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What security guards make
Median
$38,020
Bottom tenth
$30,210
Top tenth
$58,840
The national median is $38,020 a year. The bottom tenth earn $30,210 or less and the top tenth $58,840 or more (2025 federal wage survey). Where you sit in that range depends on whether you are armed, whether you work directly for a company or for a contract guard agency, and the site you are assigned to.