Compare One Occupation Across States
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Security Guards
Full security guards overview →U.S. mean $42,470 · median $38,020
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #1 | $60,720 | $64,210 | $29 | +43% | $36,600–$78,910 |
| Alaska | #2 | $54,140 | $47,480 | $26 | +27.5% | $36,520–$76,350 |
| Vermont | #3 | $50,770 | $45,550 | $24 | +19.5% | $36,040–$72,620 |
| Washington | #4 | $50,770 | $47,100 | $24 | +19.5% | $37,720–$68,390 |
| New Hampshire | #5 | $47,850 | $45,200 | $23 | +12.7% | $36,500–$62,400 |
| Virginia | #6 | $47,070 | $43,640 | $23 | +10.8% | $30,990–$73,060 |
| New York | #7 | $46,450 | $44,240 | $22 | +9.4% | $35,650–$60,580 |
| Oregon | #8 | $46,420 | $45,500 | $22 | +9.3% | $36,500–$58,510 |
| New Mexico | #9 | $46,300 | $43,320 | $22 | +9% | $30,220–$64,840 |
| Colorado | #10 | $45,870 | $45,150 | $22 | +8% | $36,160–$57,360 |
| Minnesota | #11 | $45,460 | $43,380 | $22 | +7% | $33,760–$65,090 |
| Connecticut | #12 | $45,180 | $39,920 | $22 | +6.4% | $34,950–$59,220 |
| Missouri | #13 | $45,100 | $40,390 | $22 | +6.2% | $31,040–$68,860 |
| Nebraska | #14 | $45,000 | $39,840 | $22 | +6% | $34,020–$70,310 |
| California | #15 | $44,920 | $43,240 | $22 | +5.8% | $36,010–$57,880 |
| Massachusetts | #16 | $44,760 | $44,670 | $22 | +5.4% | $34,830–$55,800 |
| Maryland | #17 | $44,530 | $38,220 | $21 | +4.9% | $33,700–$64,320 |
| Illinois | #18 | $44,240 | $39,490 | $21 | +4.2% | $35,520–$63,950 |
| Idaho | #19 | $44,100 | $38,300 | $21 | +3.8% | $32,030–$78,680 |
| Delaware | #20 | $43,750 | $36,360 | $21 | +3% | $32,450–$73,390 |
| New Jersey | #21 | $43,520 | $38,880 | $21 | +2.5% | $32,230–$60,420 |
| Hawaii | #22 | $43,470 | $42,820 | $21 | +2.4% | $35,140–$58,840 |
| North Dakota | #23 | $43,150 | $39,310 | $21 | +1.6% | $31,150–$64,390 |
| Utah | #24 | $43,050 | $42,700 | $21 | +1.4% | $31,270–$56,620 |
| Wyoming | #25 | $42,660 | $39,200 | $21 | +0.4% | $30,350–$67,680 |
| Montana | #26 | $42,270 | $38,480 | $20 | -0.5% | $28,800–$57,310 |
| Iowa | #27 | $42,220 | $37,080 | $20 | -0.6% | $30,350–$59,290 |
| Maine | #28 | $41,390 | $39,100 | $20 | -2.5% | $31,470–$51,530 |
| Wisconsin | #29 | $41,390 | $37,440 | $20 | -2.5% | $30,410–$54,680 |
| Arizona | #30 | $40,950 | $38,290 | $20 | -3.6% | $31,910–$52,450 |
| Indiana | #31 | $40,660 | $36,490 | $20 | -4.3% | $29,850–$59,990 |
| Michigan | #32 | $40,640 | $37,080 | $20 | -4.3% | $29,790–$54,770 |
| Kansas | #33 | $40,350 | $37,080 | $19 | -5% | $29,590–$51,890 |
| Rhode Island | #34 | $40,320 | $36,940 | $19 | -5.1% | $31,200–$48,520 |
| South Dakota | #35 | $40,250 | $37,150 | $19 | -5.2% | $30,060–$59,840 |
| Pennsylvania | #36 | $40,180 | $37,050 | $19 | -5.4% | $30,050–$54,830 |
| Ohio | #37 | $39,950 | $35,770 | $19 | -5.9% | $29,030–$55,440 |
| Nevada | #38 | $39,770 | $37,310 | $19 | -6.4% | $29,140–$48,340 |
| Oklahoma | #39 | $39,560 | $36,270 | $19 | -6.9% | $26,940–$56,080 |
| North Carolina | #40 | $39,090 | $35,010 | $19 | -8% | $29,260–$56,020 |
| Texas | #41 | $38,550 | $35,980 | $19 | -9.2% | $26,950–$50,740 |
| Kentucky | #42 | $38,540 | $35,420 | $19 | -9.3% | $28,450–$50,800 |
| Tennessee | #43 | $38,500 | $36,000 | $19 | -9.3% | $29,310–$51,680 |
| Arkansas | #44 | $38,300 | $35,770 | $18 | -9.8% | $28,870–$57,410 |
| Georgia | #45 | $37,890 | $34,980 | $18 | -10.8% | $29,060–$48,590 |
| Florida | #46 | $37,610 | $35,900 | $18 | -11.4% | $29,470–$46,090 |
| South Carolina | #47 | $37,060 | $35,460 | $18 | -12.7% | $27,420–$48,850 |
| Louisiana | #48 | $36,080 | $32,240 | $17 | -15% | $23,660–$49,040 |
| Alabama | #49 | $34,680 | $33,720 | $17 | -18.3% | $23,110–$45,640 |
| Mississippi | #50 | $31,750 | $29,180 | $15 | -25.2% | $21,690–$42,580 |
| West Virginia | #51 | $31,320 | $28,800 | $15 | -26.3% | $20,800–$47,370 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.