The annual salary statistics of security guards in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $22,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,470.
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 | $28,790 | 0.07% | 25.36% |
| 2021 | $28,770 | 3.16% | - |
| 2020 | $27,860 | 6.89% | - |
| 2019 | $25,940 | 6.94% | - |
| 2018 | $24,140 | 9.20% | - |
| 2017 | $21,920 | 4.38% | - |
| 2016 | $20,960 | -3.29% | - |
| 2015 | $21,650 | 3.74% | - |
| 2014 | $20,840 | -3.45% | - |
| 2013 | $21,560 | 0.32% | - |
| 2012 | $21,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,790 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 14.9 percent (14.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 23.2 percent (23.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.