The annual salary statistics of security guards in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $21,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,320.
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 | $34,040 | -6.82% | 27.44% |
| 2021 | $36,360 | 28.99% | - |
| 2020 | $25,820 | 1.01% | - |
| 2019 | $25,560 | -1.68% | - |
| 2018 | $25,990 | -5.12% | - |
| 2017 | $27,320 | -6.00% | - |
| 2016 | $28,960 | 14.54% | - |
| 2015 | $24,750 | -22.10% | - |
| 2014 | $30,220 | 16.71% | - |
| 2013 | $25,170 | 1.87% | - |
| 2012 | $24,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,040 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Kalamazoo-Portage is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 32.8 percent (32.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bay City.