The annual salary statistics of security guards in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $24,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,520.
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 | $29,790 | 2.95% | 23.73% |
| 2021 | $28,910 | 6.68% | - |
| 2020 | $26,980 | 5.11% | - |
| 2019 | $25,600 | 4.57% | - |
| 2018 | $24,430 | 0.94% | - |
| 2017 | $24,200 | 0.37% | - |
| 2016 | $24,110 | 4.52% | - |
| 2015 | $23,020 | -0.22% | - |
| 2014 | $23,070 | 3.25% | - |
| 2013 | $22,320 | -1.79% | - |
| 2012 | $22,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,790 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 25.2 percent (25.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Chambersburg-Waynesboro and 14.5 percent (14.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.