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 $39,342, a Security Guard - Armed (3-5 years)earns $48,360, a Security Guard Team Leader (5+ years)earns $60,384,

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 $42,845, California $42,683, Massachusetts $42,114. 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: $64,787; Gate Clerk Inspector: $59,978; Gate Officer: $47,628; Security Guard - Armed: $47,566; Front Gate Attendant: $46,733.

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 August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Gate Guard in the United States is $38,697 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): $42,501
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,601 to $40,688
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,782

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$40,688	$3,391	$782	$20
Average	$38,697	$3,225	$744	$19
25th Percentile	$35,601	$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: $42,845.
California: $42,683.
Massachusetts: $42,114.

District of Columbia $42,845 California $42,683 Massachusetts $42,114 Washington $41,959 New Jersey $41,944 Alaska $41,890 Connecticut $41,356 New York $41,139

Hawaii $40,446 Rhode Island $40,121 Maryland $39,901 Minnesota $39,599 Colorado $39,483 Illinois $39,444 Oregon $39,297 Delaware $39,189

New Hampshire $39,120 Virginia $38,968 Pennsylvania $38,523 Nevada $38,299 North Dakota $38,225 Michigan $38,109 Wisconsin $38,066 Vermont $37,981

Texas $37,745 Maine $37,730 Arizona $37,706 Ohio $37,679 Georgia $37,323 Indiana $37,145 Wyoming $37,111 Utah $37,056

Iowa $37,033 Kansas $36,847 Louisiana $36,793 North Carolina $36,774 Missouri $36,766 Florida $36,615 Montana $36,534 Nebraska $36,457

Kentucky $36,414 South Carolina $36,259 Tennessee $36,162 Idaho $36,124 New Mexico $35,841 Oklahoma $35,779 Alabama $35,551 South Dakota $35,168

Arkansas $34,959 West Virginia $34,847 Mississippi $34,510

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: $48,809
San Francisco: $48,274
Oakland: $47,257

