What is the median salary for a Security Guards in Arkansas?

The median salary for a Security Guards in Arkansas is $37,090 per year ($17.83/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

How does Security Guards pay in Arkansas compare to the national average?

Arkansas Security Guards salaries are 3% below the US national median of $38,370 per year.

What is the salary range for a Security Guards in Arkansas?

Security Guards salaries in Arkansas range from $28,340 (10th percentile) to $48,840 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Security Guards Salary in Arkansas

SOC 33-9032 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Security Guards in Arkansas is $37,090 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.83 per hour. This is 3% below the national median of $38,370. 6,680 people work as Security Guards in Arkansas. Wages have grown 44% since 2019, when the median was $25,820.

Median Annual Salary

$37,090

Mean Annual

$38,670

Median Hourly

$17.83

Total Employed

6,680

Salary Distribution

$28k

10th

$32k

25th

$37k

Median

$43k

75th

$49k

90th

How This Compares

Arkansas

$37,090

this metro

United States

$38,370

you earn -3% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$37,090	$38,670	6,680
2023	$35,340	$35,340	6,280
2022	$28,560	$31,490	6,220
2021	$27,390	$30,800	5,670
2020	$25,270	$30,150	5,950
2019	$25,820	$29,590	6,420

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First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$58,130
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