The annual salary statistics of security guards in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $21,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,530.
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 | $28,430 | 11.12% | 32.15% |
| 2021 | $25,270 | 3.96% | - |
| 2020 | $24,270 | 5.11% | - |
| 2019 | $23,030 | 2.82% | - |
| 2018 | $22,380 | 5.27% | - |
| 2017 | $21,200 | 6.32% | - |
| 2016 | $19,860 | -2.11% | - |
| 2015 | $20,280 | 4.44% | - |
| 2014 | $19,380 | 0.05% | - |
| 2013 | $19,370 | 0.41% | - |
| 2012 | $19,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,430 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Lexington-Fayette is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Elizabethtown and 36.5 percent (36.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elizabethtown | |
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |