The annual salary statistics of security guards in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $22,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,460.
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 | $32,110 | 9.31% | 20.49% |
| 2021 | $29,120 | -6.49% | - |
| 2020 | $31,010 | 1.77% | - |
| 2019 | $30,460 | -17.79% | - |
| 2018 | $35,880 | 10.76% | - |
| 2017 | $32,020 | 10.93% | - |
| 2016 | $28,520 | 11.82% | - |
| 2015 | $25,150 | 6.72% | - |
| 2014 | $23,460 | -6.52% | - |
| 2013 | $24,990 | -2.16% | - |
| 2012 | $25,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,110 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Chambersburg-Waynesboro and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.