The annual salary statistics of security guards in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Greensboro-High Point 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 | $22,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,610.
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 | $27,990 | -3.29% | 27.33% |
| 2021 | $28,910 | 3.77% | - |
| 2020 | $27,820 | 1.33% | - |
| 2019 | $27,450 | 1.02% | - |
| 2018 | $27,170 | 11.85% | - |
| 2017 | $23,950 | 3.59% | - |
| 2016 | $23,090 | 5.80% | - |
| 2015 | $21,750 | 1.66% | - |
| 2014 | $21,390 | 4.49% | - |
| 2013 | $20,430 | 0.44% | - |
| 2012 | $20,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,990 in Greensboro-High Point is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Greensboro-High Point is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 6.6 percent (6.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.