The annual salary statistics of security guards in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $23,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,200.
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 | $28,340 | -1.69% | 34.58% |
| 2021 | $28,820 | -7.60% | - |
| 2020 | $31,010 | 8.90% | - |
| 2019 | $28,250 | 12.07% | - |
| 2018 | $24,840 | 18.56% | - |
| 2017 | $20,230 | -1.53% | - |
| 2016 | $20,540 | -5.70% | - |
| 2015 | $21,710 | 4.88% | - |
| 2014 | $20,650 | 7.26% | - |
| 2013 | $19,150 | 3.19% | - |
| 2012 | $18,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,340 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 7.7 percent (7.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.