The annual salary statistics of security guards in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $26,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,920.
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 | $31,860 | 3.64% | 25.05% |
| 2021 | $30,700 | -1.99% | - |
| 2020 | $31,310 | 3.67% | - |
| 2019 | $30,160 | 6.07% | - |
| 2018 | $28,330 | 7.87% | - |
| 2017 | $26,100 | 5.40% | - |
| 2016 | $24,690 | 3.20% | - |
| 2015 | $23,900 | 0.46% | - |
| 2014 | $23,790 | 0.25% | - |
| 2013 | $23,730 | -0.63% | - |
| 2012 | $23,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,860 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Chambersburg-Waynesboro and 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.