The annual salary statistics of security guards in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 | $20,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,230.
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 | $24,730 | 6.27% | 10.03% |
| 2016 | $23,180 | 2.37% | - |
| 2015 | $22,630 | 2.56% | - |
| 2014 | $22,050 | -0.59% | - |
| 2013 | $22,180 | -0.32% | - |
| 2012 | $22,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,730 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 10.6 percent (10.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall.