Pay distribution $21,950 10th $26,620 25th $35,290 75th $44,820 90th
Half of Security Guards in the Jackson metro area earn more than $27,950 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $26,620 and $35,290.
Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS) Wage 10th 25th Median 75th 90th Annual $21,950 $26,620 $27,950 $35,290 $44,820 Hourly $10.56 $12.80 $13.44 $16.97 $21.55
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 Jackson metro areathis metro area
$27,950 median for Jackson metro area; middle half earns $26,620 to $35,290
$29,180 median for Mississippi; middle half earns $26,940 to $35,430
$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 −4% vs Mississippi overall and −26% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally $20,800 $40,093 $59,387 $78,680 Charleston, WV — $20,800 Aguadilla, PR — $21,840 Mayaguez, PR — $21,840 Ponce, PR — $21,840 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $21,840 Arecibo, PR — $22,080 Johnson City, TN — $27,720 Jackson, MS — $27,950 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $29,040 Laredo, TX — $29,180 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $29,290 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $29,400 Alexandria, LA — $29,430 Albany, GA — $29,700 Columbus, GA-AL — $29,720 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $29,730 El Paso, TX — $29,740 Lake Charles, LA — $29,740 Bay City, MI — $29,820 Eagle Pass, TX — $30,030 Gadsden, AL — $30,040 Lima, OH — $30,060 Lafayette, LA — $30,090 Cleveland, TN — $30,680 Dothan, AL — $30,720 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $30,720 Jacksonville, NC — $30,730 Anniston-Oxford, AL — $30,760 Hattiesburg, MS — $30,760 Morristown, TN — $30,790 Hammond, LA — $30,880 Wheeling, WV-OH — $30,960 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $30,980 Montgomery, AL — $31,000 Goldsboro, NC — $31,070 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $31,230 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $31,240 Johnstown, PA — $31,320 Burlington, NC — $31,370 Owensboro, KY — $31,440 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $31,480 Tuscaloosa, AL — $31,590 Longview, TX — $31,730 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $31,860 Twin Falls, ID — $32,040 New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $32,240 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $32,480 Muncie, IN — $32,520 Sebring, FL — $32,610 Valdosta, GA — $32,810 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $32,870 Victoria, TX — $32,950 Youngstown-Warren, OH — $33,020 Enid, OK — $33,280 Lawton, OK — $33,280 Greensboro-High Point, NC — $33,430 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $33,450 Terre Haute, IN — $33,550 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $33,620 Mobile, AL — $33,630 Mansfield, OH — $33,670 San Angelo, TX — $33,700 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $33,740 Birmingham, AL — $33,820 Sherman-Denison, TX — $33,860 Corpus Christi, TX — $33,870 Athens-Clarke County, GA — $33,910 Tallahassee, FL — $33,930 Macon-Bibb County, GA — $33,940 Gainesville, FL — $33,950 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $33,990 Evansville, IN — $34,010 College Station-Bryan, TX — $34,030 Texarkana, TX-AR — $34,060 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $34,100 Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $34,120 Champaign-Urbana, IL — $34,250 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $34,260 Morgantown, WV — $34,290 State College, PA — $34,290 Ocala, FL — $34,330 Wausau, WI — $34,400 Williamsport, PA — $34,440 Elizabethtown, KY — $34,450 Erie, PA — $34,530 Fort Smith, AR-OK — $34,530 Warner Robins, GA — $34,530 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $34,550 Columbus, IN — $34,630 Sumter, SC — $34,660 Raleigh-Cary, NC — $34,680 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $34,690 Bowling Green, KY — $34,720 Wichita, KS — $34,790 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $34,800 Savannah, GA — $34,810 Jonesboro, AR — $34,820 Auburn-Opelika, AL — $34,840 Wichita Falls, TX — $34,920 Flint, MI — $34,930 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $34,950 Toledo, OH — $34,950 Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $34,980 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $35,010 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $35,010 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $35,060 Lawrence, KS — $35,080 Dover, DE — $35,100 Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $35,100 Kenosha, WI — $35,120 Canton-Massillon, OH — $35,140 Columbia, SC — $35,140 Fort Wayne, IN — $35,140 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $35,150 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $35,160 Homosassa Springs, FL — $35,170 Lubbock, TX — $35,220 Port St. Lucie, FL — $35,250 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $35,270 Waco, TX — $35,270 Akron, OH — $35,340 Jacksonville, FL — $35,340 Gainesville, GA — $35,360 Fond du Lac, WI — $35,380 Kankakee, IL — $35,380 Killeen-Temple, TX — $35,390 Lexington-Fayette, KY — $35,400 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $35,460 