The annual salary statistics of security guards in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $36,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,530.
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 | $39,270 | 0.25% | 27.02% |
| 2021 | $39,170 | 2.04% | - |
| 2020 | $38,370 | 1.69% | - |
| 2019 | $37,720 | 4.24% | - |
| 2018 | $36,120 | 2.30% | - |
| 2017 | $35,290 | 9.83% | - |
| 2016 | $31,820 | 4.65% | - |
| 2015 | $30,340 | 4.68% | - |
| 2014 | $28,920 | 3.15% | - |
| 2013 | $28,010 | -2.32% | - |
| 2012 | $28,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,270 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 49.2 percent (49.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 49.2 percent (49.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.