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Security Guards Salary in Camden, New Jersey

The annual salary statistics of security guards in Camden, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Camden is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Security Guards in Camden, New Jersey

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,350
25th Percentile Wage
$24,610
50th Percentile Wage
$29,280
75th Percentile Wage
$36,410
90th Percentile Wage
$44,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Camden, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,350.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$29,280
7.96% 9.63%
2016
$26,950
0.71% -
2015
$26,760
-6.95% -
2014
$28,620
1.78% -
2013
$28,110
5.87% -
2012
$26,460
- -

Table 2. Compare Security Guards Salary in Camden with Other New Jersey Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,280 in Camden is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of New Jersey. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Camden is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Trenton-Ewing and 15.1 percent (15.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wilmington.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Trenton-Ewing
$34,490
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton
$32,060
Atlantic City-Hammonton
$31,430
Ocean City
$30,840
Camden
$29,280
Edison-New Brunswick
$27,310
Wilmington
$24,850