The annual salary statistics of security guards in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 | $29,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,640.
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 | $35,040 | 10.10% | 31.28% |
| 2021 | $31,500 | 2.70% | - |
| 2020 | $30,650 | 5.55% | - |
| 2019 | $28,950 | 5.84% | - |
| 2018 | $27,260 | 6.02% | - |
| 2017 | $25,620 | 2.77% | - |
| 2016 | $24,910 | -7.67% | - |
| 2015 | $26,820 | 2.98% | - |
| 2014 | $26,020 | 2.11% | - |
| 2013 | $25,470 | 5.46% | - |
| 2012 | $24,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,040 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 28.1 percent (28.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.