Security Guard Salary in Minnesota

How much does a Security Guard make in Minnesota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Security Guard in Minnesota is $47,813 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,113
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,770 to $52,681
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,999

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Security Guard Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,681	$4,390	$1,013	$25
Average	$47,813	$3,984	$919	$23
25th Percentile	$44,770	$3,731	$861	$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:

Conger: $45,777
Courtland: $45,726
Darfur: $45,490

Conger, MN $45,777 Courtland, MN $45,726 Darfur, MN $45,490 Delavan, MN $45,498 Eagle Lake, MN $46,157 Easton, MN $45,515 Ellendale, MN $46,157 Elmore, MN $45,280

Elysian, MN $46,387 Emmons, MN $45,417 Essig, MN $45,550 Fairmont, MN $45,401 Freeborn, MN $45,842 Frost, MN $45,353 Garden City, MN $45,494 Geneva, MN $46,273

Glenville, MN $45,615 Good Thunder, MN $45,576 Granada, MN $45,357 Hanska, MN $45,358 Hartland, MN $45,881 Hayward, MN $45,878 Henderson, MN $46,672 Hollandale, MN $46,073

Hope, MN $46,298 Huntley, MN $45,463 Janesville, MN $46,066 Kasota, MN $46,239 Kiester, MN $45,425 Kilkenny, MN $46,609 Lafayette, MN $45,816 Lake Crystal, MN $45,567

La Salle, MN $45,443 Le Center, MN $46,705 Le Sueur, MN $46,604 Lewisville, MN $45,396 Madelia, MN $45,431 Madison Lake, MN $46,285 Mapleton, MN $45,599 Minnesota Lake, MN $45,622

Montgomery, MN $46,872 New Prague, MN $47,453 New Richland, MN $45,991 New Ulm, MN $45,544 Nicollet, MN $45,974 Northrop, MN $45,680 Pemberton, MN $45,831 Saint Clair, MN $46,125

Saint James, MN $45,398 Saint Peter, MN $46,343 Sanborn, MN $45,217 Searles, MN $45,472 Sleepy Eye, MN $45,323 Springfield, MN $45,280 Truman, MN $45,410 Twin Lakes, MN $45,540

Vernon Center, MN $45,464 Waldorf, MN $45,726 Waseca, MN $46,147 Waterville, MN $46,467 Wells, MN $45,626 Winnebago, MN $45,491 Windom, MN $45,334 Adrian, MN $44,154

Alpha, MN $45,201 Arco, MN $45,139 Avoca, MN $45,113 Balaton, MN $45,026 Beaver Creek, MN $43,023 Bigelow, MN $44,574 Bingham Lake, MN $45,266 Brewster, MN $45,135

Butterfield, MN $45,318 Ceylon, MN $45,237 Chandler, MN $44,401 Currie, MN $45,197 Dovray, MN $45,373 Dunnell, MN $45,168 Starbuck, MN $45,173 Morris, MN $45,201

Crane Lake, MN $44,735 Cromwell, MN $44,904 Grand Rapids, MN $44,917 Ely, MN $44,800 Embarrass, MN $44,736 Esko, MN $44,892 Eveleth, MN $44,804 Finlayson, MN $45,027

Floodwood, MN $44,778 Forbes, MN $44,658 Gilbert, MN $44,792 Goodland, MN $44,723 Hibbing, MN $44,692 Hill City, MN $44,866 Holyoke, MN $44,900 Hoyt Lakes, MN $44,800

Iron, MN $44,669 Jacobson, MN $44,751 Keewatin, MN $44,893 Kerrick, MN $44,979 Kettle River, MN $44,976 Kinney, MN $44,739 Mcgregor, MN $44,909 Makinen, MN $44,745

Marble, MN $44,865 Meadowlands, MN $44,756 Melrude, MN $44,739 Moose Lake, MN $45,074 Afton, MN $47,918 Almelund, MN $46,725 Bayport, MN $47,839 Bethel, MN $47,432

Braham, MN $46,066 Brook Park, MN $45,345 Cambridge, MN $46,596 Cannon Falls, MN $46,805 Castle Rock, MN $47,561 Cedar, MN $47,649 Center City, MN $47,029 Chisago City, MN $47,438

Circle Pines, MN $48,274 Cottage Grove, MN $48,040 Dalbo, MN $46,059 Wirt, MN $44,787 Thief River Falls, MN $45,054 Alvarado, MN $44,915 Angle Inlet, MN $44,896 Argyle, MN $44,971

