Security Guards · SOC 33-9032
Security Guards Salary in the Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Security Guards in the Central East New York nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $38,820 per year ($18.66 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $32,810 at the 10th percentile to $54,810 at the 90th. BLS estimates 920 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Security Guards in the Central East New York nonmetropolitan area earn more than $38,820 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $37,000 and $46,540.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $32,810 | $37,000 | $38,820 | $46,540 | $54,810 |
| Hourly | $15.77 | $17.79 | $18.66 | $22.37 | $26.35 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$38,820 median for Central East New York nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $37,000 to $46,540
- New Yorkstate$44,240 median for New York; middle half earns $37,210 to $51,850
- United Statesnational$38,020 median for United States; middle half earns $35,210 to $46,200
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −12% vs New York overall and +2% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in New York
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for security guards, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Central East New York nonmetropolitan areathis page$38,820 median for Central East New York nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $37,000 to $46,540
- $49,540 median for Ithaca metro area; middle half earns $40,170 to $58,600
- $45,050 median for Syracuse metro area; middle half earns $36,080 to $52,000
- $44,790 median for Kingston metro area; middle half earns $38,880 to $54,260
- $44,420 median for Utica metro area; middle half earns $36,250 to $53,160
- $43,980 median for New York metro area; middle half earns $36,940 to $51,530
- $43,250 median for Albany metro area; middle half earns $37,230 to $51,010
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for security guardss · Highest-paying occupations in Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.