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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Guard?

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

How does experience change A Guard's salary?

A Guard's salary grows with experience: a Guard (0-1 years)earns $37,270, a Security Guard - Armed (3-5 years)earns $45,823, a Security Guard Team Leader (5+ years)earns $57,216,

What are the highest paying states for a Guard?

Guard salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Guard roles are District of Columbia $42,528, California $42,367, Massachusetts $41,802. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Guard roles make?

Salaries for Guard level roles vary by specialization: Fire Guard: $73,713; Traffic Guard: $54,919; Armed Guard: $48,220; Security Guard: $46,740; Turret Guard: $39,318.

Guard Salary in Ohio

How much does a Guard make in Ohio?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Guard in Ohio is $37,400 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $40,775
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $34,783 to $39,167
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,401

10% $32,401

50% (Median) $37,400

90% $40,775

Guard Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,167	$3,264	$753	$19
Average	$37,400	$3,117	$719	$18
25th Percentile	$34,783	$2,899	$669	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Guard Salaries

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

How Do 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 Guards. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $42,528.
California: $42,367.
Massachusetts: $41,802.

District of Columbia $42,528 California $42,367 Massachusetts $41,802 Washington $41,649 New Jersey $41,633 Alaska $41,579 Connecticut $41,049 New York $40,834

Hawaii $40,147 Rhode Island $39,824 Maryland $39,605 Minnesota $39,305 Colorado $39,190 Illinois $39,152 Oregon $39,006 Delaware $38,898

New Hampshire $38,831 Virginia $38,679 Pennsylvania $38,238 Nevada $38,015 North Dakota $37,942 Michigan $37,827 Wisconsin $37,784 Vermont $37,700

Texas $37,466 Maine $37,450 Arizona $37,427 Ohio $37,400 Georgia $37,047 Indiana $36,870 Wyoming $36,836 Utah $36,782

Iowa $36,759 Kansas $36,574 Louisiana $36,521 North Carolina $36,501 Missouri $36,494 Florida $36,344 Montana $36,263 Nebraska $36,187

Kentucky $36,144 South Carolina $35,991 Tennessee $35,895 Idaho $35,856 New Mexico $35,576 Oklahoma $35,514 Alabama $35,288 South Dakota $34,907

Arkansas $34,700 West Virginia $34,589 Mississippi $34,254

Top Paying Cities for 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:

