Security Guards in Kentucky

2024 Salary & Job Market Data

Quick Snapshot

Metric Kentucky National Insight
Median Salary $35,520 $38,370 -7.4% vs US
State Rank #46 of 54 states
Employment 13,500 jobs 1,241,770 jobs 1.1% of US jobs
Job Concentration (LQ) — 1.00 Average

How Kentucky Pays for Security Guards

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Full Salary Distribution in Kentucky

Percentile Annual Hourly
10th Percentile $28,680 $13.79
25th Percentile $30,780 $14.80
Median $35,520 $17.08
75th Percentile $39,340 $18.91
90th Percentile $48,730 $23.43

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