The annual salary statistics of security guards in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 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 | $27,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,950.
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 | $34,320 | -11.89% | 21.85% |
| 2021 | $38,400 | -1.09% | - |
| 2020 | $38,820 | 1.78% | - |
| 2019 | $38,130 | 6.16% | - |
| 2018 | $35,780 | 6.54% | - |
| 2017 | $33,440 | -8.40% | - |
| 2016 | $36,250 | 10.37% | - |
| 2015 | $32,490 | 10.86% | - |
| 2014 | $28,960 | 7.60% | - |
| 2013 | $26,760 | -0.22% | - |
| 2012 | $26,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,320 in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingston and 25.3 percent (25.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.