The annual salary statistics of security guards in York-Hanover, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in York-Hanover 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 | $22,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in York-Hanover, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,340.
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 | $29,340 | 1.77% | 29.52% |
| 2021 | $28,820 | 5.73% | - |
| 2020 | $27,170 | 0.15% | - |
| 2019 | $27,130 | 10.39% | - |
| 2018 | $24,310 | 5.39% | - |
| 2017 | $23,000 | 9.13% | - |
| 2016 | $20,900 | -11.34% | - |
| 2015 | $23,270 | -0.64% | - |
| 2014 | $23,420 | -3.46% | - |
| 2013 | $24,230 | 14.65% | - |
| 2012 | $20,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,340 in York-Hanover is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in York-Hanover is 26.4 percent (26.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Chambersburg-Waynesboro and 13.2 percent (13.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.