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $35,500 Bloomington, IN — $35,510 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $35,510 Amarillo, TX — $35,520 Bloomington, IL — $35,520 Chattanooga, TN-GA — $35,650 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $35,650 York-Hanover, PA — $35,660 Niles, MI — $35,690 Sandusky, OH — $35,710 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $35,760 Columbus, OH — $35,800 Knoxville, TN — $35,810 Pittsburgh, PA — $35,850 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $35,860 Cleveland, OH — $35,890 Altoona, PA — $35,900 Clarksville, TN-KY — $35,900 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $35,930 Jackson, TN — $35,960 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $36,010 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $36,020 Appleton, WI — $36,040 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $36,040 Winston-Salem, NC — $36,040 Yuma, AZ — $36,050 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $36,090 Punta Gorda, FL — $36,100 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $36,110 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $36,110 Abilene, TX — $36,120 Hot Springs, AR — $36,120 Bismarck, ND — $36,130 Tyler, TX — $36,170 Eau Claire, WI — $36,190 Huntsville, AL — $36,210 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $36,210 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $36,230 Tucson, AZ — $36,250 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $36,270 Oklahoma City, OK — $36,320 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $36,330 Spartanburg, SC — $36,350 Paducah, KY-IL — $36,370 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $36,410 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $36,420 Rome, GA — $36,430 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $36,490 Baton Rouge, LA — $36,500 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $36,510 Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $36,510 Ogden, UT — $36,600 Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $36,620 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $36,630 Tulsa, OK — $36,640 Lewiston, ID-WA — $36,650 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $36,680 Lincoln, NE — $36,700 Greenville, NC — $36,730 Missoula, MT — $36,750 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $36,780 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $36,800 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $36,810 Rocky Mount, NC — $36,810 Asheville, NC — $36,820 Farmington, NM — $36,820 Merced, CA — $36,820 Topeka, KS — $36,830 Bangor, ME — $36,860 Roanoke, VA — $36,900 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $36,900 Cedar Rapids, IA — $36,940 Columbia, MO — $36,950 Richmond, VA — $36,960 Rockford, IL — $36,960 Wilmington, NC — $36,960 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $36,970 Las Cruces, NM — $37,010 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $37,010 Grants Pass, OR — $37,030 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $37,030 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $37,040 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $37,050 Visalia, CA — $37,090 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $37,140 Rapid City, SD — $37,150 Harrisonburg, VA — $37,160 Fresno, CA — $37,180 Salisbury, MD — $37,180 Yuba City, CA — $37,180 Greeley, CO — $37,190 Battle Creek, MI — $37,200 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $37,210 El Centro, CA — $37,230 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $37,230 Chico, CA — $37,250 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $37,280 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $37,340 Boise City, ID — $37,380 Ames, IA — $37,430 Yakima, WA — $37,440 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $37,450 Lebanon, PA — $37,470 Midland, TX — $37,500 Duluth, MN-WI — $37,520 Springfield, OH — $37,540 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $37,550 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $37,600 Dubuque, IA — $37,620 Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $37,740 Fargo, ND-MN — $37,770 Pocatello, ID — $37,790 Dalton, GA — $37,820 Joplin, MO-KS — $37,830 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $37,870 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $37,880 Winchester, VA-WV — $37,900 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $37,920 Helena, MT — $37,920 Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $37,980 Madison, WI — $38,020 Billings, MT — $38,040 Lancaster, PA — $38,090 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $38,120 Flagstaff, AZ — $38,200 Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $38,210 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $38,290 Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $38,370 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $38,420 Odessa, TX — $38,420 St. Cloud, MN — $38,430 Worcester, MA — $38,430 Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $38,440 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $38,480 Decatur, AL — $38,500 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $38,500 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $38,530 