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

The median salary for a Security Guards in Ohio is $36,180 per year ($17.40/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

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

Ohio 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 Ohio?

Security Guards salaries in Ohio range from $28,540 (10th percentile) to $61,940 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Security Guards Salary in Ohio

SOC 33-9032 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Security Guards in Ohio is $36,180 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.40 per hour. This is 6% below the national median of $38,370. 34,590 people work as Security Guards in Ohio. Wages have grown 56% since 2014, when the median was $23,190.

Median Annual Salary

$36,180

Mean Annual

$40,500

Median Hourly

$17.40

Total Employed

34,590

Location Quotient

0.78

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$29k

10th

$31k

25th

$36k

Median

$43k

75th

$62k

90th

How This Compares

Ohio

$36,180

this metro

United States

$38,370

you earn -6% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$36,180	$40,500	34,590
2023	$34,350	$38,760	34,490
2022	$29,560	$36,140	33,320
2021	$29,080	$33,030	29,560
2020	$29,220	$34,640	27,270
2019	$28,610	$33,490	30,360
2018	$26,200	$31,400	33,040
2017	$24,850	$30,430	33,580
2016	$23,640	$28,690	32,280
2015	$23,320	$27,950	31,000
2014	$23,190	$27,820	30,960

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