In 2022, the District of Columbia was the state with the highest-paid security guards, with their annual mean wage coming in at almost 53,000 U.S. dollars. Maryland was the second most well-paid state for security guards, with security guards here earning a little over 44,000 U.S. dollars in 2022.
States with the highest wages for security guards in the United States in 2022 (in U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). States with the highest wages for security guards in the United States in 2022 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323323/states-with-the-highest-wages-for-security-guards-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "States with The Highest Wages for Security Guards in The United States in 2022 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323323/states-with-the-highest-wages-for-security-guards-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, States with the highest wages for security guards in the United States in 2022 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323323/states-with-the-highest-wages-for-security-guards-us/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
States with the highest wages for security guards in the United States in 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323323/states-with-the-highest-wages-for-security-guards-us/