The annual salary statistics of security guards in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 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 | $17,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,350.
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 | $26,260 | -8.53% | 7.08% |
| 2021 | $28,500 | 37.05% | - |
| 2019 | $17,940 | -33.28% | - |
| 2018 | $23,910 | 12.67% | - |
| 2017 | $20,880 | -3.69% | - |
| 2016 | $21,650 | -1.39% | - |
| 2015 | $21,950 | -0.96% | - |
| 2014 | $22,160 | -1.81% | - |
| 2013 | $22,560 | -8.16% | - |
| 2012 | $24,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,260 in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Alexandria and 29.9 percent (29.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hammond nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Alexandria | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Lafayette | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Hammond | |
| Monroe | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area |