The annual salary statistics of security guards in Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Taunton-Norton-Raynham 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 | $24,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,570.
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 | $34,520 | -1.33% | 14.72% |
| 2016 | $34,980 | 25.99% | - |
| 2015 | $25,890 | 2.32% | - |
| 2014 | $25,290 | -6.88% | - |
| 2013 | $27,030 | -8.92% | - |
| 2012 | $29,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,520 in Taunton-Norton-Raynham is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Taunton-Norton-Raynham is 23.7 percent (23.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 27.0 percent (27.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.