The annual salary statistics of security guards in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Eugene-Springfield 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 | $28,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,620.
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 | $31,200 | 2.08% | 27.02% |
| 2021 | $30,550 | 0.65% | - |
| 2020 | $30,350 | 1.55% | - |
| 2019 | $29,880 | -0.47% | - |
| 2018 | $30,020 | 5.00% | - |
| 2017 | $28,520 | 13.32% | - |
| 2016 | $24,720 | 5.06% | - |
| 2015 | $23,470 | 3.62% | - |
| 2014 | $22,620 | -0.13% | - |
| 2013 | $22,650 | -0.53% | - |
| 2012 | $22,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,200 in Eugene-Springfield is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Oregon. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Eugene-Springfield is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area and 23.6 percent (23.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area.