In 2023, the District of Columbia was the state with the highest-paid security guards, with their annual mean wage coming in at almost 55,000 U.S. dollars. Alaska was the second most well-paid state for security guards, with security guards here earning a little over 52,000 U.S. dollars in 2023.
States with the highest wages for security guards in the United States in 2023
(in U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 15, 2024). States with the highest wages for security guards in the United States in 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323323/states-with-the-highest-wages-for-security-guards-us/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). States with the highest wages for security guards in the United States in 2023 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 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 2023 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 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 2023 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323323/states-with-the-highest-wages-for-security-guards-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
States with the highest wages for security guards in the United States in 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323323/states-with-the-highest-wages-for-security-guards-us/
