22,020
-2.68% -
2012
$22,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Security Guards Salary in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,120 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 26.6 percent (26.6%) 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida.