Security Guard Salary in Vermont

How much does a Security Guard make in Vermont?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Security Guard in Vermont is $45,860 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,780
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,941 to $50,529
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,283

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Security Guard Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,529	$4,211	$972	$24
Average	$45,860	$3,822	$882	$22
25th Percentile	$42,941	$3,578	$826	$21

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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:

Adamant: $46,942
Barre: $47,012
Cabot: $46,909

Adamant, VT $46,942 Barre, VT $47,012 Cabot, VT $46,909 Calais, VT $46,950 East Barre, VT $46,941 East Calais, VT $46,942 East Montpelier, VT $46,973 Eden, VT $46,911

Eden Mills, VT $46,869 Graniteville, VT $47,010 Hyde Park, VT $46,980 Johnson, VT $47,040 Lake Elmore, VT $46,928 Marshfield, VT $46,917 Moretown, VT $47,043 Morrisville, VT $47,037

Moscow, VT $47,061 Northfield, VT $46,985 Northfield Falls, VT $47,205 North Hyde Park, VT $46,977 North Montpelier, VT $46,930 Plainfield, VT $46,923 Roxbury, VT $46,844 South Barre, VT $47,067

Waterbury, VT $47,056 Stowe, VT $47,063 Waitsfield, VT $47,037 Warren, VT $46,949 Washington, VT $46,857 Waterbury Center, VT $47,055 Websterville, VT $47,002 Williamstown, VT $46,947

Wolcott, VT $46,922 Woodbury, VT $46,876 Worcester, VT $46,922 Rutland, VT $46,921 Belmont, VT $46,776 Benson, VT $46,776 Bomoseen, VT $46,849 Brandon, VT $46,884

Bridport, VT $46,889 Castleton, VT $46,858 Center Rutland, VT $46,890 Chittenden, VT $46,783 Cuttingsville, VT $46,766 Danby, VT $46,846 East Middlebury, VT $46,915 East Poultney, VT $46,851

East Wallingford, VT $46,800 Fair Haven, VT $46,817 Florence, VT $46,801 Forest Dale, VT $46,886 Gaysville, VT $46,588 Granville, VT $46,808 Hancock, VT $46,801 Hydeville, VT $46,855

Killington, VT $46,796 Middlebury, VT $46,987 Middletown Springs, VT $46,826 Mount Holly, VT $46,783 North Clarendon, VT $46,851 Orwell, VT $46,846 Pawlet, VT $46,863 Pittsfield, VT $46,823

Pittsford, VT $46,868 Poultney, VT $46,859 Proctor, VT $46,911 Ripton, VT $46,856 Rochester, VT $46,832 Rupert, VT $46,827 Salisbury, VT $46,902 Shoreham, VT $46,862

Stockbridge, VT $46,779 Wallingford, VT $46,804 Wells, VT $46,865 West Pawlet, VT $46,881 West Rupert, VT $46,869 West Rutland, VT $46,841 Whiting, VT $46,864 Saint Johnsbury, VT $46,915

Albany, VT $46,888 Barnet, VT $46,865 Barton, VT $46,883 Beebe Plain, VT $46,897 Concord, VT $46,820 Coventry, VT $46,951 Craftsbury, VT $46,901 Craftsbury Common, VT $46,904

Danville, VT $46,875 Derby, VT $46,897 Derby Line, VT $46,862 East Burke, VT $46,860 East Charleston, VT $46,865 East Hardwick, VT $46,890 East Haven, VT $46,758 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $46,914

Glover, VT $46,869 Granby, VT $46,700 Greensboro, VT $46,853 Greensboro Bend, VT $46,883 Hardwick, VT $46,934 Irasburg, VT $46,871 Island Pond, VT $46,794 Lowell, VT $46,855

Lower Waterford, VT $46,909 Lyndon, VT $46,900 Lyndon Center, VT $46,953 Lyndonville, VT $46,902 Morgan, VT $46,818 Newport, VT $46,925 Newport Center, VT $46,865 North Concord, VT $46,742

North Troy, VT $46,871 Orleans, VT $46,854 Passumpsic, VT $46,918 Peacham, VT $46,823 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $46,919 Sheffield, VT $46,836 Sutton, VT $46,832 Troy, VT $46,876

West Burke, VT $46,863 West Charleston, VT $46,841 West Danville, VT $46,878 Westfield, VT $46,840 West Glover, VT $46,873 Averill, VT $46,600 Beecher Falls, VT $46,902 Canaan, VT $46,785

Gilman, VT $46,991 Guildhall, VT $46,724 Lunenburg, VT $46,826 Norton, VT $46,693 North Bennington, VT $47,215 North Pownal, VT $47,310 Pownal, VT $47,337 White River Junction, VT $46,909

Ascutney, VT $46,931 Barnard, VT $46,802 Bethel, VT $46,831 Bradford, VT $46,880 Bridgewater, VT $46,850 Bridgewater Corners, VT $46,757 Brookfield, VT $46,877 Brownsville, VT $46,851

