The annual salary statistics of security guards in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $20,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,770.
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 | $29,230 | -0.31% | 21.52% |
| 2016 | $29,320 | 2.11% | - |
| 2015 | $28,700 | 3.34% | - |
| 2014 | $27,740 | 13.01% | - |
| 2013 | $24,130 | 4.93% | - |
| 2012 | $22,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,230 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Metropolitan Division) is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 23.1 percent (23.1%) 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 |