How does Security Guards pay in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area compare to the national average?

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area Security Guards salaries are 17% below the US national median of $38,370 per year.

What is the salary range for a Security Guards in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area?

Security Guards salaries in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area range from $30,890 (10th percentile) to $39,560 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Security Guards Salary in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area

SOC 33-9032 · Nonmetropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Security Guards in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area is $31,950 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $15.36 per hour. This is 17% below the national median of $38,370. 1,610 people work as Security Guards in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area. Wages have grown 17% since 2019, when the median was $27,320.

Median Annual Salary

$31,950

Mean Annual

$33,880

Median Hourly

$15.36

Total Employed

1,610

Salary Distribution

$31k

10th

$31k

25th

$32k

Median

$35k

75th

$40k

90th

How This Compares

Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area

$31,950

this metro

United States

$38,370

you earn -17% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$31,950	$33,880	1,610
2023	$30,040	$32,190	1,760
2022	$28,010	$28,250	1,680
2019	$27,320	$30,610	370

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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$46,660
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