The annual salary statistics of security guards in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $23,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,470.
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 | $29,870 | 0.17% | 25.08% |
| 2021 | $29,820 | 3.82% | - |
| 2020 | $28,680 | 7.78% | - |
| 2019 | $26,450 | 6.16% | - |
| 2018 | $24,820 | -0.24% | - |
| 2017 | $24,880 | 1.85% | - |
| 2016 | $24,420 | 1.84% | - |
| 2015 | $23,970 | 2.25% | - |
| 2014 | $23,430 | 1.07% | - |
| 2013 | $23,180 | 3.45% | - |
| 2012 | $22,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,870 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 24.8 percent (24.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.