The annual salary statistics of security guards in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $19,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,710.
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 | $27,000 | 6.19% | 27.41% |
| 2021 | $25,330 | 15.32% | - |
| 2020 | $21,450 | 5.31% | - |
| 2019 | $20,310 | -1.77% | - |
| 2018 | $20,670 | 1.64% | - |
| 2017 | $20,330 | 3.30% | - |
| 2016 | $19,660 | 1.88% | - |
| 2015 | $19,290 | -0.21% | - |
| 2014 | $19,330 | -8.85% | - |
| 2013 | $21,040 | 6.84% | - |
| 2012 | $19,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,000 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Huntington-Ashland is 30.5 percent (30.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 30.8 percent (30.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Beckley.