Security Guards made a median salary of $37,070 in 2023. The best-paid 25% made $44,630 that year, while the lowest-paid 25% made $31,660. Salary Outlook. X is Year and Y is Mean Salary.

Sgt. Dario Lykes, the lead security guard on mid-shift, is Redstone Arsenal’s Security Guard of the Year for 2024. “I really wasn’t expecting this ...