Badger, MN $45,000 Brooks, MN $45,011 Crookston, MN $44,936 Donaldson, MN $44,991 East Grand Forks, MN $44,860 Euclid, MN $44,891 Fisher, MN $44,863 Gatzke, MN $44,922

Goodridge, MN $44,955 Greenbush, MN $45,002 Grygla, MN $44,902 Hallock, MN $45,112 Halma, MN $44,988 Humboldt, MN $45,086 Karlstad, MN $45,019 Kennedy, MN $45,012

Lake Bronson, MN $44,979 Lancaster, MN $44,983 Mentor, MN $44,997 Middle River, MN $44,975 Newfolden, MN $44,986 Noyes, MN $45,126 Oak Island, MN $44,894 Oklee, MN $45,021

Oslo, MN $44,929 Plummer, MN $45,002 Red Lake Falls, MN $44,979 Roseau, MN $45,028 Saint Hilaire, MN $45,006 Saint Vincent, MN $45,090 Salol, MN $44,989 Stephen, MN $44,971

Strandquist, MN $44,957 Strathcona, MN $44,951 Viking, MN $44,935 Wannaska, MN $44,974 Warren, MN $44,917 Warroad, MN $45,043 Edgerton, MN $44,159 Georgetown, MN $45,011

Glyndon, MN $45,006 Morton, MN $45,251 Murdock, MN $45,159 New London, MN $45,555 Norcross, MN $45,032 Odessa, MN $44,999 Olivia, MN $45,244 Ortonville, MN $45,093

Pennock, MN $45,337 Porter, MN $45,084 Prinsburg, MN $45,263 Raymond, MN $45,199 Redwood Falls, MN $45,246 Renville, MN $45,196 Sacred Heart, MN $45,170 Seaforth, MN $45,302

Spicer, MN $45,597 Sunburg, MN $45,302 Taunton, MN $45,155 Vesta, MN $45,151 Wabasso, MN $45,200 Wanda, MN $45,365 Watson, MN $45,179 Wheaton, MN $45,086

Wood Lake, MN $45,162 Saint Cloud, MN $46,096 Albany, MN $45,829 Alexandria, MN $45,257 Ashby, MN $45,146 Avon, MN $45,964 Barrett, MN $45,116 Belgrade, MN $45,510

Bock, MN $46,058 Bowlus, MN $45,774 Brandon, MN $45,157 Brooten, MN $45,365 Buckman, MN $45,851 Burtrum, MN $45,591 Carlos, MN $45,163 Cold Spring, MN $46,011

Collegeville, MN $46,018 Cyrus, MN $45,150 Dalton, MN $45,126 Elrosa, MN $45,738 Waltham, MN $46,408 Evansville, MN $45,132 Farwell, MN $45,154 Flensburg, MN $45,613

Foley, MN $45,973 Foreston, MN $45,982 Freeport, MN $45,741 Garfield, MN $45,164 Gilman, MN $45,960 Glenwood, MN $45,257 Greenwald, MN $45,719 Grey Eagle, MN $45,568

Hillman, MN $45,541 Hoffman, MN $45,155 Holdingford, MN $45,835 Holmes City, MN $45,150 Isle, MN $45,051 Kensington, MN $45,140 Lastrup, MN $45,548 Little Falls, MN $45,585

Long Prairie, MN $45,407 Lowry, MN $45,164 Mc Grath, MN $44,920 Melrose, MN $45,652 Milaca, MN $45,916 Miltona, MN $45,162 Nelson, MN $45,174 New Munich, MN $45,718

Oak Park, MN $46,015 Ogilvie, MN $45,744 Onamia, MN $45,400 Osakis, MN $45,310 Parkers Prairie, MN $45,114 Paynesville, MN $45,868 Pease, MN $46,064 Pierz, MN $45,574

Rice, MN $45,942 Richmond, MN $45,936 Rockville, MN $46,046 Roscoe, MN $45,903 Royalton, MN $45,864 Saint Joseph, MN $46,070 Saint Stephen, MN $45,983 Saint Martin, MN $45,884

Sartell, MN $46,045 Sauk Centre, MN $45,489 Sauk Rapids, MN $46,021 Nashua, MN $45,088 Naytahwaush, MN $45,127 New York Mills, MN $45,107 Nielsville, MN $44,999 Ogema, MN $45,026

