The annual salary statistics of security guards in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $28,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,680.
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 | $32,150 | 3.86% | 28.24% |
| 2021 | $30,910 | -0.58% | - |
| 2020 | $31,090 | 7.75% | - |
| 2019 | $28,680 | 12.97% | - |
| 2018 | $24,960 | 6.33% | - |
| 2017 | $23,380 | 5.65% | - |
| 2016 | $22,060 | 0.18% | - |
| 2015 | $22,020 | -2.72% | - |
| 2014 | $22,620 | 0.62% | - |
| 2013 | $22,480 | -2.62% | - |
| 2012 | $23,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,150 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 22.7 percent (22.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingston and 20.2 percent (20.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.