Security Guard Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Security Guard make in Connecticut?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Security Guard in Connecticut is $49,935 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,647
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,756 to $55,019
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,862

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Security Guard Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,019	$4,585	$1,058	$26
Average	$49,935	$4,161	$960	$24
25th Percentile	$46,756	$3,896	$899	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Security Guard Salaries

A Security 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $51,733.
California: $51,537.
Massachusetts: $50,850.

District of Columbia $51,733 California $51,537 Massachusetts $50,850 Washington $50,663 New Jersey $50,645 Alaska $50,579 Connecticut $49,935 New York $49,673

Hawaii $48,837 Rhode Island $48,444 Maryland $48,178 Minnesota $47,813 Colorado $47,673 Illinois $47,626 Oregon $47,449 Delaware $47,318

New Hampshire $47,236 Virginia $47,052 Pennsylvania $46,514 Nevada $46,243 North Dakota $46,155 Michigan $46,014 Wisconsin $45,963 Vermont $45,860

Texas $45,575 Maine $45,556 Arizona $45,528 Ohio $45,496 Georgia $45,066 Indiana $44,851 Wyoming $44,809 Utah $44,743

Iowa $44,715 Kansas $44,491 Louisiana $44,426 North Carolina $44,402 Missouri $44,393 Florida $44,211 Montana $44,113 Nebraska $44,019

Kentucky $43,968 South Carolina $43,781 Tennessee $43,664 Idaho $43,617 New Mexico $43,276 Oklahoma $43,202 Alabama $42,926 South Dakota $42,463

Arkansas $42,211 West Virginia $42,076 Mississippi $41,669

Top Paying Cities for Security 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:

Old Mystic: $49,143
Oneco: $49,016
Avon: $49,237

Old Mystic, CT $49,143 Oneco, CT $49,016 Avon, CT $49,237 Bloomfield, CT $49,265 Windsor, CT $49,266 Bristol, CT $49,261 Burlington, CT $49,258 Broad Brook, CT $48,991

Canaan, CT $49,024 Canton, CT $49,213 Canton Center, CT $49,198 Colebrook, CT $49,026 Collinsville, CT $49,209 East Berlin, CT $49,182 East Canaan, CT $49,080 East Glastonbury, CT $49,265

East Granby, CT $48,997 East Hartland, CT $48,872 East Windsor Hill, CT $49,228 Ellington, CT $48,884 Farmington, CT $49,183 Falls Village, CT $49,192 Glastonbury, CT $49,267 Granby, CT $48,897

Berlin, CT $49,179 Lakeville, CT $49,234 Manchester, CT $49,261 Bolton, CT $49,197 New Britain, CT $49,164 New Hartford, CT $49,250 Norfolk, CT $49,147 North Canton, CT $49,161

North Granby, CT $48,753 Pine Meadow, CT $49,206 Plainville, CT $49,182 Barkhamsted, CT $49,107 Poquonock, CT $49,228 Riverton, CT $49,047 Vernon Rockville, CT $49,130 Rocky Hill, CT $49,212

Salisbury, CT $48,903 Sharon, CT $49,607 Simsbury, CT $49,193 Somers, CT $48,481 Somersville, CT $48,472 South Glastonbury, CT $49,254 South Windsor, CT $49,246 North Windham, CT $49,131

Pomfret Center, CT $49,080 Putnam, CT $49,051 Quinebaug, CT $49,066 Rogers, CT $49,050 Scotland, CT $49,134 South Willington, CT $49,010 South Windham, CT $49,144 South Woodstock, CT $49,074

Storrs Mansfield, CT $49,104 Thompson, CT $49,061 Ashford, CT $49,019 Willington, CT $49,003 Windham, CT $49,137 Woodstock, CT $49,060 Woodstock Valley, CT $49,040 New London, CT $49,145

Baltic, CT $49,133 Canterbury, CT $49,113 Central Village, CT $49,074 East Lyme, CT $49,161 Bozrah, CT $49,139 Gales Ferry, CT $49,142 Gilman, CT $49,149 Mashantucket, CT $49,137

Ledyard, CT $49,141 Groton, CT $49,144 Hanover, CT $49,133 Jewett City, CT $49,130 Montville, CT $49,144 Moosup, CT $49,050 Mystic, CT $49,142 Niantic, CT $49,158

North Stonington, CT $49,118 Norwich, CT $49,131 Preston, CT $49,131 Oakdale, CT $49,157 Old Lyme, CT $49,252 Stafford, CT $48,802 Stafford Springs, CT $48,827 Staffordville, CT $48,756

Suffield, CT $48,435 Taconic, CT $49,083 Tariffville, CT $49,106 Enfield, CT $48,425 Tolland, CT $48,985 Unionville, CT $49,225 East Windsor, CT $48,927 Weatogue, CT $49,239

West Granby, CT $49,001 West Hartland, CT $48,890 West Simsbury, CT $49,187 West Suffield, CT $48,444 Winchester Center, CT $49,192 Windsor Locks, CT $48,929 Winsted, CT $49,187 Hartford, CT $49,308

West Hartford, CT $49,266 East Hartford, CT $49,305 Wethersfield, CT $49,264 Newington, CT $49,173 Plainfield, CT $49,095 Quaker Hill, CT $49,145 South Lyme, CT $49,191 Sterling, CT $49,003

Stonington, CT $49,132 Pawcatuck, CT $49,106 Taftville, CT $49,131 Uncasville, CT $49,142 Versailles, CT $49,128 Voluntown, CT $49,093 Waterford, CT $49,146 Wauregan, CT $49,070

West Mystic, CT $49,143 Yantic, CT $49,134 Ansonia, CT $50,125 Beacon Falls, CT $49,991 Botsford, CT $50,913 Branford, CT $49,654 Cheshire, CT $49,563 Centerbrook, CT $49,405

Chester, CT $49,405 Clinton, CT $49,620 Cobalt, CT $49,270 Colchester, CT $49,222 Cromwell, CT $49,209 Deep River, CT $49,434 Derby, CT $50,354 Killingworth, CT $49,558

Salem, CT $49,186 Durham, CT $49,436 East Haddam, CT $49,294 East Hampton, CT $49,286 Essex, CT $49,361 Guilford, CT $49,699 Haddam, CT $49,389 Hadlyme, CT $49,321

Hawleyville, CT $50,785 Higganum, CT $49,401 Ivoryton, CT $49,415 Madison, CT $49,638 Marion, CT $49,427 Marlborough, CT $49,255 Meriden, CT $49,295 Middlefield, CT $49,331

Middle Haddam, CT $49,304 Middletown, CT $49,274 Milford, CT $51,058 Milldale, CT $49,347 Monroe, CT $51,568 Moodus, CT $49,308 Newtown, CT $50,884 North Branford, CT $49,640

Northford, CT $49,632 North Haven, CT $49,594 North Westchester, CT $49,218 Old Saybrook, CT $49,381 Orange, CT $49,824 Oxford, CT $50,385 Plantsville, CT $49,344 Portland, CT $49,249

Rockfall, CT $49,276 Sandy Hook, CT $50,839 Seymour, CT $50,151 Shelton, CT $51,407 South Britain, CT $50,571 Southbury, CT $50,553 Southington, CT $49,216 Stevenson, CT $51,677

Wallingford, CT $49,546 Stratford, CT $52,391 Westbrook, CT $49,504 New Haven, CT $49,523 East Haven, CT $49,547 Hamden, CT $49,590 West Haven, CT $49,566 Bethany, CT $49,778

Woodbridge, CT $49,671 Willimantic, CT $49,144 Abington, CT $49,073 Amston, CT $49,196 Andover, CT $49,174 Ballouville, CT $49,030 Brooklyn, CT $49,073 Chaplin, CT $49,115

Columbia, CT $49,179 Coventry, CT $49,148 Danielson, CT $49,014 Dayville, CT $49,016 Eastford, CT $49,051 East Killingly, CT $48,967 East Woodstock, CT $49,069 Fabyan, CT $49,069

Grosvenor Dale, CT $49,070 Hampton, CT $49,098 Hebron, CT $49,205 Lebanon, CT $49,161 Mansfield Center, CT $49,118 Mansfield Depot, CT $49,120 North Franklin, CT $49,139 North Grosvenordale, CT $49,073

Pomfret, CT $49,076 Bridgeport, CT $52,527 Trumbull, CT $52,245 Easton, CT $52,216 Waterbury, CT $49,723 Prospect, CT $49,711 Wolcott, CT $49,435 Bantam, CT $49,901

Bethlehem, CT $50,011 Cornwall, CT $49,664 Cornwall Bridge, CT $49,952 Gaylordsville, CT $50,405 Goshen, CT $49,538 Kent, CT $50,052 Lakeside, CT $49,957 Litchfield, CT $49,722

Middlebury, CT $50,071 Morris, CT $49,875 Naugatuck, CT $49,946 New Milford, CT $50,556 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $50,142 Northfield, CT $49,556 Oakville, CT $49,758 Pequabuck, CT $49,377

Plymouth, CT $49,539 Roxbury, CT $50,519 Sherman, CT $50,615 South Kent, CT $50,167 Terryville, CT $49,415 Thomaston, CT $49,615 Torrington, CT $49,398 Harwinton, CT $49,412

Washington, CT $50,248 Washington Depot, CT $50,281 Watertown, CT $49,828 West Cornwall, CT $49,512 Woodbury, CT $50,218 Bethel, CT $50,843 Brookfield, CT $50,763 Cos Cob, CT $52,978

Danbury, CT $50,770 New Fairfield, CT $50,770 Darien, CT $52,962 Fairfield, CT $52,496 Georgetown, CT $52,076 Greenwich, CT $52,938 Greens Farms, CT $52,466 New Canaan, CT $52,741

Norwalk, CT $52,775 Old Greenwich, CT $52,978 Redding Center, CT $51,581 Redding Ridge, CT $51,581 Ridgefield, CT $51,127 Riverside, CT $52,975 Westport, CT $52,466 Weston, CT $52,251

Southport, CT $52,484 Redding, CT $51,465 Wilton, CT $52,304 Stamford, CT $52,990 Bridgewater, CT $50,692

Security Guard Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Security Guard roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Construction and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Security Guard positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Security Guard as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Security Guard

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Construction	$64,915	$31.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$62,418	$30.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$59,921	$29.0	20%
Business Services	$57,425	$28.0	15%
Healthcare	$54,928	$26.0	10%

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

Understanding how a Security 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 July 01, 2026

$46,756

Average $49,935/year

$55,019

$3,896

Average $4,161/month

$4,585

$899

Average $960/week

$1,058

$22

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,019	$4,585	$1,058	$26
Average	$49,935	$4,161	$960	$24
25th Percentile	$46,756	$3,896	$899	$22

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