San Jose, CA $48,809

San Francisco, CA $48,274

Oakland, CA $47,257

New York, NY $44,555

Paramus, NJ $44,014

Queens Village, NY $44,012

Passaic, NJ $43,975

Bergenfield, NJ $43,972

Stamford, CT $43,886

Huntington, NY $43,871

Newark, NJ $43,585

Bridgeport, CT $43,503

Vallejo, CA $43,426

New Brunswick, NJ $43,410

Petaluma, CA $43,387

Middlesex, NJ $43,314

Somerset, NJ $43,287

Santa Cruz, CA $43,236

Boston, MA $43,000

Monterey, CA $42,864

Seattle, WA $42,776

Santa Rosa, CA $42,768

Los Angeles, CA $42,756

Juneau, AK $42,656

Washington, DC $42,613

Orange, CA $42,475

Santa Ana, CA $42,373

Long Beach, CA $42,335

Anaheim, CA $42,327

Anchorage, AK $42,308

Santa Maria, CA $42,191

Everett, WA $42,184

Danbury, CT $42,047

Bremerton, WA $41,994

Tacoma, WA $41,855

New Suffolk, NY $41,854

Sacramento, CA $41,843

Santa Barbara, CA $41,801

Trenton, NJ $41,758

San Diego, CA $41,758

Brockton, MA $41,715

Fairbanks, AK $41,621

Lompoc, CA $41,522

Lowell, MA $41,491

Ventura, CA $41,483

Nashua, NH $41,476

Stockton, CA $41,472

Modesto, CA $41,189

Poughkeepsie, NY $41,104

Olympia, WA $41,031

Kennewick, WA $41,031

New Haven, CT $41,015

Lawrence, MA $40,876

Hartford, CT $40,837

Riverside, CA $40,829

New Bedford, MA $40,791

Richland, WA $40,791

Bakersfield, CA $40,736

San Bernardino, CA $40,721

New Britain, CT $40,717

Atlantic City, NJ $40,717

New London, CT $40,702

Norwich, CT $40,690

Portsmouth, NH $40,682

Boulder, CO $40,600

Portland, OR $40,547

Worcester, MA $40,543

Minneapolis, MN $40,423

Philadelphia, PA $40,369

Honolulu, HI $40,241

Saint Paul, MN $40,223

Vineland, NJ $40,214

Providence, RI $40,102

Chicago, IL $39,990

Bellingham, WA $39,943

Springfield, MA $39,912

Baltimore, MD $39,901

Chico, CA $39,804

Pittsfield, MA $39,699

Manchester, NH $39,626

Spokane, WA $39,456

Denver, CO $39,452

Albany, NY $39,270

Troy, NY $39,254

Nassau, NY $39,213

Schenectady, NY $39,173

Wilmington, DE $39,142

Burlington, VT $39,088

Salem, OR $39,072

Portland, ME $38,953

Yakima, WA $38,914

Rochester, MN $38,794

Reno, NV $38,774

Fresno, CA $38,774

Milwaukee, WI $38,740

Detroit, MI $38,701

Ann Arbor, MI $38,694

Allentown, PA $38,689

Colorado Springs, CO $38,624

Syracuse, NY $38,604

Carson City, NV $38,604

Houston, TX $38,550

Eugene, OR $38,531

Gary, IN $38,484

Springfield, OR $38,453

Bismarck, ND $38,446

Galveston, TX $38,418

Medford, OR $38,360

Fort Collins, CO $38,345

Concord, NH $38,326

Austin, TX $38,314

Mesa, AZ $38,233

Reading, PA $38,229

Phoenix, AZ $38,225

Dallas, TX $38,213

Saint Cloud, MN $38,176

Madison, WI $38,124

Utica, NY $38,020

Rochester, NY $37,958

Des Moines, IA $37,954

Raleigh, NC $37,950

Atlanta, GA $37,892

Battle Creek, MI $37,881

Salt Lake City, UT $37,869

Lancaster, PA $37,811

Harrisburg, PA $37,757

Kansas City, MO $37,718

Champaign, IL $37,710

Kansas City, KS $37,710

Fort Worth, TX $37,706

Columbus, OH $37,700

Boca Raton, FL $37,691

Pittsburgh, PA $37,675

Richmond, VA $37,660

Indianapolis, IN $37,652

Cleveland, OH $37,648

Las Vegas, NV $37,602

Cincinnati, OH $37,602

Petersburg, VA $37,544

Huntsville, AL $37,486

Lansing, MI $37,460

Lebanon, PA $37,455

Pueblo, CO $37,451

Appleton, WI $37,439

Buffalo, NY $37,424

Dayton, OH $37,412

Racine, WI $37,405

Charlotte, NC $37,401

Saint Louis, MO $37,389

York, PA $37,366

Elkhart, IN $37,366

Gastonia, NC $37,359

Billings, MT $37,349

Beaumont, TX $37,339

Lorain, OH $37,331

Benton Harbor, MI $37,323

Toledo, OH $37,316

Binghamton, NY $37,296

Rock Hill, SC $37,292

Rockford, IL $37,273

Springfield, IL $37,258

Elyria, OH $37,254

Fargo, ND $37,254

Flagstaff, AZ $37,227

Fort Lauderdale, FL $37,203

Duluth, MN $37,180

Miami, FL $37,180

Cheyenne, WY $37,153

Grand Forks, ND $37,153

Bangor, ME $37,068

Cedar Rapids, IA $37,025

Durham, NC $37,009

Louisville, KY $37,006

Grand Rapids, MI $36,998

Hialeah, FL $36,994

Casper, WY $36,940

Scranton, PA $36,894

New Orleans, LA $36,882

Virginia Beach, VA $36,878

Akron, OH $36,859

Peoria, IL $36,809

Sarasota, FL $36,801

Nashville, TN $36,774

Omaha, NE $36,774

Green Bay, WI $36,774

Baton Rouge, LA $36,755

Charleston, SC $36,747

Jamestown, NY $36,727

Davenport, IA $36,727

Tucson, AZ $36,708

Saint Petersburg, FL $36,685

Tampa, FL $36,677

Evansville, IN $36,654

Port Arthur, TX $36,654

Bradenton, FL $36,638

