The annual salary statistics of security guards in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Lawrence-Methuen-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 | $21,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $27,750 | 13.55% | 13.59% |
| 2016 | $23,990 | -4.34% | - |
| 2015 | $25,030 | 8.11% | - |
| 2014 | $23,000 | -4.13% | - |
| 2013 | $23,950 | -0.13% | - |
| 2012 | $23,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,750, Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is the lowest paying city for security guards in state of New Hampshire, following city of Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury (median annual salary of $46,070). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is about 39.8 percent (39.8%) lower than that of the highest paying city Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury.