The annual salary statistics of security guards in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $18,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,200.
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 | $20,890 | -20.34% | 13.69% |
| 2021 | $25,140 | -3.38% | - |
| 2020 | $25,990 | 5.85% | - |
| 2019 | $24,470 | 18.80% | - |
| 2017 | $19,870 | 2.42% | - |
| 2015 | $19,390 | 4.07% | - |
| 2014 | $18,600 | 3.33% | - |
| 2013 | $17,980 | -0.28% | - |
| 2012 | $18,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,890 in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 46.2 percent (46.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 10.6 percent (10.6%) 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 |