The annual salary statistics of security guards in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $20,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,020.
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 | $28,900 | 0.31% | 12.56% |
| 2021 | $28,810 | 9.89% | - |
| 2020 | $25,960 | -5.20% | - |
| 2019 | $27,310 | 4.58% | - |
| 2018 | $26,060 | 6.02% | - |
| 2017 | $24,490 | -0.65% | - |
| 2016 | $24,650 | 3.20% | - |
| 2015 | $23,860 | -12.62% | - |
| 2014 | $26,870 | 4.80% | - |
| 2013 | $25,580 | 1.21% | - |
| 2012 | $25,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,900 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Alexandria and 36.3 percent (36.3%) 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 |