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Security Guards Salary in Wilmington, New Jersey

The annual salary statistics of security guards in Wilmington, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Wilmington 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 Wilmington, New Jersey

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,460
25th Percentile Wage
$22,110
50th Percentile Wage
$24,850
75th Percentile Wage
$30,430
90th Percentile Wage
$40,720

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Wilmington, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,460.

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
$24,850
1.29% -1.69%
2016
$24,530
4.77% -
2015
$23,360
-3.47% -
2014
$24,170
1.53% -
2013
$23,800
-6.18% -
2012
$25,270
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $24,850, Wilmington is the lowest paying city for security guards in state of New Jersey, following city of Trenton-Ewing (median annual salary of $34,490). In comparison, the median annual salary of security guards in Wilmington is 28.0 percent (28.0%) lower than that in the highest paying city Trenton-Ewing.

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