Santa Fe, NM $36,569

Orlando, FL $36,499

Clearwater, FL $36,487

Canton, OH $36,406

La Crosse, WI $36,406

Albuquerque, NM $36,383

Newport News, VA $36,379

High Point, NC $36,368

Ogden, UT $36,352

Corpus Christi, TX $36,321

Norfolk, VA $36,298

Laramie, WY $36,298

Rock Island, IL $36,275

Saginaw, MI $36,267

Jacksonville, FL $36,263

Salisbury, NC $36,255

Boise, ID $36,248

Moline, IL $36,228

Fort Myers, FL $36,217

Memphis, TN $36,209

Tulsa, OK $36,190

Waterloo, IA $36,166

Spartanburg, SC $36,128

Lincoln, NE $36,108

Fort Wayne, IN $36,101

Provo, UT $36,097

Cedar Falls, IA $36,050

San Antonio, TX $36,035

Greensboro, NC $36,019

South Bend, IN $36,015

Savannah, GA $35,973

Muskegon, MI $35,957

Birmingham, AL $35,953

Winston Salem, NC $35,935

Lake Charles, LA $35,841

Anderson, IN $35,834

Lexington, KY $35,822

Augusta, GA $35,810

Greenville, SC $35,810

Lima, OH $35,779

Wichita, KS $35,775

Tuscaloosa, AL $35,775

Columbia, SC $35,741

Springfield, OH $35,733

Asheville, NC $35,671

Bloomington, IN $35,644

Knoxville, TN $35,505

Shreveport, LA $35,501

Wilmington, NC $35,450

Roanoke, VA $35,450

Topeka, KS $35,381

Frankfort, KY $35,377

Oklahoma City, OK $35,350

Chillicothe, OH $35,334

Longview, TX $35,330

Melbourne, FL $35,327

Sioux Falls, SD $35,265

Mobile, AL $35,261

Terre Haute, IN $35,245

Altoona, PA $35,222

Amarillo, TX $35,195

Killeen, TX $35,183

Fayetteville, AR $35,152

Chattanooga, TN $35,141

Sioux City, IA $35,106

Idaho Falls, ID $35,098

Lynchburg, VA $35,067

Gainesville, FL $35,017

Portsmouth, OH $34,998

Little Rock, AR $34,990

Lafayette, LA $34,974

Youngstown, OH $34,974

Daytona Beach, FL $34,951

Clarksville, TN $34,947

Pensacola, FL $34,943

Temple, TX $34,941

Hopkinsville, KY $34,827

Erie, PA $34,820

Florence, SC $34,804

Charleston, WV $34,742

Great Falls, MT $34,723

Macon, GA $34,669

Tallahassee, FL $34,665

Fayetteville, NC $34,657

Waco, TX $34,649

Helena, MT $34,622

Pine Bluff, AR $34,608

Vincennes, IN $34,560

Lubbock, TX $34,545

Alamogordo, NM $34,522

Twin Falls, ID $34,487

Rapid City, SD $34,475

Jackson, MS $34,406

Huntington, WV $34,403

Greenville, MS $34,402

Parkersburg, WV $34,362

Montgomery, AL $34,355

Wichita Falls, TX $34,317

Springfield, MO $34,317

Biloxi, MS $34,297

Monroe, LA $34,259

Johnstown, PA $34,231

Sumter, SC $34,216

Columbus, GA $34,212

Pascagoula, MS $34,139

Abilene, TX $34,139

Kingsport, TN $34,038

Albany, GA $34,038

Gulfport, MS $34,026

Alexandria, LA $33,899

Fort Smith, AR $33,802

El Paso, TX $33,697

Las Cruces, NM $33,523

Harlingen, TX $33,425

Pocatello, ID $33,419

Florence, AL $33,369

Brownsville, TX $33,361

Mcallen, TX $33,280

Dothan, AL $33,225

Columbus, MS $32,995

Altus, OK $32,815

Lawton, OK $32,742

Pierre, SD $32,602

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	$41,019	6%
Problem Solving	$41,019	6%
Accountability	$40,245	4%
Leadership	$40,245	4%
Physical Security	$40,245	4%
Commitment	$39,858	3%

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Gate Guard Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Gate Guard roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 90% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Gate Guard positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Gate Guard as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Gate Guard

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$54,176	$26.0	40%
Biotechnology	$50,306	$24.0	30%
Financial Services	$48,371	$23.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$46,437	$22.0	20%
Software & Networking	$46,437	$22.0	20%

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 August 01, 2026

$35,601

Average $38,697/year

$40,688

$2,967

Average $3,225/month

$3,391

$685

Average $744/week

$782

$17

Average $19/hour

$20

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$40,688	$3,391	$782	$20
Average	$38,697	$3,225	$744	$19
25th Percentile	$35,601	$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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2023

$37,502

2024

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2025

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The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Gate Guard roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

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