The annual salary statistics of security guards in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $28,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,130. 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 | $29,130 | 0.76% | 25.09% |
| 2021 | $28,910 | 12.21% | - |
| 2020 | $25,380 | 4.69% | - |
| 2019 | $24,190 | 3.93% | - |
| 2018 | $23,240 | -1.89% | - |
| 2017 | $23,680 | -5.28% | - |
| 2016 | $24,930 | 4.85% | - |
| 2015 | $23,720 | -2.78% | - |
| 2014 | $24,380 | 7.47% | - |
| 2013 | $22,560 | 3.28% | - |
| 2012 | $21,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,130 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 55.9 percent (55.9%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 6.8 percent (6.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jackson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Knoxville | |
| Clarksville | |
| Morristown | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Memphis | |
| Johnson City | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cleveland | |
| Jackson |