The annual salary statistics of security guards in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $22,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,910.
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 | $27,140 | -14.96% | 17.35% |
| 2021 | $31,200 | -2.34% | - |
| 2020 | $31,930 | 10.99% | - |
| 2019 | $28,420 | 12.88% | - |
| 2018 | $24,760 | 5.09% | - |
| 2017 | $23,500 | 7.28% | - |
| 2016 | $21,790 | -7.76% | - |
| 2015 | $23,480 | 6.30% | - |
| 2014 | $22,000 | -20.00% | - |
| 2013 | $26,400 | 15.04% | - |
| 2012 | $22,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,140 in Michigan City-La Porte is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Michigan City-La Porte is 30.7 percent (30.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Kokomo and 12.7 percent (12.7%) 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 |