The annual salary statistics of security guards in California-Lexington Park, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in California-Lexington Park 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 | $30,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in California-Lexington Park, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,280.
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 | $38,900 | -5.40% | -7.38% |
| 2021 | $41,000 | 6.98% | - |
| 2020 | $38,140 | 7.84% | - |
| 2019 | $35,150 | -0.31% | - |
| 2018 | $35,260 | -2.89% | - |
| 2017 | $36,280 | -15.13% | - |
| 2016 | $41,770 | 4.21% | - |
| 2015 | $40,010 | -4.40% | - |
| 2012 | $41,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,900, California-Lexington Park is the highest paying city for security guards in state of Maryland, followed by Maryland nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $36,030). In comparison, the median annual salary of security guards in California-Lexington Park is 7.4 percent (7.4%) higher than that in Maryland 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 |