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Security Guards Salary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$17,770
25th Percentile Wage	$21,380
50th Percentile Wage	$25,510
75th Percentile Wage	$41,390
90th Percentile Wage	$53,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,770.

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	$25,510	1.45%	23.95%
2021	$25,140	2.07%	-
2020	$24,620	2.84%	-
2019	$23,920	-10.28%	-
2018	$26,380	12.32%	-
2017	$23,130	15.65%	-
2016	$19,510	1.54%	-
2015	$19,210	-1.15%	-
2014	$19,430	-0.15%	-
2013	$19,460	0.31%	-
2012	$19,400	-	-

Table 2. Compare Security Guards Salary in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area with Other Mississippi Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,510 in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Mississippi. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Hattiesburg and 8.8 percent (8.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jackson.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Hattiesburg	$27,810
Pascagoula	$27,400
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$25,510
Gulfport-Biloxi	$25,490
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$24,140
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$24,060
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$23,370
Jackson	$23,260