The annual salary statistics of security guards in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Indianapolis-Carmel 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 | $23,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,510.
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 | $30,760 | 3.80% | 25.00% |
| 2021 | $29,590 | 5.44% | - |
| 2020 | $27,980 | 8.83% | - |
| 2019 | $25,510 | 6.39% | - |
| 2018 | $23,880 | 6.99% | - |
| 2017 | $22,210 | 3.33% | - |
| 2016 | $21,470 | -2.14% | - |
| 2015 | $21,930 | -4.70% | - |
| 2014 | $22,960 | 3.09% | - |
| 2013 | $22,250 | -3.69% | - |
| 2012 | $23,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,760 in Indianapolis-Carmel is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Indianapolis-Carmel is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Kokomo and 23.0 percent (23.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lafayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kokomo | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Anderson | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Muncie | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbus | |
| Bloomington | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Gary | |
| Lafayette |