Dublin: $37,330
Etna: $37,176
Fredericktown: $36,302

Dublin, OH $37,330

Etna, OH $37,176

Fredericktown, OH $36,302

Galena, OH $37,176

Gambier, OH $36,258

Granville, OH $36,969

Hebron, OH $36,909

Hilliard, OH $37,382

Homer, OH $36,810

Nankin, OH $36,321

Nevada, OH $35,990

Howard, OH $36,161

Irwin, OH $36,608

Jacksontown, OH $36,813

Johnstown, OH $37,073

Kilbourne, OH $36,956

Kirkersville, OH $37,048

Lewis Center, OH $37,245

Magnetic Springs, OH $36,669

Martinsburg, OH $36,369

Marysville, OH $36,674

Mechanicsburg, OH $36,157

Milford Center, OH $36,502

Millersport, OH $36,916

Mingo, OH $36,109

Mount Liberty, OH $36,789

Mount Vernon, OH $36,501

New Albany, OH $37,310

Newark, OH $36,735

Heath, OH $36,695

North Lewisburg, OH $36,206

Ostrander, OH $36,914

Pataskala, OH $37,191

Plain City, OH $37,097

Powell, OH $37,231

Radnor, OH $36,661

Raymond, OH $36,326

Reynoldsburg, OH $37,345

Rosewood, OH $36,012

Saint Louisville, OH $36,585

Saint Paris, OH $35,859

Summit Station, OH $37,294

Sunbury, OH $37,081

Thornville, OH $36,656

Unionville Center, OH $36,916

Urbana, OH $35,789

Utica, OH $36,709

Westerville, OH $37,353

Westville, OH $35,685

Woodstock, OH $36,207

Columbus, OH $37,421

Adelphi, OH $35,544

Amanda, OH $36,513

Ashville, OH $37,088

Baltimore, OH $37,009

Bloomingburg, OH $36,336

Bremen, OH $36,400

Brice, OH $37,401

Canal Winchester, OH $37,235

Carbon Hill, OH $35,685

Carroll, OH $37,031

Circleville, OH $36,102

Clarksburg, OH $35,622

Commercial Point, OH $37,231

Derby, OH $37,053

Galloway, OH $37,348

Grove City, OH $37,412

Groveport, OH $37,362

Harrisburg, OH $37,228

Haydenville, OH $35,711

Jeffersonville, OH $36,190

Lancaster, OH $36,641

Laurelville, OH $35,629

Lithopolis, OH $37,202

Lockbourne, OH $37,351

Logan, OH $35,756

London, OH $36,574

Milledgeville, OH $36,186

Mount Sterling, OH $36,717

Murray City, OH $35,585

New Holland, OH $36,129

Orient, OH $37,169

Pickerington, OH $37,258

Pleasantville, OH $36,758

Rockbridge, OH $36,036

Rushville, OH $36,551

Sedalia, OH $36,319

South Bloomingville, OH $35,582

South Solon, OH $36,172

Stoutsville, OH $36,267

Sugar Grove, OH $36,332

Tarlton, OH $35,940

Thurston, OH $36,868

Wilkesville, OH $35,399

Willow Wood, OH $34,487

Winchester, OH $35,996

Zaleski, OH $35,567

Athens, OH $35,172

Albany, OH $35,394

Amesville, OH $34,898

Barlow, OH $34,276

Bartlett, OH $34,587

Belpre, OH $34,153

Beverly, OH $34,652

Buchtel, OH $35,662

Carbondale, OH $35,524

Chauncey, OH $35,583

Chester, OH $34,682

Coal Run, OH $34,567

Coolville, OH $34,435

Cutler, OH $34,531

Dexter City, OH $34,697

Fleming, OH $34,305

Glouster, OH $35,475

Graysville, OH $35,005

Guysville, OH $34,713

Hockingport, OH $34,334

Jacksonville, OH $35,600

Langsville, OH $35,303

Little Hocking, OH $34,286

Long Bottom, OH $34,573

Lowell, OH $34,528

Lower Salem, OH $34,696

Macksburg, OH $34,626

Marietta, OH $34,334

Middleport, OH $35,209

Millfield, OH $35,403

Nelsonville, OH $35,587

New Marshfield, OH $35,505

New Matamoras, OH $34,726

Newport, OH $34,453

Pomeroy, OH $35,076

Portland, OH $34,649

Racine, OH $34,738

Reedsville, OH $34,489

Reno, OH $34,479

Rutland, OH $35,204

Shade, OH $34,995

Sharpsburg, OH $34,900

Stewart, OH $34,698

Syracuse, OH $35,101

The Plains, OH $35,555

Trimble, OH $35,555

Tuppers Plains, OH $34,493

Vincent, OH $34,309

Waterford, OH $34,486

Watertown, OH $34,395

Whipple, OH $34,502

Wingett Run, OH $34,654

Lima, OH $35,514

Beaverdam, OH $35,527

Gomer, OH $35,546

Ada, OH $35,644

Alger, OH $35,690

Antwerp, OH $35,876

Arlington, OH $35,953

