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What security guards make
Experienced guard
$44,000
New guard, retail or site
$34,000
Hospital, transit or supervisor
$65,000
Job Bank's median is $21 an hour, about $44,000 a year full time. That page is titled for guards handling explosives, but the median matches the general guard rate: Alberta's alis service reports an average of $21.49 an hour for security guards in 2023. Retail sites pay least. Hospitals, public agencies and unionised sites pay most.