The annual salary statistics of security guards in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $21,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,810.
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 | $33,350 | -8.19% | 18.41% |
| 2021 | $36,080 | 9.76% | - |
| 2020 | $32,560 | 6.76% | - |
| 2019 | $30,360 | -7.28% | - |
| 2018 | $32,570 | 0.25% | - |
| 2017 | $32,490 | -3.35% | - |
| 2016 | $33,580 | 4.82% | - |
| 2015 | $31,960 | 6.57% | - |
| 2014 | $29,860 | 0.03% | - |
| 2013 | $29,850 | 8.84% | - |
| 2012 | $27,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $33,350, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is the second highest paying city for security guards in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $37,910). Compared with Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of security guards in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower.