The annual salary statistics of security guards in Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Niles-Benton Harbor 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 | $21,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,600.
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 | $33,770 | 13.27% | 18.45% |
| 2021 | $29,290 | 6.90% | - |
| 2020 | $27,270 | 2.38% | - |
| 2019 | $26,620 | 6.24% | - |
| 2018 | $24,960 | -3.21% | - |
| 2017 | $25,760 | 4.31% | - |
| 2016 | $24,650 | 3.53% | - |
| 2015 | $23,780 | 0.88% | - |
| 2014 | $23,570 | 1.74% | - |
| 2013 | $23,160 | -18.91% | - |
| 2012 | $27,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,770 in Niles-Benton Harbor is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Niles-Benton Harbor is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 32.2 percent (32.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bay City.