The annual salary statistics of security guards in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $22,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,230.
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 | $29,180 | 2.36% | 15.94% |
| 2021 | $28,490 | -19.09% | - |
| 2020 | $33,930 | 0.44% | - |
| 2019 | $33,780 | 4.85% | - |
| 2018 | $32,140 | 4.51% | - |
| 2017 | $30,690 | 6.35% | - |
| 2016 | $28,740 | 3.38% | - |
| 2015 | $27,770 | 0.79% | - |
| 2014 | $27,550 | 3.30% | - |
| 2013 | $26,640 | 7.92% | - |
| 2012 | $24,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,180 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 26.8 percent (26.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Chambersburg-Waynesboro and 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.