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

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

How does experience change An Armed Guard's salary?

An Armed Guard's salary grows with experience: a Security Guard - Unarmed (0-1 years)earns $39,409, a Armed Guard (3-5 years)earns $48,401, a Security Guard Team Leader (5+ years)earns $60,423,

What are the highest paying states for an Armed Guard?

Armed Guard salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Armed Guard roles are District of Columbia $53,341, California $53,138, Massachusetts $52,430. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Armed Guard roles make?

Salaries for Armed Guard level roles vary by specialization: Armed Field Supervisor: $89,825; Security Guard - Armed: $47,531; Armed Guards: $47,167; Armed Security Officer: $46,535; Armed Security Guards: $45,871.

How do different companies affect an Armed Guard's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Armed 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.

Armed Guard Salary in the United States

How much does an Armed Guard make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for an Armed Guard in the United States is $48,176 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,712
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,944 to $52,644
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,001

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Armed Guard Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,644	$4,387	$1,012	$25
Average	$48,176	$4,015	$926	$23
25th Percentile	$44,944	$3,745	$864	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Armed Guard Salaries

An Armed 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 Armed 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 Armed Guards. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $53,341.
California: $53,138.
Massachusetts: $52,430.

District of Columbia $53,341 California $53,138 Massachusetts $52,430 Washington $52,238 New Jersey $52,218 Alaska $52,151 Connecticut $51,486 New York $51,216

Hawaii $50,354 Rhode Island $49,949 Maryland $49,675 Minnesota $49,299 Colorado $49,154 Illinois $49,106 Oregon $48,923 Delaware $48,788

New Hampshire $48,703 Virginia $48,514 Pennsylvania $47,960 Nevada $47,680 North Dakota $47,589 Michigan $47,444 Wisconsin $47,391 Vermont $47,285

Texas $46,991 Maine $46,972 Arizona $46,943 Ohio $46,909 Georgia $46,466 Indiana $46,244 Wyoming $46,201 Utah $46,134

Iowa $46,105 Kansas $45,873 Louisiana $45,806 North Carolina $45,782 Missouri $45,772 Florida $45,584 Montana $45,483 Nebraska $45,387

Kentucky $45,334 South Carolina $45,141 Tennessee $45,021 Idaho $44,973 New Mexico $44,621 Oklahoma $44,544 Alabama $44,260 South Dakota $43,783

Arkansas $43,522 West Virginia $43,383 Mississippi $42,964

Top Paying Cities for Armed 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: $60,765
San Francisco: $60,167
Oakland: $58,833

San Jose, CA $60,765

San Francisco, CA $60,167

Oakland, CA $58,833

New York, NY $55,832

Queens Village, NY $55,470

Paramus, NJ $55,085

Passaic, NJ $55,037

Bergenfield, NJ $54,988

Stamford, CT $54,916

Huntington, NY $54,868

Newark, NJ $54,555

Bridgeport, CT $54,458

New Brunswick, NJ $54,300

Vallejo, CA $54,198

Middlesex, NJ $54,169

Somerset, NJ $54,126

Petaluma, CA $54,015

Santa Cruz, CA $53,827

Boston, MA $53,731

Monterey, CA $53,490

Fairbanks, AK $53,456

Los Angeles, CA $53,365

Washington, DC $53,341

Seattle, WA $53,254

Santa Rosa, CA $53,244

Juneau, AK $53,105

Orange, CA $52,946

Anchorage, AK $52,859

Anaheim, CA $52,825

Santa Ana, CA $52,753

Nassau, NY $52,724

Long Beach, CA $52,705

Danbury, CT $52,690

Santa Maria, CA $52,527

Everett, WA $52,517

Bremerton, WA $52,281

Trenton, NJ $52,189

Sacramento, CA $52,170

San Diego, CA $52,146

Brockton, MA $52,127

Tacoma, WA $52,107

Santa Barbara, CA $52,040

Lowell, MA $51,847

New Suffolk, NY $51,828

Nashua, NH $51,770

Lompoc, CA $51,693

Ventura, CA $51,645

Stockton, CA $51,631

New Haven, CT $51,534

Atlantic City, NJ $51,409

Hartford, CT $51,303

Modesto, CA $51,279

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,173

New Britain, CT $51,149

Olympia, WA $51,081

Kennewick, WA $51,081

New London, CT $51,072

Norwich, CT $51,057

Lawrence, MA $51,033

Bakersfield, CA $50,898

Riverside, CA $50,831

New Bedford, MA $50,831

Richland, WA $50,783

Portsmouth, NH $50,744

Vineland, NJ $50,734

San Bernardino, CA $50,696

Boulder, CO $50,561

Worcester, MA $50,522

Portland, OR $50,479

Saint Paul, MN $50,421

Minneapolis, MN $50,421

Philadelphia, PA $50,354

Honolulu, HI $50,099

Springfield, MA $49,930

Providence, RI $49,925

Chicago, IL $49,785

Bellingham, WA $49,728

Baltimore, MD $49,675

Chico, CA $49,554

Wilmington, DE $49,472

Pittsfield, MA $49,424

Manchester, NH $49,333

Spokane, WA $49,121

Denver, CO $49,116

Albany, NY $48,889

Troy, NY $48,870

Schenectady, NY $48,769

Burlington, VT $48,663

Portland, ME $48,494

Salem, OR $48,456

Yakima, WA $48,446

Ann Arbor, MI $48,432

Rochester, MN $48,297

Fresno, CA $48,273

Reno, NV $48,273

Milwaukee, WI $48,229

Detroit, MI $48,181

Allentown, PA $48,167

Carson City, NV $48,162

Houston, TX $48,090

Colorado Springs, CO $48,085

Syracuse, NY $48,061

Eugene, OR $47,969

Bismarck, ND $47,911

Gary, IN $47,911

Galveston, TX $47,911

Springfield, OR $47,873

Medford, OR $47,757

Fort Collins, CO $47,738

Austin, TX $47,699

Mesa, AZ $47,598

Phoenix, AZ $47,589

Dallas, TX $47,574

Reading, PA $47,545

Saint Cloud, MN $47,526

Concord, NH $47,483

Madison, WI $47,463

Utica, NY $47,333

Raleigh, NC $47,295

Las Vegas, NV $47,290

Rochester, NY $47,256

Des Moines, IA $47,251

Atlanta, GA $47,174

Battle Creek, MI $47,160

Salt Lake City, UT $47,145

Lancaster, PA $47,073

Champaign, IL $47,063

Harrisburg, PA $47,006

Durham, NC $46,962

Kansas City, MO $46,957

Kansas City, KS $46,948

Fort Worth, TX $46,943

Boca Raton, FL $46,924

Cleveland, OH $46,919

Columbus, OH $46,909

Pittsburgh, PA $46,904

Richmond, VA $46,885

Indianapolis, IN $46,876

Cincinnati, OH $46,813

Petersburg, VA $46,741

Billings, MT $46,635

Lansing, MI $46,635

Huntsville, AL $46,635

Lebanon, PA $46,630

Dayton, OH $46,625

Pueblo, CO $46,625

Appleton, WI $46,611

Buffalo, NY $46,591

Racine, WI $46,567

Charlotte, NC $46,562

Saint Louis, MO $46,548

Springfield, IL $46,529

Elkhart, IN $46,519

York, PA $46,519

Gastonia, NC $46,514

Benton Harbor, MI $46,514

Beaumont, TX $46,485

Lorain, OH $46,476

Toledo, OH $46,456

Binghamton, NY $46,432

Rock Hill, SC $46,428

Rockford, IL $46,403

Fargo, ND $46,379

Elyria, OH $46,379

Flagstaff, AZ $46,346

Fort Lauderdale, FL $46,317

Miami, FL $46,288

Duluth, MN $46,211

Bangor, ME $46,148

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,095

Louisville, KY $46,071

Grand Rapids, MI $46,061

Hialeah, FL $46,057

Casper, WY $45,989

Scranton, PA $45,931

New Orleans, LA $45,917

Virginia Beach, VA $45,912

Akron, OH $45,888

Peoria, IL $45,825

Sarasota, FL $45,816

Green Bay, WI $45,782

Baton Rouge, LA $45,758

Charleston, SC $45,748

Nashville, TN $45,734

Jamestown, NY $45,724

Davenport, IA $45,724

Tucson, AZ $45,700

Cheyenne, WY $45,686

Saint Petersburg, FL $45,671

Tampa, FL $45,661

Omaha, NE $45,652

Port Arthur, TX $45,633

Evansville, IN $45,633

Bradenton, FL $45,613

Santa Fe, NM $45,527

Orlando, FL $45,478

Clearwater, FL $45,425

Canton, OH $45,324

La Crosse, WI $45,324

Grand Forks, ND $45,310

Albuquerque, NM $45,295

Tulsa, OK $45,295

Newport News, VA $45,291

High Point, NC $45,276

Ogden, UT $45,257

Corpus Christi, TX $45,218

Laramie, WY $45,189

Norfolk, VA $45,189

Rock Island, IL $45,160

Saginaw, MI $45,151

Jacksonville, FL $45,146

Salisbury, NC $45,136

Memphis, TN $45,127

Moline, IL $45,103

Fort Myers, FL $45,088

Waterloo, IA $45,026

Spartanburg, SC $44,977

Lincoln, NE $44,953

Fort Wayne, IN $44,944

Birmingham, AL $44,891

Cedar Falls, IA $44,881

Provo, UT $44,876

Springfield, OH $44,871

San Antonio, TX $44,862

Greensboro, NC $44,843

South Bend, IN $44,838

Winston Salem, NC $44,833

Boise, ID $44,818

Savannah, GA $44,785

Muskegon, MI $44,698

Lima, OH $44,640

Lake Charles, LA $44,621

Anderson, IN $44,611

Lexington, KY $44,597

Augusta, GA $44,582

Greenville, SC $44,582

Wichita, KS $44,539

Tuscaloosa, AL $44,539

Columbia, SC $44,496

Bloomington, IN $44,375

Roanoke, VA $44,346

Asheville, NC $44,284

Knoxville, TN $44,202

Shreveport, LA $44,197

Wilmington, NC $44,134

Frankfort, KY $44,043

Oklahoma City, OK $44,009

Chillicothe, OH $43,990

Longview, TX $43,985

Topeka, KS $43,971

Mobile, AL $43,898

Terre Haute, IN $43,879

Erie, PA $43,874

Altoona, PA $43,850

Melbourne, FL $43,836

Amarillo, TX $43,816

Killeen, TX $43,802

Fayetteville, AR $43,763

Sioux Falls, SD $43,730

Chattanooga, TN $43,701

Idaho Falls, ID $43,696

Gainesville, FL $43,595

Portsmouth, OH $43,571

Little Rock, AR $43,561

Lynchburg, VA $43,561

Lafayette, LA $43,542

Youngstown, OH $43,542

Temple, TX $43,522

Daytona Beach, FL $43,513

Clarksville, TN $43,508

Pensacola, FL $43,503

Hopkinsville, KY $43,359

Charleston, WV $43,354

Florence, SC $43,330

Sioux City, IA $43,301

Macon, GA $43,161

Tallahassee, FL $43,156

Fayetteville, NC $43,147

Waco, TX $43,137

Wichita Falls, TX $43,137

Pine Bluff, AR $43,118

Vincennes, IN $43,026

Lubbock, TX $43,007

Great Falls, MT $42,978

Alamogordo, NM $42,973

Abilene, TX $42,935

Rapid City, SD $42,872

Monroe, LA $42,872

Albany, GA $42,843

Huntington, WV $42,838

Jackson, MS $42,834

Greenville, MS $42,829

Parkersburg, WV $42,781

Montgomery, AL $42,771

Johnstown, PA $42,761

Springfield, MO $42,723

Biloxi, MS $42,699

Sumter, SC $42,597

Columbus, GA $42,593

Twin Falls, ID $42,564

Pascagoula, MS $42,501

Kingsport, TN $42,376

Gulfport, MS $42,361

Alexandria, LA $42,202

Fort Smith, AR $42,082

El Paso, TX $41,952

Helena, MT $41,889

Las Cruces, NM $41,735

Harlingen, TX $41,600

Pocatello, ID $41,557

Florence, AL $41,542

Brownsville, TX $41,533

Dothan, AL $41,456

Mcallen, TX $41,432

Columbus, MS $41,075

Altus, OK $40,854

Lawton, OK $40,762

Pierre, SD $40,589

What Skills Can Increase an Armed Guard's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 26.84% 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.
First Aid (Mentioned in 4.25% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.
CCTV (Mentioned in 1.47% Job Postings):

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	26.84%
First Aid	4.25%
CCTV	1.47%

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 an Armed Guard's salary.

Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Diversity and Inclusion: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Problem Solving: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Commitment	$52,994	10%
Diversity and Inclusion	$51,067	6%
Problem Solving	$50,585	5%
Safety Training	$49,622	3%
Written Communication	$49,140	2%
Innovation	$49,140	2%

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How Education impacts an Armed Guard's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Armed 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 an Armed Guard with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $45,730 and $48,921).

Armed Guard Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Armed Guard

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 51.6%

Associates 29.0%

Bachelors 12.9%

Masters 4.3%

Doctorate 1.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	51.6%
Associates	29.0%
Bachelors	12.9%
Masters	4.3%
Doctorate	1.1%

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

Understanding how an Armed 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 March 01, 2026

$44,944

Average $48,176/year

$52,644

$3,745

Average $4,015/month

$4,387

$864

Average $926/week

$1,012

$22

Average $23/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,644	$4,387	$1,012	$25
Average	$48,176	$4,015	$926	$23
25th Percentile	$44,944	$3,745	$864	$22

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Salary Trends for Armed Guard

Salaries for an Armed Guard can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $42,906 in 2023 to around $42,077 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Armed Guard salary trends, .

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