The annual salary statistics of security guards in Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security guards in Weirton-Steubenville 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 | $20,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards in Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,220.
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 | $28,250 | 7.54% | 20.21% |
| 2021 | $26,120 | 7.70% | - |
| 2020 | $24,110 | 9.95% | - |
| 2019 | $21,710 | -6.54% | - |
| 2018 | $23,130 | 0.04% | - |
| 2017 | $23,120 | 2.51% | - |
| 2016 | $22,540 | -2.26% | - |
| 2015 | $23,050 | 2.21% | - |
| 2012 | $22,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,250 in Weirton-Steubenville is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Weirton-Steubenville is 27.3 percent (27.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 33.9 percent (33.9%) 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 |