The annual salary statistics of security guards in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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 | $24,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,030.
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 | $34,360 | 8.06% | 35.56% |
| 2021 | $31,590 | 6.87% | - |
| 2020 | $29,420 | 8.80% | - |
| 2019 | $26,830 | 4.81% | - |
| 2018 | $25,540 | 3.84% | - |
| 2017 | $24,560 | 1.14% | - |
| 2016 | $24,280 | 7.45% | - |
| 2015 | $22,470 | 3.60% | - |
| 2014 | $21,660 | 2.82% | - |
| 2013 | $21,050 | -5.18% | - |
| 2012 | $22,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,360 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Ames and 15.9 percent (15.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ames | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dubuque | |
| Iowa City | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |