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What security guards make
Typical
$38,020
Entry level, unarmed
$30,210
Top tenth: armed, in-house or specialized
$58,840
The national median is $38,020 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $30,210. The gap between the bottom and the top of this field is almost entirely three things: armed versus unarmed, working directly for a company versus for a contract guard agency, and the site you are assigned to.