Security Guards
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How much do Security Guards earn yearly?
The median income is the amount of money per year that half of Security Guards earned more than and half earned less. Ten percent of workers earned less than $28,309 and ten percent earned more than $57,843.
| Income Percentile | Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $28,309 |
| Median (50%) | $37,008 |
| High (90%) | $57,843 |
What is the job outlook for new Security Guards?
There are 1,276,048 jobs in this career today. It is projected to have 1,323,422 jobs in 5 years for a growth rate of +3.71%.
The growth rate is a national projection of how many job openings will exist in this career in the future as compared to today.
Projected Growth Rate: +3.71%
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