The annual salary statistics of security guards in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Newark-Union 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 | $20,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $28,440 | 0.35% | -1.23% |
| 2016 | $28,340 | 10.30% | - |
| 2015 | $25,420 | -7.08% | - |
| 2014 | $27,220 | -0.11% | - |
| 2013 | $27,250 | -5.65% | - |
| 2012 | $28,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,440 in Newark-Union is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Newark-Union is 28.6 percent (28.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Chambersburg-Waynesboro and 10.4 percent (10.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.