Belmore, OH $36,044

Benton Ridge, OH $35,847

Bluffton, OH $35,614

Buckland, OH $35,656

Cairo, OH $35,516

Cecil, OH $35,931

Celina, OH $35,965

Chickasaw, OH $36,107

Cloverdale, OH $35,772

Coldwater, OH $36,002

Columbus Grove, OH $35,578

Continental, OH $35,900

Convoy, OH $35,843

Delphos, OH $35,676

Dola, OH $35,774

Dunkirk, OH $35,858

Dupont, OH $35,834

Elgin, OH $35,798

Findlay, OH $36,028

Jenera, OH $35,791

Forest, OH $35,970

Fort Jennings, OH $35,674

Fort Loramie, OH $36,037

Fort Recovery, OH $35,954

Glandorf, OH $35,744

Grover Hill, OH $35,868

Harrod, OH $35,566

Haviland, OH $35,883

Kalida, OH $35,706

Bowling Green, OH $36,840

Oregon, OH $37,046

Northwood, OH $37,042

Zanesville, OH $35,899

Ava, OH $35,373

Barnesville, OH $35,534

Beallsville, OH $35,463

Belle Valley, OH $35,313

Belmont, OH $35,696

Bethesda, OH $35,615

Blue Rock, OH $35,507

Brownsville, OH $36,584

Buffalo, OH $35,409

Byesville, OH $35,370

Caldwell, OH $35,076

Cambridge, OH $35,444

Chandlersville, OH $35,408

Chesterhill, OH $34,906

Corning, OH $35,607

Crooksville, OH $35,766

Cumberland, OH $35,301

Derwent, OH $35,298

Duncan Falls, OH $35,750

Greenford, OH $34,902

East Fultonham, OH $36,028

Loveland, OH $37,159

Lynchburg, OH $36,415

Manchester, OH $35,780

Marathon, OH $36,954

Martinsville, OH $36,351

Miamiville, OH $37,289

Midland, OH $36,507

Milford, OH $37,227

Morrow, OH $36,826

Moscow, OH $36,951

Mount Orab, OH $36,811

Mowrystown, OH $36,280

Neville, OH $36,869

New Richmond, OH $37,145

Newtonsville, OH $36,972

New Vienna, OH $36,204

Owensville, OH $37,099

Pleasant Plain, OH $36,883

Port William, OH $36,402

Reesville, OH $36,274

Ripley, OH $36,007

Russellville, OH $36,245

Sabina, OH $36,238

Sardinia, OH $36,341

Sinking Spring, OH $35,723

Terrace Park, OH $37,321

Williamsburg, OH $36,974

Wilmington, OH $36,475

Cincinnati, OH $37,323

Maximo, OH $36,092

Mechanicstown, OH $35,933

Middlebranch, OH $36,177

Midvale, OH $36,004

Millersburg, OH $36,116

Mineral City, OH $36,074

Minerva, OH $36,044

Mount Eaton, OH $36,157

Mount Hope, OH $36,154

Nashville, OH $36,087

Navarre, OH $36,141

New Philadelphia, OH $35,996

North Georgetown, OH $35,825

North Lawrence, OH $36,245

Orrville, OH $36,258

Paris, OH $36,097

Robertsville, OH $36,114

Sandyville, OH $36,117

Sebring, OH $35,823

Sherrodsville, OH $36,028

Shreve, OH $36,167

Smithville, OH $36,325

Somerdale, OH $36,076

Stillwater, OH $35,882

Strasburg, OH $36,097

Sugarcreek, OH $36,079

Tuscarawas, OH $35,943

Fairview, OH $35,666

Fultonham, OH $36,094

Glenford, OH $36,618

Gratiot, OH $36,514

Hopewell, OH $36,166

Jerusalem, OH $35,449

Junction City, OH $36,097

Kimbolton, OH $35,549

Kipling, OH $35,385

Laings, OH $35,343

Lewisville, OH $35,205

Lore City, OH $35,435

Mcconnelsville, OH $35,317

Malaga, OH $35,436

Malta, OH $35,441

Morristown, OH $35,777

Mount Perry, OH $36,135

Moxahala, OH $35,777

New Concord, OH $35,466

New Lexington, OH $35,900

New Straitsville, OH $35,698

Norwich, OH $35,527

Old Washington, OH $35,499

Philo, OH $35,693

Pleasant City, OH $35,294

Quaker City, OH $35,399

Roseville, OH $35,933

Salesville, OH $35,391

Sarahsville, OH $35,192

Senecaville, OH $35,326

Shawnee, OH $35,723

Somerset, OH $36,212

Stafford, OH $35,207

Stockport, OH $34,808

Summerfield, OH $35,224

Sycamore Valley, OH $35,023

White Cottage, OH $36,022

Woodsfield, OH $35,362

Adamsville, OH $35,584

Bakersville, OH $35,904

Baltic, OH $36,059

Blissfield, OH $35,939

Conesville, OH $35,748

Coshocton, OH $35,864

Dresden, OH $35,878

Frazeysburg, OH $36,112

Fresno, OH $35,964

Uhrichsville, OH $35,916

Uniontown, OH $36,381

Walnut Creek, OH $36,098

Waynesburg, OH $36,116

Wilmot, OH $36,131

Winesburg, OH $36,105

Wooster, OH $36,265

Deersville, OH $35,863

Bowerston, OH $35,950

Zoar, OH $36,097

Tippecanoe, OH $35,856

Canton, OH $36,137

North Canton, OH $36,219

East Canton, OH $36,144

Alvada, OH $36,067

Arcadia, OH $36,202

Ashland, OH $36,215

Attica, OH $36,066

Bascom, OH $36,314

Bellevue, OH $36,247

Bellville, OH $36,157

Berlin Heights, OH $36,751

Bettsville, OH $36,539

Birmingham, OH $36,858

Bloomdale, OH $36,425

Bloomville, OH $35,984

Bucyrus, OH $36,028

Butler, OH $36,066

Castalia, OH $36,453

Chatfield, OH $36,111

Collins, OH $36,656

Crestline, OH $36,025

Flat Rock, OH $36,330

Fostoria, OH $36,365

Galion, OH $36,168

Green Springs, OH $36,430

Greenwich, OH $36,408

Hayesville, OH $36,211

Huron, OH $36,715

Jeromesville, OH $36,145

Kansas, OH $36,513

Loudonville, OH $36,025

Lucas, OH $35,973

Mc Cutchenville, OH $36,028

Melmore, OH $36,047

Milan, OH $36,627

Monroeville, OH $36,433

Union Furnace, OH $35,646

Lafayette, OH $35,524

Kingsville, OH $35,516

Kipton, OH $36,826

Lagrange, OH $36,887

Lorain, OH $37,055

Sheffield Lake, OH $36,953

Macedonia, OH $36,849

Madison, OH $36,173

Mentor, OH $36,800

Middlefield, OH $36,057

Montville, OH $36,136

Newbury, OH $36,574

Northfield, OH $36,920

North Kingsville, OH $35,598

North Olmsted, OH $37,049

Novelty, OH $36,844

Oberlin, OH $36,900

Orwell, OH $35,678

Painesville, OH $36,561

Parkman, OH $35,993

Perry, OH $36,341

Pierpont, OH $35,463

Rock Creek, OH $35,821

Rome, OH $35,822

Thompson, OH $36,196

Twinsburg, OH $36,750

Unionville, OH $35,941

Vermilion, OH $36,903

Wellington, OH $36,745

Wickliffe, OH $37,154

Williamsfield, OH $35,478

Willoughby, OH $36,966

Eastlake, OH $37,027

Windsor, OH $36,001

Cleveland, OH $37,370

Lakewood, OH $37,354

Rocky River, OH $37,307

Euclid, OH $37,280

Beachwood, OH $37,302

Hanoverton, OH $35,764

Hartford, OH $35,055

Hubbard, OH $34,755

Kensington, OH $35,893

Kinsman, OH $35,326

Lake Milton, OH $35,415

Leavittsburg, OH $35,298

Leetonia, OH $35,333

Lisbon, OH $35,614

Lowellville, OH $34,766

Mc Donald, OH $34,737

Masury, OH $34,901

Mesopotamia, OH $35,875

Mineral Ridge, OH $34,819

Negley, OH $35,626

New Middletown, OH $34,890

New Springfield, OH $34,977

Newton Falls, OH $35,468

New Waterford, OH $35,233

Niles, OH $34,800

North Benton, OH $35,739

North Bloomfield, OH $35,547

North Jackson, OH $34,962

North Lima, OH $34,884

Orangeville, OH $35,121

Petersburg, OH $35,005

Rogers, OH $35,539

Salem, OH $35,353

Southington, OH $35,641

Struthers, OH $34,724

Vienna, OH $34,866

Warren, OH $35,145

Washingtonville, OH $35,126

West Farmington, OH $35,754

West Point, OH $35,666

Winona, OH $35,625

Youngstown, OH $34,715

Alliance, OH $36,061

Apple Creek, OH $36,187

Augusta, OH $35,977

Beach City, OH $36,121

Beloit, OH $35,714

Berlin, OH $36,132

Big Prairie, OH $36,037

Bolivar, OH $36,110

Brewster, OH $36,149

Canal Fulton, OH $36,294

Carrollton, OH $35,999

Charm, OH $36,094

Dalton, OH $36,196

Damascus, OH $35,618

Dellroy, OH $36,063

Dennison, OH $35,961

Dover, OH $36,071

Dundee, OH $36,109

East Rochester, OH $35,969

East Sparta, OH $36,137

Fredericksburg, OH $36,174

Glenmont, OH $35,956

Gnadenhutten, OH $35,919

Greentown, OH $36,258

Harlem Springs, OH $35,928

Hartville, OH $36,262

Holmesville, OH $36,167

Homeworth, OH $35,942

Kidron, OH $36,181

Killbuck, OH $35,974

Lakeville, OH $36,032

Leesville, OH $35,962

Limaville, OH $36,088

Louisville, OH $36,145

