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Security Guards Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of security guards in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Syracuse 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 Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,520
25th Percentile Wage
$31,440
50th Percentile Wage
$39,010
75th Percentile Wage
$52,050
90th Percentile Wage
$76,820

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Syracuse, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,520.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$39,010
5.49% 25.33%
2021
$36,870
-7.87% -
2020
$39,770
-9.23% -
2019
$43,440
16.07% -
2018
$36,460
-14.59% -
2017
$41,780
28.36% -
2016
$29,930
2.74% -
2015
$29,110
-6.22% -
2014
$30,920
3.20% -
2013
$29,930
2.67% -
2012
$29,130
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Table 2. Compare Security Guards Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,010, Syracuse is the second highest paying city for security guards in state of New York, following the highest paying city Kingston (median annual salary of $41,600). Compared with Kingston, the median annual salary of security guards in Syracuse is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kingston
$41,600
Syracuse
$39,010
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$38,790
Watertown-Fort Drum
$38,390
Ithaca
$38,110
Rochester
$37,440
Utica-Rome
$37,030
Elmira
$36,720
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$36,640
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$36,370
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$35,870
Glens Falls
$35,550
Nassau-Suffolk
$34,890
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$34,320
Binghamton
$32,470
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$32,150
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$30,540
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$30,450
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,790
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$25,640

See also: Top paying jobs in Syracuse, New York.