The annual salary statistics of security guards in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 | $23,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,140.
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 | $33,570 | 10.01% | 29.94% |
| 2021 | $30,210 | -0.60% | - |
| 2020 | $30,390 | 4.41% | - |
| 2019 | $29,050 | 3.79% | - |
| 2018 | $27,950 | 5.83% | - |
| 2017 | $26,320 | 3.00% | - |
| 2016 | $25,530 | 5.72% | - |
| 2015 | $24,070 | 2.62% | - |
| 2014 | $23,440 | 0.60% | - |
| 2013 | $23,300 | -0.94% | - |
| 2012 | $23,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,570 in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.