The annual salary statistics of security guards in Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Omaha-Council Bluffs 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 | $23,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,880.
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 | $32,160 | 5.75% | 23.26% |
| 2021 | $30,310 | -13.03% | - |
| 2020 | $34,260 | 8.11% | - |
| 2019 | $31,480 | -2.38% | - |
| 2018 | $32,230 | 9.28% | - |
| 2017 | $29,240 | -3.15% | - |
| 2016 | $30,160 | 11.57% | - |
| 2015 | $26,670 | 8.55% | - |
| 2014 | $24,390 | -0.70% | - |
| 2013 | $24,560 | -0.49% | - |
| 2012 | $24,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,160 in Omaha-Council Bluffs is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Nebraska. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Omaha-Council Bluffs is 28.5 percent (28.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Southeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area and 23.4 percent (23.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Nebraska nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs | |
| Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lincoln | |
| Grand Island | |
| Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Nebraska nonmetropolitan area |