Security Guards Salary in Boston, MA
Estimates come from the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.
The median annual pay for Security Guards in Boston, MA is $44,990, 18% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Boston sits within the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.
Across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, Security Guards pay runs from $35,780 to $56,450 a year, with about 19K people employed.
Median annual
$44,990
Median hourly
$22
Average annual
$45,640
Employed in metro
19K
Pay distribution
10th$35,780
25th$38,860
Median$44,990
75th$46,420
90th$56,450
Salary calculator
- Hourly
- $21.63
- Daily
- $173
- Weekly
- $865
- Bi-weekly
- $1,730
- Monthly
- $3,749
- Annual
- $44,990
$44,990 a year is around the 50th percentile for Security Guardss in Boston, MA. The median is $44,990.
Security Guards in other metro areas
- Idaho Falls, ID$78,680
- Fairbanks-College, AK$60,400
- Kennewick-Richland, WA$54,670
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT$51,170
- Ithaca, NY$49,540
- Lynchburg, VA$49,480
- Hinesville, GA$48,780
- Walla Walla, WA$48,770