The annual salary statistics of security guards in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 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 | $22,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,300.
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 | $29,530 | 0.98% | 15.88% |
| 2021 | $29,240 | 7.56% | - |
| 2020 | $27,030 | -5.03% | - |
| 2019 | $28,390 | 0.85% | - |
| 2018 | $28,150 | 7.10% | - |
| 2017 | $26,150 | 7.99% | - |
| 2016 | $24,060 | 2.16% | - |
| 2015 | $23,540 | 2.63% | - |
| 2014 | $22,920 | 2.62% | - |
| 2013 | $22,320 | -11.29% | - |
| 2012 | $24,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,530 in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Ohio. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor is 32.8 percent (32.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area and 20.1 percent (20.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sandusky.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lima | |
| Springfield | |
| Mansfield | |
| Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | |
| Akron | |
| Columbus | |
| Toledo | |
| Cincinnati-Middletown | |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor | |
| Dayton | |
| Canton-Massillon | |
| Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | |
| Sandusky |