How does Security Guards pay in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY compare to the national average?

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Security Guards salaries are 25% above the US national median of $24,410 per year.

What is the salary range for a Security Guards in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY?

Security Guards salaries in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY range from $20,370 (10th percentile) to $47,870 (90th percentile) per year, per 2014 BLS OEWS data.

Security Guards Salary in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY

SOC 33-9032 · Metropolitan Area · 2014 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Security Guards in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY is $30,450 per year as of 2014. That works out to roughly $14.64 per hour. This is 25% above the national median of $24,410. 1,910 people work as Security Guards in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY.

Median Annual Salary

$30,450

Mean Annual

$33,110

Median Hourly

$14.64

Total Employed

1,910

Location Quotient

0.97

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$20k

10th

$26k

25th

$30k

Median

$39k

75th

$48k

90th

How This Compares

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY

$30,450

this metro

New York

$30,000

you earn +2% vs state

United States

$24,410

you earn +25% vs US

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