Magnolia, OH $36,109

Independence, OH $37,330

North Royalton, OH $37,117

Strongsville, OH $37,051

Maple Heights, OH $37,314

Olmsted Falls, OH $36,975

Solon, OH $36,991

Bay Village, OH $37,105

Brecksville, OH $36,966

Brookpark, OH $37,272

Westlake, OH $37,063

Bedford, OH $37,184

Broadview Heights, OH $37,127

Malvern, OH $36,087

Marshallville, OH $36,378

Bradner, OH $36,758

Burgoon, OH $36,635

Clay Center, OH $36,979

Clyde, OH $36,470

Curtice, OH $36,977

Cygnet, OH $36,480

Dunbridge, OH $36,899

Elmore, OH $36,869

Fremont, OH $36,644

Genoa, OH $36,951

Gibsonburg, OH $36,825

Graytown, OH $36,910

Gypsum, OH $36,549

Harbor View, OH $37,043

Helena, OH $36,716

Isle Saint George, OH $36,643

Jerry City, OH $36,520

Kelleys Island, OH $36,551

Lacarne, OH $36,759

Lakeside Marblehead, OH $36,505

Lemoyne, OH $36,931

Lindsey, OH $36,798

Luckey, OH $36,924

Martin, OH $36,938

Middle Bass, OH $36,595

Millbury, OH $37,016

Oak Harbor, OH $36,834

Pemberville, OH $36,848

Portage, OH $36,688

Port Clinton, OH $36,666

Put In Bay, OH $36,605

Risingsun, OH $36,565

Rocky Ridge, OH $36,871

Rossford, OH $37,041

Rudolph, OH $36,525

Stony Ridge, OH $36,980

Vickery, OH $36,529

Walbridge, OH $37,039

Wayne, OH $36,617

West Millgrove, OH $36,520

Williston, OH $36,983

Woodville, OH $36,893

Alvordton, OH $36,169

Archbold, OH $36,248

Berkey, OH $36,948

Blakeslee, OH $36,042

Bryan, OH $36,102

Colton, OH $36,707

Custar, OH $36,402

Defiance, OH $36,021

Delta, OH $36,801

Deshler, OH $36,169

Edgerton, OH $36,005

Edon, OH $36,060

Evansport, OH $36,061

Farmer, OH $35,948

Fayette, OH $36,329

Grand Rapids, OH $36,769

Grelton, OH $36,422

Hamler, OH $36,059

Haskins, OH $36,886

Hicksville, OH $35,895

Holgate, OH $36,008

Holland, OH $36,970

Hoytville, OH $36,245

Jewell, OH $36,045

Kunkle, OH $36,237

Liberty Center, OH $36,634

Lyons, OH $36,863

Mc Clure, OH $36,516

Malinta, OH $36,258

Mark Center, OH $35,928

Maumee, OH $36,987

Metamora, OH $36,914

Milton Center, OH $36,541

Monclova, OH $36,938

Montpelier, OH $36,109

Napoleon, OH $36,374

Neapolis, OH $36,813

New Bavaria, OH $35,999

Ney, OH $36,005

Okolona, OH $36,346

Perrysburg, OH $36,984

Pettisville, OH $36,440

Pioneer, OH $36,101

Ridgeville Corners, OH $36,252

Sherwood, OH $35,954

Stryker, OH $36,087

Swanton, OH $36,895

Sylvania, OH $36,984

Tontogany, OH $36,819

Waterville, OH $36,883

Wauseon, OH $36,619

Weston, OH $36,662

West Unity, OH $36,129

Whitehouse, OH $36,868

Toledo, OH $37,039

Alpha, OH $36,980

Anna, OH $36,000

Ansonia, OH $36,102

Arcanum, OH $36,665

Bellbrook, OH $37,034

Botkins, OH $35,906

Bowersville, OH $36,302

Bradford, OH $36,417

Brookville, OH $36,952

Burkettsville, OH $36,136

Camden, OH $36,702

Casstown, OH $36,145

Cedarville, OH $36,012

Clayton, OH $37,019

Clifton, OH $35,769

Conover, OH $36,028

Covington, OH $36,428

Donnelsville, OH $35,537

Eaton, OH $36,680

Eldorado, OH $36,630

Englewood, OH $36,941

Enon, OH $35,686

Fairborn, OH $36,500

Farmersville, OH $36,967

Fletcher, OH $36,131

Germantown, OH $36,951

Gettysburg, OH $36,434

Gratis, OH $36,836

Greenville, OH $36,456

Hollansburg, OH $36,400

Houston, OH $36,216

Jackson Center, OH $35,915

Jamestown, OH $36,251

Kettlersville, OH $35,960

Laura, OH $36,732

Lewisburg, OH $36,792

Ludlow Falls, OH $36,673

Maplewood, OH $36,019

Medway, OH $36,282

Miamisburg, OH $37,057

New Carlisle, OH $35,816

New Lebanon, OH $37,022

New Madison, OH $36,468

New Paris, OH $36,499

New Weston, OH $35,984

North Hampton, OH $35,567

North Star, OH $36,099

Osgood, OH $36,113

Palestine, OH $36,371

