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Security Guards Salary in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

The annual salary statistics of security guards in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Security Guards in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$30,370
25th Percentile Wage	$31,340
50th Percentile Wage	$37,820
75th Percentile Wage	$38,500
90th Percentile Wage	$45,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,370.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$37,820	16.21%	36.99%
2021	$31,690	1.86%	-
2020	$31,100	-0.06%	-
2019	$31,120	3.63%	-
2018	$29,990	6.00%	-
2017	$28,190	8.37%	-
2016	$25,830	0.39%	-
2015	$25,730	5.32%	-
2014	$24,360	2.67%	-
2013	$23,710	-0.51%	-
2012	$23,830	-	-

Table 2. Compare Security Guards Salary in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford with Other Maine Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,820, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the second highest paying city for security guards in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $37,860). Compared with Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of security guards in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is .1 percent (.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$37,860
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford	$37,820
Bangor	$35,910
Lewiston-Auburn	$33,810
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$33,580