Security Guard pay
Guard property and control access.
National baseline
Public data$16.10/hr
Source: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · bls.gov/oes
By metro area
Atlanta
$15/hr
Austin
$16/hr
Baltimore
$17/hr
Birmingham
$14/hr
Boston
$18/hr
Buffalo
$15/hr
Charlotte
$15/hr
Chicago
$17/hr
Cincinnati
$15/hr
Cleveland
$15/hr
Columbus
$15/hr
Dallas–Fort Worth
$16/hr
Denver
$17/hr
Detroit
$16/hr
Grand Rapids
$15/hr
Hartford
$17/hr
Houston
$16/hr
Indianapolis
$15/hr
Jacksonville
$14/hr
Kansas City
$15/hr
Las Vegas
$15/hr
Los Angeles
$18/hr
Louisville
$14/hr
Memphis
$14/hr
Miami
$15/hr
Milwaukee
$16/hr
Minneapolis
$17/hr
Nashville
$15/hr
New Orleans
$15/hr
New York City
$19/hr
Oklahoma City
$14/hr
Orlando
$14/hr
Philadelphia
$16/hr
Phoenix
$15/hr
Pittsburgh
$16/hr
Portland
$17/hr
Providence
$16/hr
Raleigh
$15/hr
Richmond
$15/hr
Rochester
$16/hr
Sacramento
$17/hr
Salt Lake City
$15/hr
San Antonio
$14/hr
San Diego
$18/hr
San Francisco
$21/hr
San Jose
$21/hr
Seattle
$19/hr
St. Louis
$15/hr
Tampa
$14/hr
Virginia Beach
$15/hr