Osage, MN $45,061 Ottertail, MN $45,147 Pelican Rapids, MN $45,100 Perham, MN $45,147 Perley, MN $45,032 Ponsford, MN $45,023 Richville, MN $45,107 Richwood, MN $45,047

Rochert, MN $45,064 Rothsay, MN $45,046 Sabin, MN $45,016 Shelly, MN $45,048 Tintah, MN $45,057 Twin Valley, MN $45,021 Ulen, MN $45,015 Underwood, MN $45,135

Vergas, MN $45,100 Vining, MN $45,097 Waubun, MN $45,029 Wendell, MN $45,076 White Earth, MN $45,171 Winger, MN $45,029 Wolf Lake, MN $45,063 Wolverton, MN $45,078

Bemidji, MN $45,119 Bagley, MN $45,063 Baudette, MN $44,952 Bena, MN $44,888 Big Falls, MN $44,752 Bigfork, MN $44,796 Birchdale, MN $44,805 Blackduck, MN $44,957

Bowstring, MN $44,848 Cass Lake, MN $45,026 Clearbrook, MN $45,045 Deer River, MN $44,883 Talmoon, MN $44,863 Effie, MN $44,758 Federal Dam, MN $44,964 Gonvick, MN $45,025

Gully, MN $44,992 Hines, MN $44,981 International Falls, MN $44,957 Kelliher, MN $44,929 Lengby, MN $45,042 Leonard, MN $45,012 Littlefork, MN $44,836 Loman, MN $44,827

Longville, MN $44,996 Marcell, MN $44,810 Margie, MN $44,787 Max, MN $44,853 Mizpah, MN $44,861 Northome, MN $44,855 Outing, MN $44,932 Pennington, MN $44,943

Ponemah, MN $45,027 Puposky, MN $44,994 Ranier, MN $45,137 Kabetogama, MN $44,790 Redby, MN $45,078 Redlake, MN $45,019 Remer, MN $44,899 Roosevelt, MN $44,949

Shevlin, MN $45,022 Solway, MN $45,034 South International Falls, MN $44,963 Spring Lake, MN $44,863 Squaw Lake, MN $44,857 Swift, MN $44,952 Tenstrike, MN $45,005 Trail, MN $44,975

Swanville, MN $45,565 Moorhead, MN $44,986 Upsala, MN $45,712 Villard, MN $45,281 Wahkon, MN $45,302 Waite Park, MN $46,094 West Union, MN $45,443 Brainerd, MN $45,220

Baxter, MN $45,275 Ah Gwah Ching, MN $45,063 Aitkin, MN $45,018 Akeley, MN $45,043 Aldrich, MN $45,089 Backus, MN $45,038 Benedict, MN $45,019 Bertha, MN $45,121

Browerville, MN $45,241 Clarissa, MN $45,183 Crosby, MN $45,063 Crosslake, MN $45,094 Cushing, MN $45,260 Deerwood, MN $45,099 Eagle Bend, MN $45,120 Emily, MN $44,973

Fifty Lakes, MN $44,975 Fort Ripley, MN $45,339 Garrison, MN $45,261 Hackensack, MN $45,031 Hewitt, MN $45,100 Ironton, MN $45,112 Jenkins, MN $45,095 Lake George, MN $45,059

Lake Hubert, MN $45,132 Laporte, MN $45,030 Menahga, MN $45,079 Merrifield, MN $45,098 Motley, MN $45,074 Nevis, MN $45,064 Nisswa, MN $45,137 Palisade, MN $44,871

Park Rapids, MN $45,092 Pequot Lakes, MN $45,103 Pillager, MN $45,124 Pine River, MN $45,043 Randall, MN $45,417 Sebeka, MN $45,055 Nimrod, MN $45,050 Staples, MN $45,107

Verndale, MN $45,077 Wadena, MN $45,145 Walker, MN $45,059 Detroit Lakes, MN $45,151 Ada, MN $45,017 Audubon, MN $45,092 Barnesville, MN $45,039 Battle Lake, MN $45,143

Bejou, MN $44,975 Beltrami, MN $45,011 Bluffton, MN $45,101 Borup, MN $45,013 Breckenridge, MN $45,191 Callaway, MN $45,043 Campbell, MN $45,086 Climax, MN $44,935

Clitherall, MN $45,114 Comstock, MN $45,033 Deer Creek, MN $45,101 Dent, MN $45,111 Dilworth, MN $44,983 Elbow Lake, MN $45,128 Elizabeth, MN $45,100 Erhard, MN $45,088

