The annual salary statistics of security guards in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $29,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,520.
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 | $38,790 | 5.18% | 25.24% |
| 2021 | $36,780 | 3.70% | - |
| 2020 | $35,420 | 7.34% | - |
| 2019 | $32,820 | 3.87% | - |
| 2018 | $31,550 | 1.81% | - |
| 2017 | $30,980 | 3.00% | - |
| 2016 | $30,050 | -1.46% | - |
| 2015 | $30,490 | 0.69% | - |
| 2014 | $30,280 | 1.88% | - |
| 2013 | $29,710 | 2.39% | - |
| 2012 | $29,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,790 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 6.8 percent (6.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingston and 33.9 percent (33.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.