The annual salary statistics of security guards in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 | $18,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $24,970 | -1.52% | 10.97% |
| 2016 | $25,350 | 3.71% | - |
| 2015 | $24,410 | 1.93% | - |
| 2014 | $23,940 | 2.88% | - |
| 2013 | $23,250 | 4.39% | - |
| 2012 | $22,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,970 in Dallas-Plano-Irving is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 34.1 percent (34.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 10.1 percent (10.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.