Pemberton, OH $36,061

Phillipsburg, OH $36,874

Piqua, OH $36,285

Pitsburg, OH $36,680

Pleasant Hill, OH $36,579

Port Jefferson, OH $36,051

Potsdam, OH $36,768

Rossburg, OH $35,998

Russia, OH $36,246

Sidney, OH $36,105

South Charleston, OH $35,820

South Vienna, OH $35,908

Spring Valley, OH $36,905

Tipp City, OH $36,737

Tremont City, OH $35,529

Collinsville, OH $36,780

Keene, OH $35,940

Nashport, OH $36,125

Newcomerstown, OH $35,810

Plainfield, OH $35,837

Port Washington, OH $35,868

Stone Creek, OH $35,998

Trinway, OH $36,024

Walhonding, OH $35,980

Warsaw, OH $35,866

West Lafayette, OH $35,877

Adena, OH $35,925

Alledonia, OH $35,556

Amsterdam, OH $35,917

Barton, OH $35,992

Bellaire, OH $35,936

Cadiz, OH $35,840

Bergholz, OH $35,899

Blaine, OH $36,053

Bloomingdale, OH $35,907

Bridgeport, OH $36,034

Brilliant, OH $36,200

Cameron, OH $35,501

Clarington, OH $35,422

Colerain, OH $35,996

Dillonvale, OH $35,983

East Liverpool, OH $35,798

East Springfield, OH $35,908

Empire, OH $36,112

Fairpoint, OH $35,915

Glencoe, OH $35,895

Hammondsville, OH $35,828

Hannibal, OH $35,486

Irondale, OH $35,878

Jacobsburg, OH $35,667

Lansing, OH $36,078

Martins Ferry, OH $36,087

Maynard, OH $35,996

Mingo Junction, OH $36,134

Mount Pleasant, OH $36,073

Neffs, OH $35,974

Piney Fork, OH $36,078

Powhatan Point, OH $35,619

Rayland, OH $36,039

Richmond, OH $35,946

Salineville, OH $35,852

Sardis, OH $35,267

Shadyside, OH $35,903

Smithfield, OH $36,092

Saint Clairsville, OH $35,881

Lafferty, OH $35,809

Steubenville, OH $36,127

Stratton, OH $36,069

Summitville, OH $35,843

Tiltonsville, OH $36,205

New Haven, OH $36,285

New London, OH $36,576

New Riegel, OH $36,107

New Washington, OH $35,994

North Fairfield, OH $36,439

North Robinson, OH $36,180

Norwalk, OH $36,550

Nova, OH $36,476

Oceola, OH $35,913

Old Fort, OH $36,479

Ontario, OH $36,100

Perrysville, OH $35,988

Plymouth, OH $36,176

Polk, OH $36,325

Republic, OH $36,140

Sandusky, OH $36,559

Savannah, OH $36,379

Shelby, OH $36,138

Shiloh, OH $36,201

Sullivan, OH $36,520

Sulphur Springs, OH $36,104

Sycamore, OH $35,976

Tiffin, OH $36,243

Tiro, OH $36,013

Willard, OH $36,273

Wakeman, OH $36,741

Mansfield, OH $36,174

Addyston, OH $37,322

Cleves, OH $37,240

College Corner, OH $36,616

Toronto, OH $36,062

Warnock, OH $35,794

Wellsville, OH $35,787

Wolf Run, OH $35,906

Yorkville, OH $36,135

Bannock, OH $35,884

Freeport, OH $35,709

Harrisville, OH $36,033

Hopedale, OH $35,900

Flushing, OH $35,767

New Athens, OH $35,948

Piedmont, OH $35,692

New Rumley, OH $35,914

Holloway, OH $35,863

Jewett, OH $35,901

Scio, OH $35,919

Amherst, OH $36,992

Andover, OH $35,489

Ashtabula, OH $35,724

Austinburg, OH $35,780

Avon, OH $36,937

Avon Lake, OH $36,911

Berea, OH $37,122

Burton, OH $36,336

Chagrin Falls, OH $37,019

Chardon, OH $36,557

Chesterland, OH $36,876

Columbia Station, OH $36,880

Conneaut, OH $35,248

Dorset, OH $35,578

East Claridon, OH $36,550

Elyria, OH $36,978

North Ridgeville, OH $36,958

Gates Mills, OH $37,084

Geneva, OH $35,908

Grafton, OH $36,894

Grand River, OH $36,651

Huntsburg, OH $36,273

Atwater, OH $36,183

Aurora, OH $36,579

Barberton, OH $36,571

Bath, OH $36,602

Brady Lake, OH $36,481

Brunswick, OH $36,815

Burbank, OH $36,420

Chippewa Lake, OH $36,545

Clinton, OH $36,463

Creston, OH $36,437

Cuyahoga Falls, OH $36,588

Stow, OH $36,581

Doylestown, OH $36,471

Garrettsville, OH $35,960

Green, OH $36,331

Hinckley, OH $36,815

Hiram, OH $36,213

Homerville, OH $36,505

Hudson, OH $36,605

Kent, OH $36,522

Streetsboro, OH $36,528

Lakemore, OH $36,567

