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

The median salary for a Security Guards in Texas is $33,390 per year ($16.05/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

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

Texas Security Guards salaries are 13% below the US national median of $38,370 per year.

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

Security Guards salaries in Texas range from $24,710 (10th percentile) to $49,200 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Security Guards Salary in Texas

SOC 33-9032 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Security Guards in Texas is $33,390 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $16.05 per hour. This is 13% below the national median of $38,370. 99,370 people work as Security Guards in Texas. Wages have grown 45% since 2014, when the median was $22,960.

Median Annual Salary

$33,390

Mean Annual

$37,500

Median Hourly

$16.05

Total Employed

99,370

Location Quotient

0.89

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$25k

10th

$29k

25th

$33k

Median

$39k

75th

$49k

90th

How This Compares

Texas

$33,390

this metro

United States

$38,370

you earn -13% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$33,390	$37,500	99,370
2023	$31,530	$35,700	98,660
2022	$29,330	$33,650	91,180
2021	$29,640	$34,460	88,700
2020	$28,540	$31,730	86,310
2019	$27,390	$30,740	90,820
2018	$26,010	$30,090	88,250
2017	$25,290	$30,020	88,100
2016	$24,650	$28,620	88,360
2015	$23,800	$27,680	88,450
2014	$22,960	$26,250	88,840

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