The annual salary statistics of security guards in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $31,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,860.
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 | $44,640 | 18.55% | 39.90% |
| 2021 | $36,360 | -3.52% | - |
| 2020 | $37,640 | 11.18% | - |
| 2019 | $33,430 | -11.70% | - |
| 2018 | $37,340 | 5.87% | - |
| 2017 | $35,150 | 27.34% | - |
| 2016 | $25,540 | 3.48% | - |
| 2015 | $24,650 | -12.45% | - |
| 2014 | $27,720 | 0.65% | - |
| 2013 | $27,540 | 2.58% | - |
| 2012 | $26,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,640 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 42.2 percent (42.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 55.3 percent (55.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.