The annual salary statistics of security guards in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 | $20,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,630.
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 | $26,100 | 2.11% | 20.80% |
| 2021 | $25,550 | 5.40% | - |
| 2020 | $24,170 | 4.96% | - |
| 2019 | $22,970 | 6.27% | - |
| 2018 | $21,530 | -1.30% | - |
| 2017 | $21,810 | -1.60% | - |
| 2016 | $22,160 | 3.34% | - |
| 2015 | $21,420 | 4.90% | - |
| 2014 | $20,370 | 1.77% | - |
| 2013 | $20,010 | -3.30% | - |
| 2012 | $20,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,100 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 31.2 percent (31.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 13.9 percent (13.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.