The annual salary statistics of security guards in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $20,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,920.
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 | $28,920 | 4.29% | 27.25% |
| 2021 | $27,680 | -2.49% | - |
| 2020 | $28,370 | -3.84% | - |
| 2019 | $29,460 | -2.07% | - |
| 2018 | $30,070 | 14.73% | - |
| 2017 | $25,640 | 2.30% | - |
| 2016 | $25,050 | 3.79% | - |
| 2015 | $24,100 | 2.32% | - |
| 2014 | $23,540 | 6.03% | - |
| 2013 | $22,120 | 4.88% | - |
| 2012 | $21,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,920 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 37.4 percent (37.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 22.6 percent (22.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.