The annual salary statistics of security guards in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI 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 | $28,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,830.
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 | $35,510 | 9.35% | 35.26% |
| 2021 | $32,190 | 2.73% | - |
| 2020 | $31,310 | 2.43% | - |
| 2019 | $30,550 | 2.09% | - |
| 2018 | $29,910 | 2.47% | - |
| 2017 | $29,170 | 0.07% | - |
| 2016 | $29,150 | 2.47% | - |
| 2015 | $28,430 | 3.17% | - |
| 2014 | $27,530 | 12.31% | - |
| 2013 | $24,140 | 4.76% | - |
| 2012 | $22,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,510 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 2.8 percent (2.8%) lower than that in the highest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 36.7 percent (36.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Danville | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Decatur | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington-Normal |