The annual salary statistics of security guards in Baltimore-Towson, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Baltimore-Towson 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 | $28,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Baltimore-Towson, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,780.
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 | $35,550 | 9.54% | 20.51% |
| 2021 | $32,160 | 2.89% | - |
| 2020 | $31,230 | 4.64% | - |
| 2019 | $29,780 | -1.01% | - |
| 2018 | $30,080 | 10.31% | - |
| 2017 | $26,980 | 5.30% | - |
| 2016 | $25,550 | 5.71% | - |
| 2015 | $24,090 | -9.13% | - |
| 2014 | $26,290 | -5.55% | - |
| 2013 | $27,750 | -1.84% | - |
| 2012 | $28,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,550 in Baltimore-Towson is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Maryland. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Baltimore-Towson is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying California-Lexington Park and 20.7 percent (20.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| California-Lexington Park | |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baltimore-Towson | |
| Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick | |
| Salisbury | |
| St Marys County | |
| Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area |