Chelsea, VT $46,850 Corinth, VT $46,837 East Corinth, VT $46,857 East Randolph, VT $46,866 East Ryegate, VT $46,825 East Thetford, VT $46,883 Fairlee, VT $46,833 Groton, VT $46,845

Hartford, VT $47,031 Hartland, VT $46,866 Hartland Four Corners, VT $46,864 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $46,985 Newbury, VT $46,840 North Hartland, VT $46,899 North Pomfret, VT $46,819 North Thetford, VT $46,882

Norwich, VT $46,873 Plymouth, VT $46,724 Post Mills, VT $46,872 Quechee, VT $46,920 Randolph, VT $46,912 Randolph Center, VT $46,888 Reading, VT $46,762 Sharon, VT $46,830

South Pomfret, VT $46,785 South Royalton, VT $46,844 South Ryegate, VT $46,853 South Strafford, VT $46,841 South Woodstock, VT $46,774 Strafford, VT $46,801 Taftsville, VT $46,924 Thetford, VT $46,883

Thetford Center, VT $46,834 Topsham, VT $46,820 Tunbridge, VT $46,829 Vershire, VT $46,807 Wells River, VT $46,856 West Fairlee, VT $46,942 West Hartford, VT $46,820 West Newbury, VT $46,838

West Topsham, VT $46,857 Wilder, VT $47,033 Windsor, VT $46,885 Woodstock, VT $46,828 Bellows Falls, VT $46,999 Cambridgeport, VT $46,945 Cavendish, VT $46,789 Chester, VT $46,836

Chester Depot, VT $46,819 Grafton, VT $46,800 Londonderry, VT $46,884 Ludlow, VT $46,813 North Springfield, VT $46,977 Perkinsville, VT $46,849 Peru, VT $46,835 Proctorsville, VT $46,797

Saxtons River, VT $46,989 South Londonderry, VT $46,913 Springfield, VT $46,954 Westminster, VT $46,998 Westminster Station, VT $47,002 Weston, VT $46,787 Shaftsbury, VT $47,159 Brattleboro, VT $47,095

Bondville, VT $46,900 East Dover, VT $46,995 Jacksonville, VT $47,113 Jamaica, VT $46,901 Marlboro, VT $47,328 Newfane, VT $46,964 Putney, VT $46,954 Readsboro, VT $47,333

South Newfane, VT $46,981 Stamford, VT $47,299 Townshend, VT $46,922 Vernon, VT $47,239 Wardsboro, VT $46,956 West Dover, VT $47,033 West Dummerston, VT $46,976 West Halifax, VT $47,048

West Townshend, VT $46,859 West Wardsboro, VT $46,860 Whitingham, VT $47,097 Williamsville, VT $46,976 Wilmington, VT $47,068 Burlington, VT $47,197 South Burlington, VT $47,194 Winooski, VT $47,197

Colchester, VT $47,197 Alburgh, VT $46,961 Bakersfield, VT $47,031 Belvidere Center, VT $46,860 Bristol, VT $47,040 Cambridge, VT $47,097 Charlotte, VT $47,133 East Berkshire, VT $46,985

East Fairfield, VT $47,055 Enosburg Falls, VT $46,926 Essex, VT $47,161 Essex Junction, VT $47,164 Fairfax, VT $47,100 Fairfield, VT $47,054 Ferrisburgh, VT $47,080 Franklin, VT $46,928

Grand Isle, VT $47,104 Highgate Center, VT $46,968 Highgate Springs, VT $46,992 Hinesburg, VT $47,132 Huntington, VT $47,096 Isle La Motte, VT $47,019 Jeffersonville, VT $47,065 Jericho, VT $47,121

Jonesville, VT $47,131 Milton, VT $47,144 Monkton, VT $47,094 Montgomery, VT $46,926 Montgomery Center, VT $46,869 New Haven, VT $47,035 North Ferrisburgh, VT $47,101 North Hero, VT $47,054

Richford, VT $46,918 Richmond, VT $47,126 Saint Albans, VT $47,076 Saint Albans Bay, VT $47,069 Shelburne, VT $47,175 Sheldon, VT $47,019 Sheldon Springs, VT $47,135 South Hero, VT $47,147

Starksboro, VT $47,068 Swanton, VT $47,011 Underhill, VT $47,111 Underhill Center, VT $47,112 Vergennes, VT $47,020 Waterville, VT $47,036 Westford, VT $47,134 Williston, VT $47,169

Montpelier, VT $47,005 Bennington, VT $47,249 Arlington, VT $47,083 Dorset, VT $46,900 East Arlington, VT $46,882 East Dorset, VT $46,901 Manchester, VT $47,027 Manchester Center, VT $46,997

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	$59,618	$29.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$57,325	$28.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$55,032	$26.0	20%
Business Services	$52,739	$25.0	15%
Healthcare	$50,446	$24.0	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

$42,941

Average $45,860/year

$50,529

$3,578

Average $3,822/month

$4,211

$826

Average $882/week

$972

$21

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,529	$4,211	$972	$24
Average	$45,860	$3,822	$882	$22
25th Percentile	$42,941	$3,578	$826	$21

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