The annual salary statistics of security guards in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 | $26,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,580. 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 | $29,580 | 1.86% | 34.48% |
| 2021 | $29,030 | -3.27% | - |
| 2018 | $29,980 | 22.95% | - |
| 2017 | $23,100 | -25.54% | - |
| 2016 | $29,000 | 24.83% | - |
| 2015 | $21,800 | 7.20% | - |
| 2014 | $20,230 | 10.68% | - |
| 2013 | $18,070 | -7.25% | - |
| 2012 | $19,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,580 in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is 38.0 percent (38.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 31.8 percent (31.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.