The annual salary statistics of security guards in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Staunton-Waynesboro 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 | $25,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,250.
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 | $34,820 | 9.48% | 0.78% |
| 2021 | $31,520 | -3.24% | - |
| 2020 | $32,540 | -1.72% | - |
| 2019 | $33,100 | -5.08% | - |
| 2018 | $34,780 | 1.96% | - |
| 2017 | $34,100 | -1.32% | - |
| 2016 | $34,550 | 8.57% | - |
| 2015 | $31,590 | -9.37% | - |
| 2012 | $34,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,820 in Staunton-Waynesboro is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Staunton-Waynesboro is 27.0 percent (27.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 42.0 percent (42.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.