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Industries with Fastest Security Guards Salary Growth

These industries raised Security Guards salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

217
Industries with Growth
+169.4%
Highest Growth
+39.4%
Average Growth
4
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Security Guards salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 217 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $30,690 $82,680 +$51,990 +169.4%
2 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $28,280 $67,830 +$39,550 +139.9%
3 Motion Picture and Video Exhibition $38,310 $91,510 +$53,200 +138.9%
4 Gasoline Stations $26,050 $61,280 +$35,230 +135.2%
5 Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services $32,200 $72,400 +$40,200 +124.8%
6 Waste Management and Remediation Services $30,190 $67,260 +$37,070 +122.8%
7 Rail Transportation $37,500 $82,690 +$45,190 +120.5%
8 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills $29,300 $63,020 +$33,720 +115.1%
9 Other Motor Vehicle Dealers $23,930 $49,260 +$25,330 +105.9%
10 Oil and Gas Extraction $33,880 $63,820 +$29,940 +88.4%
11 Building Equipment Contractors $29,710 $55,380 +$25,670 +86.4%
12 Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation $39,410 $71,720 +$32,310 +82.0%
13 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors $28,780 $52,330 +$23,550 +81.8%
14 Paper Manufacturing $32,230 $58,520 +$26,290 +81.6%
15 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $32,650 $58,540 +$25,890 +79.3%
16 Land Subdivision $29,440 $51,250 +$21,810 +74.1%
17 Utility System Construction $25,640 $44,190 +$18,550 +72.3%
18 Nondepository Credit Intermediation $38,300 $65,910 +$27,610 +72.1%
19 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $28,790 $48,300 +$19,510 +67.8%
20 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $28,330 $47,520 +$19,190 +67.7%
21 Newspaper Publishers $28,360 $47,280 +$18,920 +66.7%
22 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing $37,090 $61,350 +$24,260 +65.4%
23 Logging $23,770 $39,070 +$15,300 +64.4%
24 Forestry and Logging $23,770 $39,070 +$15,300 +64.4%
25 Religious Organizations $32,350 $53,050 +$20,700 +64.0%
26 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $29,590 $48,430 +$18,840 +63.7%
27 Water Transportation $31,300 $50,810 +$19,510 +62.3%
28 Telecommunications $29,540 $47,930 +$18,390 +62.3%
29 Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation $31,370 $50,810 +$19,440 +62.0%
30 Legal Services $33,390 $54,060 +$20,670 +61.9%
31 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $32,190 $51,980 +$19,790 +61.5%
32 Support Activities for Water Transportation $27,210 $43,640 +$16,430 +60.4%
33 Office Administrative Services $28,930 $46,140 +$17,210 +59.5%
34 Natural Gas Distribution $59,160 $94,160 +$35,000 +59.2%
35 Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing $37,670 $58,870 +$21,200 +56.3%
36 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $27,000 $42,050 +$15,050 +55.7%
37 Specialty Trade Contractors $32,830 $50,040 +$17,210 +52.4%
38 Warehousing and Storage $31,190 $47,470 +$16,280 +52.2%
39 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction $26,390 $40,050 +$13,660 +51.8%
40 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing $29,860 $45,310 +$15,450 +51.7%
41 Printing and Related Support Activities $30,950 $46,960 +$16,010 +51.7%
42 Dairy Product Manufacturing $31,620 $47,910 +$16,290 +51.5%
43 Metal Ore Mining $38,280 $57,360 +$19,080 +49.8%
44 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $27,210 $40,690 +$13,480 +49.5%
45 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $35,540 $53,040 +$17,500 +49.2%
46 Grantmaking and Giving Services $32,940 $48,870 +$15,930 +48.4%
47 Freight Transportation Arrangement $29,700 $43,980 +$14,280 +48.1%
48 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $31,890 $47,110 +$15,220 +47.7%
49 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing $33,290 $48,740 +$15,450 +46.4%
50 Grain and Oilseed Milling $29,550 $43,260 +$13,710 +46.4%
51 Motion Picture and Video Industries $37,690 $54,880 +$17,190 +45.6%
52 Nonresidential Building Construction $31,580 $45,970 +$14,390 +45.6%
53 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $54,700 $79,530 +$24,830 +45.4%
54 Monetary Authorities-Central Bank $48,760 $70,750 +$21,990 +45.1%
55 Construction of Buildings $31,730 $45,970 +$14,240 +44.9%
56 Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities $40,060 $57,900 +$17,840 +44.5%
57 Truck Transportation $26,270 $37,800 +$11,530 +43.9%
58 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $33,550 $48,190 +$14,640 +43.6%
59 Support Activities for Transportation $28,860 $41,360 +$12,500 +43.3%
60 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $33,200 $47,270 +$14,070 +42.4%
61 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $40,050 $57,020 +$16,970 +42.4%
62 Support Activities for Air Transportation $29,170 $41,360 +$12,190 +41.8%
63 Amusement Parks and Arcades $28,800 $40,640 +$11,840 +41.1%
64 Employment Services $26,270 $36,910 +$10,640 +40.5%
65 Temporary Help Services $26,010 $36,530 +$10,520 +40.4%
66 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $29,670 $41,600 +$11,930 +40.2%
67 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $27,660 $38,770 +$11,110 +40.2%
68 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $37,690 $52,800 +$15,110 +40.1%
69 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $38,110 $53,370 +$15,260 +40.0%
70 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $41,440 $58,020 +$16,580 +40.0%
71 Primary Metal Manufacturing $32,660 $45,650 +$12,990 +39.8%
72 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging $25,700 $35,920 +$10,220 +39.8%
73 Security Systems Services $27,550 $38,500 +$10,950 +39.7%
74 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $27,440 $38,140 +$10,700 +39.0%
75 Educational Support Services $31,200 $43,310 +$12,110 +38.8%
76 Special Food Services $30,840 $42,810 +$11,970 +38.8%
77 Civic and Social Organizations $26,410 $36,620 +$10,210 +38.7%
78 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) $27,060 $37,460 +$10,400 +38.4%
79 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps $24,510 $33,910 +$9,400 +38.4%
80 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $41,080 $56,770 +$15,690 +38.2%
81 Communications Equipment Manufacturing $35,840 $49,490 +$13,650 +38.1%
82 Other Food Manufacturing $33,090 $45,660 +$12,570 +38.0%
83 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $49,950 $68,820 +$18,870 +37.8%
84 Utilities $49,980 $68,820 +$18,840 +37.7%
85 Insurance Carriers $38,010 $52,290 +$14,280 +37.6%
86 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $28,730 $39,500 +$10,770 +37.5%
87 Sawmills and Wood Preservation $26,290 $36,010 +$9,720 +37.0%
88 Nuclear Electric Power Generation $49,750 $68,100 +$18,350 +36.9%
89 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers $38,720 $52,940 +$14,220 +36.7%
90 Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers $31,350 $42,860 +$11,510 +36.7%
91 Building Material and Supplies Dealers $38,790 $53,020 +$14,230 +36.7%
92 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $38,340 $52,290 +$13,950 +36.4%
93 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) $42,310 $57,700 +$15,390 +36.4%
94 Urban Transit Systems $32,280 $43,930 +$11,650 +36.1%
95 Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers $38,430 $52,290 +$13,860 +36.1%
96 Offices of Physicians $34,010 $46,210 +$12,200 +35.9%
97 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $44,350 $60,220 +$15,870 +35.8%
98 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $28,580 $38,800 +$10,220 +35.8%
99 Plastics Product Manufacturing $31,570 $42,660 +$11,090 +35.1%
100 Other Personal Services $33,310 $44,970 +$11,660 +35.0%
101 Individual and Family Services $29,990 $40,440 +$10,450 +34.8%
102 Food Manufacturing $29,500 $39,770 +$10,270 +34.8%
103 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing $35,060 $47,240 +$12,180 +34.7%
104 Death Care Services $28,470 $38,320 +$9,850 +34.6%
105 Restaurants and Other Eating Places $30,160 $40,420 +$10,260 +34.0%
106 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $29,470 $39,460 +$9,990 +33.9%
107 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $32,420 $43,360 +$10,940 +33.7%
108 Beverage Manufacturing $32,440 $43,230 +$10,790 +33.3%
109 Support Activities for Road Transportation $25,790 $34,320 +$8,530 +33.1%
110 Scientific Research and Development Services $41,280 $54,910 +$13,630 +33.0%
111 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $30,810 $40,870 +$10,060 +32.7%
112 Other Residential Care Facilities $28,360 $37,610 +$9,250 +32.6%
113 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $35,850 $47,540 +$11,690 +32.6%
114 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $35,770 $47,430 +$11,660 +32.6%
115 Hospitals $36,180 $47,950 +$11,770 +32.5%
116 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $29,130 $38,490 +$9,360 +32.1%
117 Other Wood Product Manufacturing $26,450 $34,940 +$8,490 +32.1%
118 Home Health Care Services $29,990 $39,610 +$9,620 +32.1%
119 Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing $35,530 $46,920 +$11,390 +32.1%
120 Investigation and Security Services $28,460 $37,530 +$9,070 +31.9%
121 Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services $28,470 $37,530 +$9,060 +31.8%
122 Administrative and Support Services $28,480 $37,530 +$9,050 +31.8%
123 Personal and Laundry Services $32,700 $43,030 +$10,330 +31.6%
124 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $28,390 $37,340 +$8,950 +31.5%
125 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $31,030 $40,790 +$9,760 +31.5%
126 Other Support Services $29,540 $38,740 +$9,200 +31.1%
127 Rental and Leasing Services $28,500 $37,340 +$8,840 +31.0%
128 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $28,660 $37,540 +$8,880 +31.0%
129 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $46,710 $61,060 +$14,350 +30.7%
130 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $29,030 $37,920 +$8,890 +30.6%
131 Wood Product Manufacturing $27,150 $35,460 +$8,310 +30.6%
132 Gambling Industries $28,970 $37,800 +$8,830 +30.5%
133 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $29,130 $37,990 +$8,860 +30.4%
134 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $32,470 $42,280 +$9,810 +30.2%
135 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $33,100 $43,010 +$9,910 +29.9%
136 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $31,050 $40,290 +$9,240 +29.8%
137 Couriers and Messengers $40,230 $52,170 +$11,940 +29.7%
138 Management of Companies and Enterprises $36,330 $47,090 +$10,760 +29.6%
139 Accommodation $30,890 $39,960 +$9,070 +29.4%
140 Traveler Accommodation $31,050 $40,140 +$9,090 +29.3%
141 Couriers and Express Delivery Services $40,390 $52,180 +$11,790 +29.2%
142 Elementary and Secondary Schools $34,780 $44,740 +$9,960 +28.6%
143 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $30,990 $39,790 +$8,800 +28.4%
144 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $29,200 $37,390 +$8,190 +28.0%
145 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing $35,590 $45,540 +$9,950 +28.0%
146 Social Assistance $30,100 $38,430 +$8,330 +27.7%
147 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $36,210 $46,080 +$9,870 +27.3%
148 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance $29,520 $37,560 +$8,040 +27.2%
149 Other Schools and Instruction $29,200 $37,110 +$7,910 +27.1%
150 Machinery Manufacturing $34,440 $43,750 +$9,310 +27.0%
151 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $29,410 $37,300 +$7,890 +26.8%
152 Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing $29,640 $37,560 +$7,920 +26.7%
153 Chemical Manufacturing $32,400 $41,030 +$8,630 +26.6%
154 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing $37,730 $47,760 +$10,030 +26.6%
155 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing $30,950 $38,980 +$8,030 +25.9%
156 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying $28,190 $35,450 +$7,260 +25.8%
157 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $31,740 $39,910 +$8,170 +25.7%
158 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $27,480 $34,540 +$7,060 +25.7%
159 Spectator Sports $28,540 $35,860 +$7,320 +25.6%
160 Junior Colleges $33,620 $42,220 +$8,600 +25.6%
161 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $30,440 $38,150 +$7,710 +25.3%
162 Technical and Trade Schools $31,290 $39,080 +$7,790 +24.9%
163 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $34,960 $43,540 +$8,580 +24.5%
164 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $34,530 $43,000 +$8,470 +24.5%
165 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $31,740 $39,520 +$7,780 +24.5%
166 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $30,270 $37,600 +$7,330 +24.2%
167 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $29,230 $36,090 +$6,860 +23.5%
168 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $30,450 $37,550 +$7,100 +23.3%
169 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $45,350 $55,920 +$10,570 +23.3%
170 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance $28,130 $34,660 +$6,530 +23.2%
171 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $29,130 $35,820 +$6,690 +23.0%
172 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers $32,980 $40,450 +$7,470 +22.7%
173 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $34,490 $42,250 +$7,760 +22.5%
174 Ambulatory Health Care Services $34,790 $42,590 +$7,800 +22.4%
175 Business Support Services $32,950 $40,300 +$7,350 +22.3%
176 Food Services and Drinking Places $29,370 $35,890 +$6,520 +22.2%
177 Waste Treatment and Disposal $33,270 $40,630 +$7,360 +22.1%
178 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) $28,810 $35,120 +$6,310 +21.9%
179 Engineering Services $44,870 $54,650 +$9,780 +21.8%
180 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing $30,990 $37,720 +$6,730 +21.7%
181 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $35,980 $43,760 +$7,780 +21.6%
182 Textile Mills $25,060 $30,460 +$5,400 +21.5%
183 Facilities Support Services $33,050 $40,100 +$7,050 +21.3%
184 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $29,650 $35,930 +$6,280 +21.2%
185 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $34,810 $42,130 +$7,320 +21.0%
186 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $39,150 $47,370 +$8,220 +21.0%
187 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $29,510 $35,700 +$6,190 +21.0%
188 Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $31,970 $38,650 +$6,680 +20.9%
189 Real Estate $38,810 $46,860 +$8,050 +20.7%
190 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $33,640 $40,490 +$6,850 +20.4%
191 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $34,390 $41,250 +$6,860 +19.9%
192 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $36,360 $43,580 +$7,220 +19.9%
193 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $28,810 $34,520 +$5,710 +19.8%
194 Outpatient Care Centers $35,390 $42,400 +$7,010 +19.8%
195 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $51,090 $60,940 +$9,850 +19.3%
196 Educational Services $34,460 $41,030 +$6,570 +19.1%
197 Repair and Maintenance $29,800 $35,470 +$5,670 +19.0%
198 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $30,260 $36,000 +$5,740 +19.0%
199 Other Support Activities for Transportation $27,660 $32,600 +$4,940 +17.9%
200 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $53,200 $62,600 +$9,400 +17.7%
201 Rubber Product Manufacturing $56,390 $65,590 +$9,200 +16.3%
202 Social Advocacy Organizations $32,600 $37,490 +$4,890 +15.0%
203 Performing Arts Companies $31,020 $35,570 +$4,550 +14.7%
204 Fabric Mills $24,710 $28,330 +$3,620 +14.6%
205 Ship and Boat Building $42,570 $48,640 +$6,070 +14.3%
206 Automobile Dealers $31,070 $35,410 +$4,340 +14.0%
207 Support Activities for Crop Production $31,710 $36,060 +$4,350 +13.7%
208 Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry $31,670 $35,910 +$4,240 +13.4%
209 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $37,090 $41,510 +$4,420 +11.9%
210 Support Activities for Rail Transportation $32,600 $36,480 +$3,880 +11.9%
211 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $34,820 $38,790 +$3,970 +11.4%
212 Support Activities for Animal Production $31,630 $35,050 +$3,420 +10.8%
213 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $44,270 $48,740 +$4,470 +10.1%
214 Foundries $31,050 $33,710 +$2,660 +8.6%
215 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $45,710 $48,580 +$2,870 +6.3%
216 Support Activities for Mining $28,170 $28,870 +$700 +2.5%
217 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $54,900 $55,710 +$810 +1.5%

4 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $55,820 $33,140 -$22,680 -40.6%
2 Coal Mining $25,250 $21,050 -$4,200 -16.6%
3 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $37,300 $34,480 -$2,820 -7.6%
4 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation $43,120 $40,630 -$2,490 -5.8%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Security Guards in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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