The annual salary statistics of security guards in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
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 | $34,200 | 15.53% | 30.64% |
| 2021 | $28,890 | 1.25% | - |
| 2020 | $28,530 | 8.90% | - |
| 2019 | $25,990 | -26.39% | - |
| 2018 | $32,850 | -6.54% | - |
| 2017 | $35,000 | 39.69% | - |
| 2016 | $21,110 | 4.55% | - |
| 2015 | $20,150 | 3.28% | - |
| 2014 | $19,490 | -26.73% | - |
| 2013 | $24,700 | 3.97% | - |
| 2012 | $23,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,200 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 28.3 percent (28.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 41.0 percent (41.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Richmond | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Roanoke | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville |