The annual salary statistics of security guards in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $23,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,180.
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 | $29,790 | 0.97% | 22.22% |
| 2021 | $29,500 | -9.66% | - |
| 2020 | $32,350 | 3.77% | - |
| 2019 | $31,130 | 1.38% | - |
| 2018 | $30,700 | 6.09% | - |
| 2017 | $28,830 | 3.16% | - |
| 2016 | $27,920 | 3.62% | - |
| 2015 | $26,910 | 3.20% | - |
| 2014 | $26,050 | 5.30% | - |
| 2013 | $24,670 | 6.08% | - |
| 2012 | $23,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,790 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 37.5 percent (37.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 32.3 percent (32.3%) 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 |