What are the main factors that influence a Gate Guard's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Gate Guard's salary?

A Gate Guard's salary grows with experience: a Gate Guard (0-1 years)earns $39,344, a Security Guard - Armed (3-5 years)earns $48,346, a Security Guard Team Leader (5+ years)earns $60,361,

What are the highest paying states for a Gate Guard?

Gate Guard salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Gate Guard roles are District of Columbia $42,847, California $42,684, Massachusetts $42,116. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Gate Guard roles make?

Salaries for Gate Guard level roles vary by specialization: Gate Security Officer: $64,767; Gate Clerk Inspector: $59,970; Gate Officer: $47,614; Security Guard - Armed: $47,552; Front Gate Attendant: $46,718.

How do different companies affect a Gate Guard's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Gate Guard roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Gate Guard Salary in the United States

How much does a Gate Guard make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Gate Guard in the United States is $38,699 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, a Gate Guard's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $42,500
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,599 to $40,689
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,777

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Gate Guard Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$40,689	$3,391	$782	$20
Average	$38,699	$3,225	$744	$19
25th Percentile	$35,599	$2,967	$685	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Gate Guard Salaries

A Gate Guard's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Gate Guard Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Gate Guards. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $42,847.
California: $42,684.
Massachusetts: $42,116.

District of Columbia $42,847 California $42,684 Massachusetts $42,116 Washington $41,961 New Jersey $41,945 Alaska $41,891 Connecticut $41,357 New York $41,140

Hawaii $40,448 Rhode Island $40,123 Maryland $39,902 Minnesota $39,600 Colorado $39,484 Illinois $39,445 Oregon $39,298 Delaware $39,190

New Hampshire $39,122 Virginia $38,969 Pennsylvania $38,524 Nevada $38,300 North Dakota $38,226 Michigan $38,110 Wisconsin $38,068 Vermont $37,983

Texas $37,747 Maine $37,731 Arizona $37,708 Ohio $37,681 Georgia $37,325 Indiana $37,147 Wyoming $37,112 Utah $37,058

Iowa $37,034 Kansas $36,849 Louisiana $36,795 North Carolina $36,775 Missouri $36,767 Florida $36,617 Montana $36,535 Nebraska $36,458

Kentucky $36,415 South Carolina $36,260 Tennessee $36,164 Idaho $36,125 New Mexico $35,843 Oklahoma $35,781 Alabama $35,552 South Dakota $35,169

Arkansas $34,960 West Virginia $34,848 Mississippi $34,511

Top Paying Cities for Gate Guards

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $48,810
San Francisco: $48,276
Oakland: $47,259

San Jose, CA $48,810

San Francisco, CA $48,276

Oakland, CA $47,259

New York, NY $44,557

Paramus, NJ $44,015

Queens Village, NY $44,013

Passaic, NJ $43,977

Bergenfield, NJ $43,973

Stamford, CT $43,888

Huntington, NY $43,872

Newark, NJ $43,586

Bridgeport, CT $43,504

Vallejo, CA $43,427

New Brunswick, NJ $43,412

Petaluma, CA $43,389

Middlesex, NJ $43,315

Somerset, NJ $43,288

Santa Cruz, CA $43,238

Boston, MA $43,002

Monterey, CA $42,866

Seattle, WA $42,777

Santa Rosa, CA $42,770

Los Angeles, CA $42,758

Juneau, AK $42,657

Washington, DC $42,615

Orange, CA $42,477

Santa Ana, CA $42,375

Long Beach, CA $42,336

Anaheim, CA $42,328

Anchorage, AK $42,309

Santa Maria, CA $42,193

Everett, WA $42,185

Danbury, CT $42,049

Bremerton, WA $41,996

Tacoma, WA $41,856

New Suffolk, NY $41,856

Sacramento, CA $41,845

Santa Barbara, CA $41,802

Trenton, NJ $41,760

San Diego, CA $41,760

Brockton, MA $41,717

Fairbanks, AK $41,622

Lompoc, CA $41,523

Lowell, MA $41,492

Ventura, CA $41,485

Nashua, NH $41,477

Stockton, CA $41,473

Modesto, CA $41,191

Poughkeepsie, NY $41,106

Olympia, WA $41,032

Kennewick, WA $41,032

New Haven, CT $41,017

Lawrence, MA $40,877

Hartford, CT $40,839

Riverside, CA $40,831

New Bedford, MA $40,792

Richland, WA $40,792

Bakersfield, CA $40,738

San Bernardino, CA $40,722

New Britain, CT $40,719

Atlantic City, NJ $40,719

New London, CT $40,703

Norwich, CT $40,691

Portsmouth, NH $40,684

Boulder, CO $40,602

Portland, OR $40,548

Worcester, MA $40,544

Minneapolis, MN $40,424

Philadelphia, PA $40,370

Honolulu, HI $40,243

Saint Paul, MN $40,224

Vineland, NJ $40,215

Providence, RI $40,103

Chicago, IL $39,991

Bellingham, WA $39,945

Springfield, MA $39,914

Baltimore, MD $39,902

Chico, CA $39,805

Pittsfield, MA $39,701

Manchester, NH $39,627

Spokane, WA $39,457

Denver, CO $39,453

Albany, NY $39,271

Troy, NY $39,256

Nassau, NY $39,214

Schenectady, NY $39,174

Wilmington, DE $39,144

Burlington, VT $39,089

Salem, OR $39,074

Portland, ME $38,954

Yakima, WA $38,915

Rochester, MN $38,795

Reno, NV $38,776

Fresno, CA $38,776

Milwaukee, WI $38,741

Detroit, MI $38,702

Ann Arbor, MI $38,696

Allentown, PA $38,691

Colorado Springs, CO $38,625

Syracuse, NY $38,606

Carson City, NV $38,606

Houston, TX $38,551

Eugene, OR $38,532

Gary, IN $38,486

Springfield, OR $38,455

Bismarck, ND $38,447

Galveston, TX $38,420

Medford, OR $38,362

Fort Collins, CO $38,346

Concord, NH $38,327

Austin, TX $38,315

Mesa, AZ $38,234

Reading, PA $38,230

Phoenix, AZ $38,226

Dallas, TX $38,215

Saint Cloud, MN $38,178

Madison, WI $38,126

Utica, NY $38,021

Rochester, NY $37,959

Des Moines, IA $37,955

Raleigh, NC $37,952

Atlanta, GA $37,894

Battle Creek, MI $37,882

Salt Lake City, UT $37,870

Lancaster, PA $37,812

Harrisburg, PA $37,758

Kansas City, MO $37,719

Champaign, IL $37,712

Kansas City, KS $37,712

Fort Worth, TX $37,708

Columbus, OH $37,701

Boca Raton, FL $37,692

Pittsburgh, PA $37,677

Richmond, VA $37,661

Indianapolis, IN $37,654

Cleveland, OH $37,650

Las Vegas, NV $37,603

Cincinnati, OH $37,603

Petersburg, VA $37,545

Huntsville, AL $37,487

Lansing, MI $37,461

Lebanon, PA $37,456

Pueblo, CO $37,452

Appleton, WI $37,441

Buffalo, NY $37,425

Dayton, OH $37,414

Racine, WI $37,406

Charlotte, NC $37,402

Saint Louis, MO $37,390

York, PA $37,367

Elkhart, IN $37,367

Gastonia, NC $37,360

Billings, MT $37,351

Beaumont, TX $37,340

Lorain, OH $37,332

Benton Harbor, MI $37,325

Toledo, OH $37,317

Binghamton, NY $37,298

Rock Hill, SC $37,294

Rockford, IL $37,274

Springfield, IL $37,259

Elyria, OH $37,255

Fargo, ND $37,255

Flagstaff, AZ $37,228

Fort Lauderdale, FL $37,205

Duluth, MN $37,182

Miami, FL $37,182

Cheyenne, WY $37,154

Grand Forks, ND $37,154

Bangor, ME $37,069

Cedar Rapids, IA $37,027

Durham, NC $37,010

Louisville, KY $37,007

Grand Rapids, MI $37,000

Hialeah, FL $36,996

Casper, WY $36,942

Scranton, PA $36,895

New Orleans, LA $36,884

Virginia Beach, VA $36,880

Akron, OH $36,860

Peoria, IL $36,810

Sarasota, FL $36,802

Nashville, TN $36,775

Omaha, NE $36,775

Green Bay, WI $36,775

Baton Rouge, LA $36,756

Charleston, SC $36,748

Jamestown, NY $36,729

Davenport, IA $36,729

Tucson, AZ $36,709

Saint Petersburg, FL $36,686

Tampa, FL $36,678

Evansville, IN $36,655

Port Arthur, TX $36,655

Bradenton, FL $36,640

Santa Fe, NM $36,570

Orlando, FL $36,500

Clearwater, FL $36,489

Canton, OH $36,408

La Crosse, WI $36,408

Albuquerque, NM $36,384

Newport News, VA $36,380

High Point, NC $36,369

Ogden, UT $36,353

Corpus Christi, TX $36,322

Norfolk, VA $36,299

Laramie, WY $36,299

Rock Island, IL $36,276

Saginaw, MI $36,268