Westfield Center, OH $36,515

Litchfield, OH $36,729

Lodi, OH $36,505

Mantua, OH $36,371

Medina, OH $36,618

Mogadore, OH $36,471

Munroe Falls, OH $36,587

Peninsula, OH $36,628

Randolph, OH $36,291

Ravenna, OH $36,272

Rittman, OH $36,446

Rootstown, OH $36,208

Seville, OH $36,502

Sharon Center, OH $36,569

Spencer, OH $36,630

Sterling, OH $36,410

Tallmadge, OH $36,583

Valley City, OH $36,795

Wadsworth, OH $36,545

Wayland, OH $35,809

Richfield, OH $36,694

West Salem, OH $36,366

Windham, OH $35,918

Akron, OH $36,586

Fairlawn, OH $36,586

Franklin, OH $36,904

Troy, OH $36,465

Vandalia, OH $36,963

Verona, OH $36,800

Versailles, OH $36,186

West Alexandria, OH $36,861

West Manchester, OH $36,681

West Milton, OH $36,814

Wilberforce, OH $36,391

Xenia, OH $36,610

Yellow Springs, OH $35,886

Yorkshire, OH $35,998

Christiansburg, OH $35,929

Union City, OH $36,047

Dayton, OH $37,135

Alexandria, OH $37,078

Amlin, OH $37,358

Ashley, OH $36,786

Blacklick, OH $37,362

Bladensburg, OH $36,220

Brinkhaven, OH $35,916

Broadway, OH $36,485

Buckeye Lake, OH $36,836

Cable, OH $36,071

Catawba, OH $35,849

Centerburg, OH $36,908

Croton, OH $37,017

Danville, OH $36,000

Delaware, OH $37,000

Berlin Center, OH $35,308

Bristolville, OH $35,545

Brookfield, OH $34,868

Burghill, OH $35,068

Campbell, OH $34,720

Canfield, OH $34,823

Columbiana, OH $35,097

Cortland, OH $35,186

Deerfield, OH $35,807

Diamond, OH $35,649

East Palestine, OH $35,294

Elkton, OH $35,532

Ellsworth, OH $34,975

Farmdale, OH $35,321

Fowler, OH $35,015

Girard, OH $34,727

Massillon, OH $36,161

Hamilton, OH $36,988

Fairfield, OH $37,217

Harrison, OH $37,187

Harveysburg, OH $36,743

Hooven, OH $37,250

Kings Mills, OH $36,974

Lebanon, OH $36,809

Maineville, OH $37,021

Mason, OH $37,060

Miamitown, OH $37,302

Middletown, OH $36,871

Monroe, OH $36,889

Mount Saint Joseph, OH $37,323

North Bend, OH $37,247

Okeana, OH $37,040

Oregonia, OH $36,746

Overpeck, OH $36,919

Oxford, OH $36,808

Ross, OH $37,216

Seven Mile, OH $36,863

Shandon, OH $37,085

Somerville, OH $36,734

South Lebanon, OH $36,911

Springboro, OH $36,939

Trenton, OH $36,829

Waynesville, OH $36,810

West Chester, OH $37,154

West Elkton, OH $36,785

Aberdeen, OH $35,908

Amelia, OH $37,192

Batavia, OH $37,138

Bentonville, OH $35,942

Bethel, OH $36,912

Blanchester, OH $36,710

Buford, OH $36,517

Camp Dennison, OH $37,280

Chilo, OH $36,758

Clarksville, OH $36,637

Cuba, OH $36,410

Decatur, OH $35,957

Fayetteville, OH $36,649

Feesburg, OH $36,732

Felicity, OH $36,763

Georgetown, OH $36,463

Goshen, OH $37,019

Greenfield, OH $35,786

Hamersville, OH $36,774

Higginsport, OH $36,532

Highland, OH $36,128

Hillsboro, OH $35,912

Leesburg, OH $35,923

Washington Court House, OH $36,119

West Jefferson, OH $37,100

West Rushville, OH $36,566

Williamsport, OH $36,141

Springfield, OH $35,468

Chillicothe, OH $35,073

Bainbridge, OH $35,502

Beaver, OH $35,085

Bidwell, OH $35,225

Blue Creek, OH $35,025

Bourneville, OH $35,232

Cherry Fork, OH $35,986

Chesapeake, OH $34,193

Cheshire, OH $35,211

Coalton, OH $35,360

Creola, OH $35,589

Crown City, OH $34,580

Cynthiana, OH $35,638

Frankfort, OH $35,371

Franklin Furnace, OH $34,740

Friendship, OH $34,757

Gallipolis, OH $35,080

Hallsville, OH $35,304

Hamden, OH $35,429

Haverhill, OH $34,738

Ironton, OH $34,631

Jackson, OH $35,164

Jasper, OH $35,144

Kerr, OH $35,162

Kingston, OH $35,335

Kitts Hill, OH $34,447

Latham, OH $35,583

Londonderry, OH $35,303

Lucasville, OH $34,787

Lynx, OH $35,352

Mc Arthur, OH $35,529

Mc Dermott, OH $34,738

