The annual salary statistics of security guards in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
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 | $34,950 | 10.07% | 23.29% |
| 2021 | $31,430 | 0.73% | - |
| 2020 | $31,200 | 6.92% | - |
| 2019 | $29,040 | 7.75% | - |
| 2018 | $26,790 | 4.29% | - |
| 2017 | $25,640 | -11.12% | - |
| 2016 | $28,490 | 2.11% | - |
| 2015 | $27,890 | -5.81% | - |
| 2014 | $29,510 | 10.06% | - |
| 2013 | $26,540 | -1.02% | - |
| 2012 | $26,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,950 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 54.7 percent (54.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 42.9 percent (42.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.