Peoria, IL — $38,530 Stockton-Lodi, CA — $38,530 Grand Junction, CO — $38,590 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $38,670 Salinas, CA — $38,700 Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $38,720 Jackson, MI — $38,750 Grand Island, NE — $38,850 Coeur d'Alene, ID — $38,870 Glens Falls, NY — $38,920 Reading, PA — $38,960 Modesto, CA — $38,990 Springfield, MO — $39,010 Florence, SC — $39,060 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $39,060 St. Joseph, MO-KS — $39,180 Portland-South Portland, ME — $39,190 Reno, NV — $39,370 Minot, ND — $39,430 Naples-Marco Island, FL — $39,450 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $39,460 Gettysburg, PA — $39,500 Iowa City, IA — $39,540 Logan, UT-ID — $39,600 Manhattan, KS — $39,730 Eugene-Springfield, OR — $39,750 Mankato, MN — $39,760 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $39,900 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $39,990 Sheboygan, WI — $40,010 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $40,030 Traverse City, MI — $40,060 Elmira, NY — $40,130 Green Bay, WI — $40,130 Vineland, NJ — $40,260 Springfield, MA — $40,340 Pueblo, CO — $40,360 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $40,690 Saginaw, MI — $40,730 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $40,810 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $40,860 Janesville-Beloit, WI — $40,870 Midland, MI — $40,880 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $40,960 Santa Fe, NM — $40,980 Decatur, IL — $41,220 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $41,310 Bozeman, MT — $41,420 Grand Forks, ND-MN — $41,750 Kansas City, MO-KS — $41,810 Great Falls, MT — $41,950 St. George, UT — $41,950 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $41,950 Binghamton, NY — $42,070 Ann Arbor, MI — $42,100 Chambersburg, PA — $42,130 Charlottesville, VA — $42,170 Springfield, IL — $42,240 Redding, CA — $42,330 Omaha, NE-IA — $42,370 Urban Honolulu, HI — $42,580 St. Louis, MO-IL — $42,600 Colorado Springs, CO — $42,670 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $42,680 Vallejo, CA — $42,800 Rochester, NY — $42,860 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $42,910 Fayetteville, NC — $42,940 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $42,980 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $43,250 Casper, WY — $43,250 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $43,250 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $43,260 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $43,320 Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $43,340 Cheyenne, WY — $43,370 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $43,430 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $43,610 Carson City, NV — $43,640 Bend, OR — $43,790 Pittsfield, MA — $43,860 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $43,920 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $43,980 Albany, OR — $44,050 Kokomo, IN — $44,080 Medford, OR — $44,250 Bellingham, WA — $44,310 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $44,390 Utica-Rome, NY — $44,420 Jefferson City, MO — $44,430 Manchester-Nashua, NH — $44,520 Albuquerque, NM — $44,780 Kingston, NY — $44,790 Lexington Park, MD — $44,880 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $44,990 Syracuse, NY — $45,050 New Haven, CT — $45,060 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $45,160 Barnstable Town, MA — $45,230 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $45,270 Longview-Kelso, WA — $45,370 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $45,420 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $45,540 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $45,730 Corvallis, OR — $45,980 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $46,090 Salem, OR — $46,150 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $46,250 Boulder, CO — $46,450 Anchorage, AK — $46,720 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $46,820 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $46,830 Napa, CA — $47,240 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $47,490 Rochester, MN — $47,790 Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $48,690 Walla Walla, WA — $48,770 Hinesville, GA — $48,780 Lynchburg, VA — $49,480 Ithaca, NY — $49,540 Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $51,170 Kennewick-Richland, WA — $54,670 Fairbanks-College, AK — $60,400 Idaho Falls, ID — $78,680 Jackson metro area Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Jackson metro area has the 382nd-highest published median for this occupation among the 389 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Mississippi Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for security guards, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
Jackson metro areathis page
$27,950 median for Jackson metro area; middle half earns $26,620 to $35,290
$30,980 median for Gulfport metro area; middle half earns $27,750 to $34,580
$30,760 median for Hattiesburg metro area; middle half earns $29,040 to $34,470
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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 .