Erskine, MN $45,050 Felton, MN $45,004 Fergus Falls, MN $45,175 Fertile, MN $45,030 Flom, MN $45,009 Fosston, MN $45,064 Foxhome, MN $45,052 Frazee, MN $45,103

Gary, MN $44,977 Halstad, MN $45,044 Wabasha, MN $46,300 Hawley, MN $45,011 Hendrum, MN $45,033 Henning, MN $45,120 Hitterdal, MN $45,014 Kent, MN $45,061

Lake Park, MN $45,023 Mcintosh, MN $45,049 Mahnomen, MN $45,048 Wilton, MN $45,022 Waskish, MN $44,838 Williams, MN $44,956 Mountain Iron, MN $44,709 Cotton, MN $44,803

Wayzata, MN $48,348 Navarre, MN $48,353 Young America, MN $47,243 Winsted, MN $46,760 Winthrop, MN $45,952 Zimmerman, MN $46,557 Minneapolis, MN $48,809 Nashwauk, MN $44,714

Orr, MN $44,730 Nett Lake, MN $45,019 Pengilly, MN $44,736 Virginia, MN $44,790 Saginaw, MN $44,873 Sawyer, MN $44,878 Side Lake, MN $44,717 Soudan, MN $44,851

Sturgeon Lake, MN $45,051 Swan River, MN $44,725 Swatara, MN $44,838 Taconite, MN $44,887 Tamarack, MN $44,830 Tower, MN $44,782 Twig, MN $44,886 Warba, MN $44,767

Willow River, MN $45,091 Winton, MN $45,059 Wrenshall, MN $44,890 Wright, MN $44,862 Duluth, MN $44,893 Rochester, MN $46,841 Adams, MN $45,911 Altura, MN $46,014

Austin, MN $46,179 Blooming Prairie, MN $46,448 Brownsdale, MN $46,347 Brownsville, MN $44,164 Dundas, MN $47,022 Elko New Market, MN $47,656 Faribault, MN $46,593 Farmington, MN $47,784

Forest Lake, MN $47,876 Frontenac, MN $46,363 Goodhue, MN $46,623 Grandy, MN $46,467 Grasston, MN $45,703 Hampton, MN $47,504 Harris, MN $46,550 Hastings, MN $47,631

Henriette, MN $45,716 Hinckley, MN $45,124 Hugo, MN $48,055 Isanti, MN $47,088 Lake City, MN $46,505 Lake Elmo, MN $48,119 Lakeland, MN $47,815 Lakeville, MN $47,894

Lindstrom, MN $47,218 Lonsdale, MN $47,174 Marine On Saint Croix, MN $47,692 Medford, MN $46,442 Mora, MN $45,469 Morristown, MN $46,432 Nerstrand, MN $46,487 Newport, MN $48,290

North Branch, MN $47,031 Northfield, MN $47,215 Owatonna, MN $46,427 Pine City, MN $45,736 Randolph, MN $47,365 Red Wing, MN $46,526 Rock Creek, MN $46,052 Rosemount, MN $48,061

Rush City, MN $46,215 Saint Francis, MN $47,352 Saint Paul Park, MN $48,180 Sandstone, MN $45,110 Scandia, MN $47,539 Shafer, MN $47,060 South Saint Paul, MN $48,397 Inver Grove Heights, MN $48,282

Waverly, MN $46,815 Byron, MN $46,845 Caledonia, MN $44,361 Canton, MN $45,251 Chatfield, MN $46,337 Claremont, MN $46,560 Dakota, MN $44,267 Dexter, MN $46,428

Dodge Center, MN $46,630 Dover, MN $46,440 Eitzen, MN $44,362 Elgin, MN $46,724 Elkton, MN $46,260 Eyota, MN $46,688 Fountain, MN $46,003 Grand Meadow, MN $46,406

Harmony, MN $45,403 Hayfield, MN $46,557 Hokah, MN $44,053 Homer, MN $44,582 Houston, MN $44,451 Kasson, MN $46,738 Kellogg, MN $46,216 Kenyon, MN $46,648

La Crescent, MN $44,043 Lanesboro, MN $45,413 Lansing, MN $46,266 Le Roy, MN $45,750 Lewiston, MN $45,468 Lyle, MN $45,731 Mabel, MN $45,124 Mantorville, MN $46,732

