The annual salary statistics of security guards in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $20,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,350.
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 | $24,190 | 0.62% | -22.16% |
| 2016 | $24,040 | -0.96% | - |
| 2015 | $24,270 | 1.32% | - |
| 2014 | $23,950 | -5.51% | - |
| 2013 | $25,270 | -16.94% | - |
| 2012 | $29,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,190 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 33.1 percent (33.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 5.4 percent (5.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bay City.