The salary statistics of security guards in the industry sector of mining are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare security guards salaries in different industries within the mining sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in the industry sector of mining. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) security guards is $63,570. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $32,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid security guards is $20,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards in the industry sector of mining from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $32,320 | 7.95% | 32.55% |
| 2017 | $29,750 | 4.13% | - |
| 2016 | $28,520 | 1.61% | - |
| 2015 | $28,060 | -7.09% | - |
| 2014 | $30,050 | 14.51% | - |
| 2013 | $25,690 | 15.14% | - |
| 2012 | $21,800 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].