Mazeppa, MN $46,667 Millville, MN $46,622 Minnesota City, MN $45,493 Oronoco, MN $46,845 Ostrander, MN $46,179 Peterson, MN $45,332 Pine Island, MN $46,733 Plainview, MN $46,458

Preston, MN $45,624 Racine, MN $46,565 Reads Landing, MN $46,293 Rollingstone, MN $45,689 Rose Creek, MN $45,943 Rushford, MN $45,019 Saint Charles, MN $46,214 Sargeant, MN $46,484

Spring Grove, MN $44,729 Spring Valley, MN $46,320 Stewartville, MN $46,687 Taopi, MN $45,815 Utica, MN $45,800 Ellsworth, MN $43,728 Fulda, MN $45,044 Garvin, MN $45,183

Hardwick, MN $43,591 Hendricks, MN $45,021 Heron Lake, MN $45,254 Hills, MN $42,963 Holland, MN $44,464 Ihlen, MN $43,630 Iona, MN $44,634 Ivanhoe, MN $45,114

Jackson, MN $45,247 Jasper, MN $43,421 Jeffers, MN $45,251 Kanaranzi, MN $43,613 Kenneth, MN $43,887 Lake Benton, MN $44,786 Lakefield, MN $45,183 Lake Wilson, MN $44,646

Lamberton, MN $45,210 Leota, MN $44,286 Lismore, MN $44,245 Luverne, MN $43,407 Lynd, MN $45,207 Magnolia, MN $43,689 Mountain Lake, MN $45,329 Odin, MN $45,319

Okabena, MN $45,239 Ormsby, MN $45,342 Pipestone, MN $44,215 Reading, MN $44,671 Revere, MN $45,188 Round Lake, MN $45,099 Rushmore, MN $44,393 Russell, MN $45,180

Ruthton, MN $44,705 Sherburn, MN $45,307 Slayton, MN $44,911 Steen, MN $43,274 Storden, MN $45,236 Tracy, MN $45,228 Trimont, MN $45,367 Trosky, MN $43,736

Tyler, MN $44,964 Walnut Grove, MN $45,198 Welcome, MN $45,368 Westbrook, MN $45,238 Wilmont, MN $44,519 Woodstock, MN $44,418 Worthington, MN $44,918 Beaver Bay, MN $44,868

Brimson, MN $44,722 Finland, MN $44,801 Grand Marais, MN $44,894 Grand Portage, MN $44,858 Hovland, MN $44,845 Isabella, MN $44,705 Knife River, MN $44,883 Lutsen, MN $44,871

Schroeder, MN $44,843 Silver Bay, MN $44,871 Tofte, MN $44,824 Two Harbors, MN $44,887 Adolph, MN $44,893 Alborn, MN $44,831 Angora, MN $44,684 Askov, MN $45,142

Aurora, MN $44,815 Babbitt, MN $44,809 Barnum, MN $44,895 Biwabik, MN $44,863 Bovey, MN $44,791 Britt, MN $44,714 Brookston, MN $44,857 Bruno, MN $45,040

Buhl, MN $44,743 Calumet, MN $44,891 Canyon, MN $44,841 Carlton, MN $44,885 Chisholm, MN $44,738 Cloquet, MN $44,880 Cohasset, MN $44,918 Coleraine, MN $45,007

Cook, MN $44,728 Albertville, MN $47,380 Annandale, MN $46,170 Anoka, MN $47,752 Andover, MN $48,053 Hopkins, MN $48,626 Burnsville, MN $48,210 Arlington, MN $46,491

Becker, MN $46,247 Big Lake, MN $46,501 Bird Island, MN $45,229 Osseo, MN $48,287 Brownton, MN $46,112 Buffalo, MN $46,944 Buffalo Lake, MN $45,578 Carver, MN $47,724

Champlin, MN $48,261 Chanhassen, MN $48,226 Chaska, MN $47,960 Clear Lake, MN $46,049 Clearwater, MN $46,040 Cokato, MN $46,262 Cologne, MN $47,547 Crystal Bay, MN $48,228

Darwin, MN $46,063 Dassel, MN $46,231 Dayton, MN $48,035 Delano, MN $47,501 Eden Valley, MN $45,940 Elk River, MN $47,255 Excelsior, MN $48,146 Fairfax, MN $45,305

Franklin, MN $45,230 Gaylord, MN $46,283 Gibbon, MN $45,573 Glencoe, MN $46,494 Green Isle, MN $46,736 Hamburg, MN $47,066 Hamel, MN $48,172 Hanover, MN $47,718

