Security Officer salary

Average security officer salary

$14.95

$31,101 yearly

Entry-level security officer salary
$24,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a security officer make?

The average security officer salary in the United States is $31,101. Security officer salaries typically range between $24,000 and $39,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for security officers is $14.95 per hour.

Security officer salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Security officers earn the highest average salary in Washington.

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Where can a Security Officer earn more?

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PPG$39,290

Security Officer Salaries By Experience Level

Security Officer salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Indeed, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter and Comparably, the average salary for a security officer typically falls between $31,101 and $46,814.
zippia
$31,101yearly
glassdoor[1]
$42,290yearly
indeed[2]
$42,720yearly
comparably[3]
$46,814yearly
ZipRecruiter[4]
$35,676yearly

Average security officer salary by state

The highest-paying states for security officers are Washington, Hawaii, and Minnesota. The lowest average security officer salary states are Arkansas, Florida, and West Virginia.

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Highest paying states for security officers

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Hourly Rate
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1Washington$40,097$19.28
2Minnesota$37,107$17.84
3Alaska$36,230$17.42
4New York$35,759$17.19
5Massachusetts$35,893$17.26
6North Dakota$35,041$16.85
7Oregon$34,497$16.59
8Nevada$31,672$15.23
9Rhode Island$31,463$15.13
10Hawaii$38,406$18.46
11California$34,766$16.71
12New Hampshire$33,099$15.91
13Maine$32,892$15.81
14Vermont$32,092$15.43
15Colorado$33,430$16.07
16Wyoming$33,199$15.96
17Pennsylvania$30,358$14.60
18Idaho$30,276$14.56
19South Dakota$31,781$15.28
20Utah$32,522$15.64
21District of Columbia$38,751$18.63
22Missouri$31,759$15.27
23Virginia$31,270$15.03
24New Jersey$31,058$14.93
25Connecticut$32,047$15.41
26Nebraska$30,961$14.89
27Arizona$30,045$14.44
28Illinois$31,145$14.97
29Wisconsin$30,895$14.85
30Maryland$31,193$15.00
31Montana$30,351$14.59
32Ohio$28,421$13.66
33Iowa$29,527$14.20
34Michigan$29,068$13.97
35North Carolina$27,476$13.21
36Kansas$29,135$14.01
37Oklahoma$28,159$13.54
38New Mexico$26,230$12.61
39Texas$26,915$12.94
40Indiana$27,570$13.25
41Florida$24,128$11.60
42Georgia$24,762$11.90
43Mississippi$22,344$10.74
44Delaware$27,830$13.38
45Tennessee$25,099$12.07
46Kentucky$25,649$12.33
47Alabama$23,772$11.43
48South Carolina$25,493$12.26
49Arkansas$24,527$11.79
50West Virginia$23,935$11.51
51Louisiana$23,193$11.15

Highest paying cities for security officers

The highest-paying cities for security officers are Seattle, WA, Washington, DC, and Minneapolis, MN.

Rank
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Hourly Rate
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1Seattle, WA$40,250$19.35
2Washington, DC$38,754$18.63
3Minneapolis, MN$37,121$17.85
4San Francisco, CA$36,145$17.38
5Boston, MA$35,929$17.27
6New York, NY$35,654$17.14
7Portland, OR$34,490$16.58
8Denver, CO$33,481$16.10
9Portland, ME$32,962$15.85
10Reno, NV$32,874$15.80
11Salt Lake City, UT$32,561$15.65
12Kansas City, MO$32,192$15.48
13Baltimore, MD$31,319$15.06
14Chicago, IL$31,250$15.02
15Omaha, NE$31,027$14.92
16Milwaukee, WI$30,831$14.82
17Reading, PA$30,426$14.63
18Glendale, AZ$30,111$14.48
19Kansas City, KS$29,351$14.11
20Cleveland, OH$29,221$14.05

Security Officers are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. Seattle, WA
  2. Washington, DC
  3. Minneapolis, MN
  4. San Francisco, CA
  5. Boston, MA

Security Officer salary details

A security officer's salary ranges from $24,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $39,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Security Officer Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a security officer's salary?

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Monthly Salary
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Hourly Rate
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90th Percentile$39,000$3,250$19
75th Percentile$35,000$2,917$17
Average$31,101$2,592$15
25th Percentile$27,000$2,250$13
10th Percentile$24,000$2,000$12

Highest paying security officer jobs

The highest paying types of security officers are officer, security specialist, and lead security officer.

Job Title
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Monthly Salary
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Unarmed Security Guard$32,946$2,746$15.8499,613
Community Services Officer$38,039$3,170$18.29181,257
Enforcement Officer$38,446$3,204$18.4882,142
Security/Customer Service$32,115$2,676$15.44224,564
Officer$52,506$4,376$25.24114,267
Security Supervisor$41,818$3,485$20.1087,236

Which companies pay security officers the most?

Security officer salaries at Battelle and The Nightingale-Bamford School are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average security officer salary at companies like National Grid plc and Seattle Seahawks are highly competitive.

Rank
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Company
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Average Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1Battelle$50,237$24.15
2The Nightingale-Bamford School$49,203$23.66
3National Grid plc$45,607$21.93
4Seattle Seahawks$45,421$21.84
5Medical University of South Carolina$42,584$20.47
6New York University$42,072$20.23
7University of California-Berkeley$41,924$20.16
8OUC$41,694$20.05
9Freeport-McMoRan$41,063$19.74
10Blue Diamond Growers$40,313$19.38
11University of California$39,992$19.23
12General Electric$39,981$19.22
13Graco$39,924$19.19
14AEG$39,860$19.16
15UC Santa Barbara$39,843$19.16
16New York State Restaurant Association$39,598$19.04
17PSEG$39,530$19.00
18UC Merced$39,490$18.99
19Bayer$39,319$18.90
20PPG$39,290$18.89

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$32,000$31,800$31,600$31,400$31,200$31,000
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Security Officer salary trends

The average security officer salary has risen by $7,162 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average security officer earned $23,939 annually, but today, they earn $31,101 a year. That works out to a 20% change in pay for security officers over the last decade.

Compare security officer salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average security officer salary over time

Compare security officer salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

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Security Officer salary by year

Year
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Avg. Salary
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Hourly Rate
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% Change
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2025$31,100$14.95+4.4%
2024$29,700$14.29+4.0%
2023$28,500$13.72+5.6%
2022$26,900$12.95+4.2%
2021$25,800$12.41+4.4%

Recently added security officer salaries

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Job
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Location
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Date Added
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Salary
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WellpathSecurity OfficerColumbia, SC12/18/2024$29,218
Massasoit Community CollegeInstitution Security Officer IIIBrockton, MA12/18/2024$46,889
State of VirginiaEvening & Weekend Security OfficerRichmond, VA12/18/2024$37,566
1St. Class Security, Inc.Retail Security OfficerSioux Falls, SD12/17/2024$41,740
Six Flags, CorpSecurity Officer-Overnight With Weekend AvailabilitySan Antonio, TX12/17/2024$32,349
St. Moritz Security ServiceOvernight Security OfficerArlington, VA12/17/2024$39,653
St. Moritz Security ServiceACT 235 Armed Security OfficerPittsburgh, PA12/17/2024$43,827
St. Moritz Security ServiceSecurity OfficerWalton, KY12/17/2024$33,392
St. Moritz Security ServiceGate Security OfficerBossier City, LA12/17/2024$32,349
St. Moritz Security ServiceSecurity OfficerFort Wayne, IN12/17/2024$29,218

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