The annual salary statistics of security guards in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Cape Girardeau-Jackson 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 | $24,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.
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 | $35,880 | 13.15% | 24.16% |
| 2021 | $31,160 | -6.87% | - |
| 2020 | $33,300 | 5.35% | - |
| 2019 | $31,520 | 9.26% | - |
| 2018 | $28,600 | -1.26% | - |
| 2017 | $28,960 | 6.04% | - |
| 2016 | $27,210 | 4.81% | - |
| 2015 | $25,900 | -0.04% | - |
| 2014 | $25,910 | 18.29% | - |
| 2013 | $21,170 | -28.53% | - |
| 2012 | $27,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,880, Cape Girardeau-Jackson is the second highest paying city for security guards in state of Missouri, following the highest paying city Jefferson City (median annual salary of $35,920). Compared with Jefferson City, the median annual salary of security guards in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is .1 percent (.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Jefferson City | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| Kansas City | |
| Springfield | |
| Joplin | |
| St Joseph | |
| St Louis | |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbia | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area |