Minford, OH $34,772

New Plymouth, OH $35,506

Oak Hill, OH $34,914

Otway, OH $34,970

Patriot, OH $34,903

Pedro, OH $34,721

Peebles, OH $35,552

Piketon, OH $35,217

Portsmouth, OH $34,738

West Portsmouth, OH $34,750

Proctorville, OH $34,273

Rarden, OH $35,259

Ray, OH $35,381

Richmond Dale, OH $35,240

Rio Grande, OH $35,037

Rock Camp, OH $34,375

Scioto Furnace, OH $34,747

Scottown, OH $34,490

Seaman, OH $35,847

South Point, OH $34,279

South Salem, OH $35,445

South Webster, OH $34,798

Stockdale, OH $35,049

Stout, OH $34,861

Thurman, OH $35,069

Vinton, OH $35,271

Wakefield, OH $34,886

Waterloo, OH $34,818

Waverly, OH $35,224

Wellston, OH $35,398

West Union, OH $35,789

Wheelersburg, OH $34,727

Marion, OH $36,355

Belle Center, OH $35,889

Bellefontaine, OH $36,047

Caledonia, OH $36,232

Cardington, OH $36,727

Carey, OH $35,989

Chesterville, OH $36,647

De Graff, OH $36,035

East Liberty, OH $36,201

Edison, OH $36,312

Fulton, OH $36,745

Green Camp, OH $36,352

Harpster, OH $35,968

Huntsville, OH $35,984

Iberia, OH $36,231

Kenton, OH $35,971

Kirby, OH $36,096

Lakeview, OH $35,805

La Rue, OH $36,057

Lewistown, OH $35,954

Marengo, OH $36,841

Martel, OH $36,193

Middleburg, OH $36,202

Morral, OH $36,033

Mount Gilead, OH $36,342

Mount Victory, OH $36,001

New Bloomington, OH $36,105

Prospect, OH $36,500

Quincy, OH $36,045

Richwood, OH $36,411

Ridgeway, OH $35,933

Roundhead, OH $35,758

Rushsylvania, OH $36,042

Russells Point, OH $35,923

Shauck, OH $36,286

Sparta, OH $36,785

Upper Sandusky, OH $35,983

Waldo, OH $36,698

West Liberty, OH $36,046

West Mansfield, OH $36,178

Wharton, OH $35,964

Zanesfield, OH $36,119

Latty, OH $35,896

Leipsic, OH $35,931

Mc Comb, OH $36,047

Mc Guffey, OH $35,718

Maria Stein, OH $36,001

Melrose, OH $35,907

Mendon, OH $35,855

Middle Point, OH $35,807

Miller City, OH $35,876

Minster, OH $36,009

Montezuma, OH $36,089

Mount Blanchard, OH $36,007

Mount Cory, OH $35,747

New Bremen, OH $35,946

New Hampshire, OH $35,715

New Knoxville, OH $35,853

North Baltimore, OH $36,321

Oakwood, OH $35,920

Ohio City, OH $35,842

Ottawa, OH $35,737

Ottoville, OH $35,732

Pandora, OH $35,677

Paulding, OH $35,906

Payne, OH $35,844

Rawson, OH $35,765

Rockford, OH $35,916

Saint Henry, OH $35,999

Saint Johns, OH $35,707

Saint Marys, OH $35,817

Scott, OH $35,841

Spencerville, OH $35,695

Uniopolis, OH $35,611

Van Buren, OH $36,256

Vanlue, OH $35,979

Van Wert, OH $35,838

Vaughnsville, OH $35,561

Venedocia, OH $35,788

Wapakoneta, OH $35,691

Waynesfield, OH $35,638

Jefferson, OH $35,650

Williamstown, OH $35,857

Lees Creek, OH $36,168

Willshire, OH $35,844

Wren, OH $35,845

Guard Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For 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, Guard positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Guard as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Guard

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$52,360	$25.0	40%
Biotechnology	$48,620	$23.0	30%
Financial Services	$46,750	$22.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$44,880	$22.0	20%
Software & Networking	$44,880	$22.0	20%

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

Understanding how a 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.

$34,783

Average $37,400/year

$39,167

$2,899

Average $3,117/month

$3,264

$669

Average $719/week

$753

$17

Average $18/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,167	$3,264	$753	$19
Average	$37,400	$3,117	$719	$18
25th Percentile	$34,783	$2,899	$669	$17

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