The annual salary statistics of security guards in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Detroit-Warren-Livonia 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 | $21,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,710.
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 | $31,980 | 0.91% | 15.76% |
| 2021 | $31,690 | 7.38% | - |
| 2020 | $29,350 | 13.02% | - |
| 2019 | $25,530 | 4.97% | - |
| 2018 | $24,260 | 1.85% | - |
| 2017 | $23,810 | -1.47% | - |
| 2016 | $24,160 | -0.33% | - |
| 2015 | $24,240 | 1.44% | - |
| 2014 | $23,890 | 0.67% | - |
| 2013 | $23,730 | -13.53% | - |
| 2012 | $26,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,980 in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bay City.