The annual salary statistics of security guards in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $23,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,180.
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 | $31,430 | -19.06% | 13.11% |
| 2021 | $37,420 | -27.26% | - |
| 2020 | $47,620 | 7.73% | - |
| 2019 | $43,940 | 26.63% | - |
| 2018 | $32,240 | 7.48% | - |
| 2017 | $29,830 | 2.98% | - |
| 2016 | $28,940 | 10.47% | - |
| 2015 | $25,910 | 5.98% | - |
| 2014 | $24,360 | -3.78% | - |
| 2013 | $25,280 | -8.03% | - |
| 2012 | $27,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,430 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Durham-Chapel Hill is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 16.8 percent (16.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.