Jacksonville, FL $36,264

Salisbury, NC $36,257

Boise, ID $36,249

Moline, IL $36,230

Fort Myers, FL $36,218

Memphis, TN $36,210

Tulsa, OK $36,191

Waterloo, IA $36,168

Spartanburg, SC $36,129

Lincoln, NE $36,110

Fort Wayne, IN $36,102

Provo, UT $36,098

Cedar Falls, IA $36,052

San Antonio, TX $36,036

Greensboro, NC $36,021

South Bend, IN $36,017

Savannah, GA $35,974

Muskegon, MI $35,959

Birmingham, AL $35,955

Winston Salem, NC $35,936

Lake Charles, LA $35,843

Anderson, IN $35,835

Lexington, KY $35,823

Augusta, GA $35,812

Greenville, SC $35,812

Lima, OH $35,781

Wichita, KS $35,777

Tuscaloosa, AL $35,777

Columbia, SC $35,742

Springfield, OH $35,734

Asheville, NC $35,672

Bloomington, IN $35,645

Knoxville, TN $35,506

Shreveport, LA $35,502

Wilmington, NC $35,452

Roanoke, VA $35,452

Topeka, KS $35,382

Frankfort, KY $35,378

Oklahoma City, OK $35,351

Chillicothe, OH $35,336

Longview, TX $35,332

Melbourne, FL $35,328

Sioux Falls, SD $35,266

Mobile, AL $35,262

Terre Haute, IN $35,247

Altoona, PA $35,223

Amarillo, TX $35,196

Killeen, TX $35,185

Fayetteville, AR $35,154

Chattanooga, TN $35,142

Sioux City, IA $35,107

Idaho Falls, ID $35,100

Lynchburg, VA $35,069

Gainesville, FL $35,018

Portsmouth, OH $34,999

Little Rock, AR $34,991

Lafayette, LA $34,976

Youngstown, OH $34,976

Daytona Beach, FL $34,952

Clarksville, TN $34,949

Pensacola, FL $34,945

Temple, TX $34,942

Hopkinsville, KY $34,829

Erie, PA $34,821

Florence, SC $34,805

Charleston, WV $34,744

Great Falls, MT $34,724

Macon, GA $34,670

Tallahassee, FL $34,666

Fayetteville, NC $34,658

Waco, TX $34,651

Helena, MT $34,624

Pine Bluff, AR $34,609

Vincennes, IN $34,562

Lubbock, TX $34,546

Alamogordo, NM $34,523

Twin Falls, ID $34,488

Rapid City, SD $34,476

Jackson, MS $34,407

Huntington, WV $34,404

Greenville, MS $34,403

Parkersburg, WV $34,363

Montgomery, AL $34,357

Wichita Falls, TX $34,318

Springfield, MO $34,318

Biloxi, MS $34,298

Monroe, LA $34,260

Johnstown, PA $34,233

Sumter, SC $34,217

Columbus, GA $34,213

Pascagoula, MS $34,140

Abilene, TX $34,140

Kingsport, TN $34,039

Albany, GA $34,039

Gulfport, MS $34,028

Alexandria, LA $33,900

Fort Smith, AR $33,803

El Paso, TX $33,699

Las Cruces, NM $33,525

Harlingen, TX $33,426

Pocatello, ID $33,420

Florence, AL $33,370

Brownsville, TX $33,362

Mcallen, TX $33,281

Dothan, AL $33,227

Columbus, MS $32,997

Altus, OK $32,816

Lawton, OK $32,743

Pierre, SD $32,603

What Skills Can Increase a Gate Guard's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 28.07% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Food Service (Mentioned in 2.71% Job Postings): The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home.
CCTV (Mentioned in 1.54% Job Postings):

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	28.07%
Food Service	2.71%
CCTV	1.54%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Gate Guard's salary.

Diversity and Inclusion: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Diversity and Inclusion	$41,020	6%
Problem Solving	$41,020	6%
Accountability	$40,246	4%
Leadership	$40,246	4%
Physical Security	$40,246	4%
Commitment	$39,859	3%

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How Education impacts a Gate Guard's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Gate Guards enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Gate Guard with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $35,608 and $37,922).

Gate Guard Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Gate Guard

No Diploma 2.0%

High School 60.0%

Associates 16.9%

Bachelors 18.8%

Masters 1.9%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.0%
High School	60.0%
Associates	16.9%
Bachelors	18.8%
Masters	1.9%
Doctorate	0.4%

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Gate Guard Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Gate Guard's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on June 01, 2026

$35,599

Average $38,699/year

$40,689

$2,967

Average $3,225/month

$3,391

$685

Average $744/week

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$17

Average $19/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$40,689	$3,391	$782	$20
Average	$38,699	$3,225	$744	$19
25th Percentile	$35,599	$2,967	$685	$17

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Salary Trends for Gate Guard

Salaries for a Gate Guard can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $37,502 in 2023 to around $36,785 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Gate Guard salary trends, .

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2024

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