The annual salary statistics of security guards in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $22,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,270.
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 | $29,320 | -0.38% | 22.03% |
| 2021 | $29,430 | 0.68% | - |
| 2020 | $29,230 | 6.06% | - |
| 2019 | $27,460 | 6.55% | - |
| 2018 | $25,660 | 8.34% | - |
| 2017 | $23,520 | -0.21% | - |
| 2016 | $23,570 | 2.12% | - |
| 2015 | $23,070 | -0.78% | - |
| 2014 | $23,250 | 0.09% | - |
| 2013 | $23,230 | 1.59% | - |
| 2012 | $22,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,320 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Raleigh-Cary is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 10.8 percent (10.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.