The annual salary statistics of security guards in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $28,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,290.
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 | $33,810 | 7.72% | 30.26% |
| 2021 | $31,200 | 2.79% | - |
| 2020 | $30,330 | 4.65% | - |
| 2019 | $28,920 | 5.22% | - |
| 2018 | $27,410 | 5.95% | - |
| 2017 | $25,780 | 3.80% | - |
| 2016 | $24,800 | -9.44% | - |
| 2015 | $27,140 | 3.65% | - |
| 2014 | $26,150 | -0.50% | - |
| 2013 | $26,280 | 10.27% | - |
| 2012 | $23,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,810 in Lewiston-Auburn is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Lewiston-Auburn is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area and .7 percent (.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |