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

North Carolina Security Guards salaries are 6% below the US national median of $38,370 per year.

What is the salary range for a Security Guards in North Carolina?

Security Guards salaries in North Carolina range from $28,930 (10th percentile) to $58,010 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Security Guards Salary in North Carolina

SOC 33-9032 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Security Guards in North Carolina is $35,900 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.26 per hour. This is 6% below the national median of $38,370. 29,360 people work as Security Guards in North Carolina. Wages have grown 24% since 2019, when the median was $29,060.

Median Annual Salary

$35,900

Mean Annual

$40,600

Median Hourly

$17.26

Total Employed

29,360

Salary Distribution

$29k

10th

$30k

25th

$36k

Median

$46k

75th

$58k

90th

How This Compares

North Carolina

$35,900

this metro

United States

$38,370

you earn -6% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$35,900	$40,600	29,360
2023	$33,550	$36,410	28,490
2022	$28,920	$32,300	26,110
2021	$28,990	$33,340	25,780
2020	$29,730	$33,920	24,430
2019	$29,060	$33,780	23,400

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