The annual salary statistics of security guards in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $22,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,300.
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 | $29,960 | 3.50% | 22.86% |
| 2021 | $28,910 | -1.04% | - |
| 2020 | $29,210 | -10.27% | - |
| 2018 | $32,210 | 6.67% | - |
| 2017 | $30,060 | 16.60% | - |
| 2016 | $25,070 | 4.39% | - |
| 2015 | $23,970 | 1.42% | - |
| 2014 | $23,630 | 3.47% | - |
| 2013 | $22,810 | -1.32% | - |
| 2012 | $23,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,960 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 22.9 percent (22.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 37.7 percent (37.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Beckley.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Cumberland | |
| Winchester | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Morgantown | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston | |
| Wheeling | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Beckley |