The annual salary statistics of security guards in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 | $21,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,160.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,800 | -1.01% | 7.38% |
| 2016 | $30,100 | -1.33% | - |
| 2015 | $30,500 | 7.64% | - |
| 2014 | $28,170 | 1.35% | - |
| 2013 | $27,790 | 0.68% | - |
| 2012 | $27,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,800 in Lake County-Kenosha County is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Lake County-Kenosha County is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 26.9 percent (26.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.