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

The median salary for a Security Guards in Delaware is $37,690 per year ($18.12/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

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

Delaware Security Guards salaries are 2% below the US national median of $38,370 per year.

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

Security Guards salaries in Delaware range from $34,520 (10th percentile) to $78,010 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Security Guards Salary in Delaware

SOC 33-9032 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Security Guards in Delaware is $37,690 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $18.12 per hour. This is 2% below the national median of $38,370. 3,230 people work as Security Guards in Delaware. Wages have grown 38% since 2019, when the median was $27,380.

Median Annual Salary

$37,690

Mean Annual

$44,940

Median Hourly

$18.12

Total Employed

3,230

Salary Distribution

$35k

10th

$37k

25th

$38k

Median

$45k

75th

$78k

90th

How This Compares

Delaware

$37,690

this metro

United States

$38,370

you earn -2% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$37,690	$44,940	3,230
2023	$34,250	$37,410	2,860
2022	$31,740	$33,950	2,930
2021	$30,850	$34,060	2,880
2020	$28,780	$30,490	3,100
2019	$27,380	$30,330	3,710

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First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$79,960
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