How does Security Guards pay in Anchorage, AK compare to the national average?

Anchorage, AK Security Guards salaries are 26% above the US national median of $38,370 per year.

What is the salary range for a Security Guards in Anchorage, AK?

Security Guards salaries in Anchorage, AK range from $35,650 (10th percentile) to $81,760 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Security Guards Salary in Anchorage, AK

SOC 33-9032 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Security Guards in Anchorage, AK is $48,260 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.20 per hour. This is 26% above the national median of $38,370. 1,120 people work as Security Guards in Anchorage, AK. Wages have grown 27% since 2019, when the median was $38,000.

Median Annual Salary

$48,260

Mean Annual

$55,550

Median Hourly

$23.20

Total Employed

1,120

Salary Distribution

$36k

10th

$37k

25th

$48k

Median

$72k

75th

$82k

90th

How This Compares

Anchorage, AK

$48,260

this metro

Alaska

$48,620

you earn -1% vs state

United States

$38,370

you earn +26% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$48,260	$55,550	1,120
2023	$47,170	$53,060	1,290
2022	$37,130	$43,140	1,320
2021	$37,100	$48,150	1,250
2020	$39,730	$44,640	1,310
2019	$38,000	$41,710	1,050

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