The annual salary statistics of security guards in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Winston-Salem 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 | $22,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,850.
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 | $31,480 | 0.16% | 32.31% |
| 2021 | $31,430 | -20.24% | - |
| 2020 | $37,790 | 9.71% | - |
| 2019 | $34,120 | 10.64% | - |
| 2018 | $30,490 | 13.71% | - |
| 2017 | $26,310 | 6.92% | - |
| 2016 | $24,490 | -4.41% | - |
| 2015 | $25,570 | 8.10% | - |
| 2014 | $23,500 | 1.53% | - |
| 2013 | $23,140 | 7.91% | - |
| 2012 | $21,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,480 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Winston-Salem is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.