The annual salary statistics of security guards in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Beaumont-Port Arthur 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 | $22,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,080.
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 | $24,640 | -2.56% | 15.75% |
| 2021 | $25,270 | 1.39% | - |
| 2020 | $24,920 | -8.03% | - |
| 2019 | $26,920 | 5.79% | - |
| 2018 | $25,360 | 3.82% | - |
| 2017 | $24,390 | -0.82% | - |
| 2016 | $24,590 | 3.94% | - |
| 2015 | $23,620 | -2.84% | - |
| 2014 | $24,290 | 9.67% | - |
| 2013 | $21,940 | 5.38% | - |
| 2012 | $20,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,640 in Beaumont-Port Arthur is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Beaumont-Port Arthur is 35.0 percent (35.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 8.8 percent (8.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.