The annual salary statistics of security guards in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $24,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $31,670 | 5.37% | 8.59% |
| 2016 | $29,970 | 4.77% | - |
| 2015 | $28,540 | 0.60% | - |
| 2014 | $28,370 | 1.06% | - |
| 2013 | $28,070 | -3.14% | - |
| 2012 | $28,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,670 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 30.0 percent (30.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 20.5 percent (20.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Springfield | |
| New Bedford | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Framingham | |
| Peabody | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |