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Can a security guard make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a security guard. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a security guard is $30,409. Even security guards in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $38,000 per year.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Security Guards?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile security guard earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| Washington | $49,000 |
| Alaska | $45,000 |
| District of Columbia | $45,000 |
| Hawaii | $44,000 |
| California | $44,000 |
| Oregon | $43,000 |
| New York | $42,000 |
| Minnesota | $41,000 |
| Massachusetts | $41,000 |
| Virginia | $41,000 |
| Nevada | $39,000 |
| Connecticut | $39,000 |
| Utah | $38,000 |
| North Dakota | $38,000 |
| New Jersey | $38,000 |
| Colorado | $38,000 |
| Arizona | $37,000 |
| Wyoming | $37,000 |
| New Hampshire | $36,000 |
| Missouri | $36,000 |
| Illinois | $36,000 |
| Maine | $36,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $36,000 |
| Delaware | $36,000 |
| Rhode Island | $35,000 |
| Vermont | $35,000 |
| Wisconsin | $35,000 |
| New Mexico | $35,000 |
| Maryland | $35,000 |
| Nebraska | $34,000 |
| South Dakota | $34,000 |
| Indiana | $34,000 |
| Ohio | $34,000 |
| Oklahoma | $34,000 |
| Kansas | $34,000 |
| Kentucky | $34,000 |
| Michigan | $34,000 |
| Idaho | $34,000 |
| North Carolina | $33,000 |
| Tennessee | $32,000 |
| Texas | $32,000 |
| Iowa | $32,000 |
| Montana | $30,000 |
| Georgia | $30,000 |
| Arkansas | $30,000 |
| Alabama | $29,000 |
| Florida | $29,000 |
| South Carolina | $29,000 |
| Louisiana | $28,000 |
| Mississippi | $27,000 |
| West Virginia | $27,000 |
