The annual salary statistics of security guards in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $16,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,270.
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 | $28,390 | -8.67% | -6.52% |
| 2021 | $30,850 | 9.40% | - |
| 2020 | $27,950 | 9.16% | - |
| 2017 | $25,390 | -19.10% | - |
| 2016 | $30,240 | 1.42% | - |
| 2015 | $29,810 | -1.44% | - |
| 2012 | $30,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,390 in Lafayette-West Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 27.5 percent (27.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Kokomo and 16.6 percent (16.6%) 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 |