The annual salary statistics of security guards in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $21,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $34,890 | 7.22% | 20.52% |
| 2016 | $32,370 | -0.06% | - |
| 2015 | $32,390 | 6.24% | - |
| 2014 | $30,370 | 8.00% | - |
| 2013 | $27,940 | 0.75% | - |
| 2012 | $27,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,890 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Nassau-Suffolk is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingston and 26.5 percent (26.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central New York nonmetropolitan area.