The annual salary statistics of security guards in Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area 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 | $25,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,310.
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 | $34,940 | -3.41% | 10.07% |
| 2021 | $36,130 | -1.77% | - |
| 2020 | $36,770 | 2.80% | - |
| 2019 | $35,740 | 1.48% | - |
| 2018 | $35,210 | -4.83% | - |
| 2017 | $36,910 | 9.32% | - |
| 2016 | $33,470 | 7.95% | - |
| 2015 | $30,810 | 6.39% | - |
| 2014 | $28,840 | 5.17% | - |
| 2013 | $27,350 | -14.88% | - |
| 2012 | $31,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,940 in Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Hawaii. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area is 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina and 30.3 percent (30.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Honolulu.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina | |
| Urban Honolulu | |
| Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area | |
| Honolulu |