The annual salary statistics of security guards in Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Bloomsburg-Berwick 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 | $22,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,390.
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 | $34,980 | 5.83% | 4.60% |
| 2021 | $32,940 | -5.34% | - |
| 2020 | $34,700 | 16.31% | - |
| 2019 | $29,040 | -15.67% | - |
| 2018 | $33,590 | 2.95% | - |
| 2017 | $32,600 | -2.36% | - |
| 2016 | $33,370 | 10.79% | - |
| 2015 | $29,770 | -12.09% | - |
| 2012 | $33,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,980 in Bloomsburg-Berwick is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Bloomsburg-Berwick is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Chambersburg-Waynesboro and 27.2 percent (27.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.