The annual salary statistics of security guards in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $22,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,350.
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 | $28,790 | 3.44% | 32.27% |
| 2021 | $27,800 | 0.50% | - |
| 2020 | $27,660 | -36.48% | - |
| 2019 | $37,750 | 23.60% | - |
| 2018 | $28,840 | 2.39% | - |
| 2017 | $28,150 | 7.82% | - |
| 2016 | $25,950 | -17.53% | - |
| 2015 | $30,500 | -3.57% | - |
| 2014 | $31,590 | 22.41% | - |
| 2013 | $24,510 | 20.44% | - |
| 2012 | $19,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,790 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Augusta-Richmond County is 37.7 percent (37.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.