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Security Guards Salary in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

The annual salary statistics of security guards in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 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 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$23,760
25th Percentile Wage	$29,970
50th Percentile Wage	$37,160
75th Percentile Wage	$38,330
90th Percentile Wage	$48,510

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,760.

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	$37,160	2.15%	38.24%
2021	$36,360	-10.62%	-
2020	$40,220	1.52%	-
2019	$39,610	8.18%	-
2018	$36,370	9.57%	-
2017	$32,890	3.50%	-
2016	$31,740	0.03%	-
2015	$31,730	9.55%	-
2014	$28,700	17.53%	-
2013	$23,670	3.04%	-
2012	$22,950	-	-

Table 2. Compare Security Guards Salary in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area with Other Minnesota Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,160, Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for security guards in state of Minnesota, following the highest paying city Mankato-North Mankato (median annual salary of $38,890). Compared with Mankato-North Mankato, the median annual salary of security guards in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Mankato-North Mankato	$38,890
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$37,160
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$36,250
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$36,010
Rochester	$35,530
St Cloud	$35,310
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$31,140