The annual salary statistics of security guards in Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Atlantic City-Hammonton 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 | $28,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,500.
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 | $31,430 | 1.37% | 14.89% |
| 2021 | $31,000 | 1.10% | - |
| 2020 | $30,660 | 4.11% | - |
| 2019 | $29,400 | 4.18% | - |
| 2018 | $28,170 | 2.38% | - |
| 2017 | $27,500 | -6.11% | - |
| 2016 | $29,180 | 4.87% | - |
| 2015 | $27,760 | 1.69% | - |
| 2014 | $27,290 | 0.81% | - |
| 2013 | $27,070 | 1.18% | - |
| 2012 | $26,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,430 in Atlantic City-Hammonton is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of New Jersey. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Atlantic City-Hammonton is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Trenton-Ewing and 20.9 percent (20.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wilmington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Trenton-Ewing | |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton | |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton | |
| Ocean City | |
| Camden | |
| Edison-New Brunswick | |
| Wilmington |