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Security Guards Salary in Burlington, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of security guards in Burlington, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Burlington 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 Burlington, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,400
25th Percentile Wage
$27,040
50th Percentile Wage
$31,200
75th Percentile Wage
$36,740
90th Percentile Wage
$46,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Burlington, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,400.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$31,200
-12.79% -72.12%
2021
$35,190
-19.61% -
2020
$42,090
26.25% -
2019
$31,040
-23.81% -
2018
$38,430
-42.02% -
2017
$54,580
5.42% -
2016
$51,620
1.10% -
2015
$51,050
2.70% -
2014
$49,670
-0.34% -
2013
$49,840
-7.74% -
2012
$53,700
- -

Table 2. Compare Security Guards Salary in Burlington with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,200 in Burlington is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Burlington is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 16.2 percent (16.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Fayetteville
$36,490
Asheville
$33,070
Greenville
$32,870
Rocky Mount
$32,410
New Bern
$31,970
Winston-Salem
$31,480
Durham-Chapel Hill
$31,430
Burlington
$31,200
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$30,280
Raleigh-Cary
$29,320
Goldsboro
$29,120
Wilmington
$28,550
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$28,350
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$28,340
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$28,140
Greensboro-High Point
$27,990
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$27,430
Jacksonville
$26,150

See also: Top paying jobs in Burlington, North Carolina.