Hector, MN $45,344 Eden Prairie, MN $48,482 Minnetonka, MN $48,459 Maple Plain, MN $48,026 Howard Lake, MN $46,507 Hutchinson, MN $46,071 Jordan, MN $47,735 Kimball, MN $46,005

Lester Prairie, MN $46,827 Litchfield, MN $45,894 Long Lake, MN $48,234 Loretto, MN $47,832 Maple Lake, MN $46,330 Mayer, MN $47,259 Dennison, MN $46,587 Stacy, MN $47,442

Stanchfield, MN $46,264 Stillwater, MN $47,936 Taylors Falls, MN $46,694 Vermillion, MN $47,704 Warsaw, MN $46,544 Webster, MN $47,462 Welch, MN $46,884 Willernie, MN $48,226

Wyoming, MN $47,651 Saint Paul, MN $48,566 Mendota, MN $48,615 Minnetonka Beach, MN $48,243 Monticello, MN $46,481 Montrose, MN $47,114 Mound, MN $47,993 New Auburn, MN $46,485

New Germany, MN $47,090 Norwood Young America, MN $47,227 Plato, MN $46,913 Princeton, MN $46,253 Prior Lake, MN $48,007 Rockford, MN $47,714 Rogers, MN $47,910 Saint Bonifacius, MN $47,835

Saint Michael, MN $47,453 Santiago, MN $46,193 Savage, MN $48,269 Shakopee, MN $48,074 Silver Creek, MN $46,242 Silver Lake, MN $46,421 South Haven, MN $46,049 Norwood, MN $47,198

Spring Park, MN $48,116 Stewart, MN $45,792 Victoria, MN $47,963 Waconia, MN $47,653 Watertown, MN $47,468 Watkins, MN $45,980 Wanamingo, MN $46,656 West Concord, MN $46,629

Winona, MN $44,798 Stockton, MN $45,395 Wykoff, MN $46,198 Zumbro Falls, MN $46,675 Zumbrota, MN $46,651 Mankato, MN $46,034 Albert Lea, MN $45,923 Alden, MN $45,579

Amboy, MN $45,473 Belle Plaine, MN $47,355 Blue Earth, MN $45,399 Bricelyn, MN $45,426 Clarks Grove, MN $45,997 Cleveland, MN $46,459 Comfrey, MN $45,270 Willmar, MN $45,508

Alberta, MN $45,108 Appleton, MN $45,161 Atwater, MN $45,628 Barry, MN $45,132 Beardsley, MN $44,940 Bellingham, MN $45,015 Belview, MN $45,151 Benson, MN $45,201

Blomkest, MN $45,222 Boyd, MN $45,140 Browns Valley, MN $44,959 Canby, MN $45,060 Chokio, MN $45,110 Clara City, MN $45,214 Clarkfield, MN $45,173 Clements, MN $45,215

Clinton, MN $45,018 Clontarf, MN $45,130 Correll, MN $45,052 Cosmos, MN $45,613 Cottonwood, MN $45,189 Danube, MN $45,199 Danvers, MN $45,113 Dawson, MN $45,170

Donnelly, MN $45,107 Dumont, MN $45,048 Echo, MN $45,141 Ghent, MN $45,212 Graceville, MN $45,024 Granite Falls, MN $45,213 Grove City, MN $45,730 Hancock, MN $45,163

Hanley Falls, MN $45,161 Herman, MN $45,092 Holloway, MN $45,108 Kandiyohi, MN $45,541 Kerkhoven, MN $45,201 Lake Lillian, MN $45,405 Lucan, MN $45,178 Madison, MN $45,075

Marietta, MN $44,919 Marshall, MN $45,276 Maynard, MN $45,165 Milan, MN $45,170 Milroy, MN $45,167 Minneota, MN $45,198 Montevideo, MN $45,221 Morgan, MN $45,250

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	$62,157	$30.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$59,767	$29.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$57,376	$28.0	20%
Business Services	$54,985	$26.0	15%
Healthcare	$52,595	$25.0	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

$44,770

Average $47,813/year

$52,681

$3,731

Average $3,984/month

$4,390

$861

Average $919/week

$1,013

$22

Average $23/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,681	$4,390	$1,013	$25
Average	$47,813	$3,984	$919	$23
25th Percentile	$44,770	$3,731	$861	$22

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