U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Health and Human Services / Security Guard

Job-title file

Security Guard

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

285 employees hold this title in Department of Health and Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $43,445, below the department median of $129,759.

Employees: 285
Total payroll: $12.5M
Role median: $43,445
Agency median: $129,759
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$35,373$60,570+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 285 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Security Guard pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Security Guards — about 1,283,470 people — is $38,020. Department of Health and Human Services pays a median base salary of $42,892 for this role, 13% above that figure — about the 65th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Health and Human Services sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$30,210

$35,210

$38,020

$46,200

$58,840

Department of Health and Human Services median · $42,892

The bar is the range of annual wages for Security Guards across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Health and Human Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Health and Human Services is $43,445, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Security Guard is held in 7 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Health and Human Services, the median of $43,445 ranks #6 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Smithsonian Institution

$62,070 · 650

Inter Bound and Water Community U.S. Section

$53,928 · 21

Department of Transportation

$52,169 · 4

Armed Forces Retirement Home

$51,164 · 35

Department of Interior

$50,659 · 177

Department of Veterans Affairs

$41,117 · 5

Median total compensation for the Security Guard role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Security Guard beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $54,181 ranks #3 of 15. See Security Guard across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$79,544 · 103

$63,800 · 6

$41,183 · 91

$40,000 · 5

$39,171 · 120

$38,364 · 345

$36,264 · 51

City of Springfield, MA

$30,835 · 39

Median total compensation for comparable Security Guardroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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William Day

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$44,083

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $44,083
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,083
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gallup
Work county: Mckinley
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,083
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350340031
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, William Day serves as a Security Guard based in Gallup, New Mexico. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,083. They are classified at grade 04.

Myron Spencer

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$44,083

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $44,083
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,083
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gallup
Work county: Mckinley
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,083
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350340031
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Myron Spencer serves as a Security Guard based in Gallup, New Mexico. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,083. They are classified at grade 04.

Nicole Day-Lyons

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,968

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,533
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $435
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,968
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Cass Lake
Work county: Cass
Work state: Minnesota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,533
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,265
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 271100021
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Nicole Day-Lyons holds the role of Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Cass Lake, Minnesota. In 2024, their total compensation was $43,968. Their pay grade is 05.

Leander Gruber

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,786

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $41,701
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,085
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,786
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Crownpoint
Work county: Mckinley
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $41,701
Basic Pay (before locality): $35,325
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350215031
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Leander Gruber is a Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Crownpoint, New Mexico. 2024 total compensation came to $43,786. They are classified at grade 04.

Ryan Twohatchet

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,624

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,624
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Lawton
Work county: Comanche
Work state: Oklahoma

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,624
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 402750031
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Ryan Twohatchet serves as a Security Guard based in Lawton, Oklahoma. Their 2024 pay totaled $43,624. They are classified at grade 04.

Cheryl Johnson

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,624

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,624
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Shiprock
Work county: San Juan
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,624
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350745045
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Cheryl Johnson serves as a Security Guard based in Shiprock, New Mexico. Their 2024 pay totaled $43,624. They are classified at grade 04.

Rychelle Charlie

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,624

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,624
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Shiprock
Work county: San Juan
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,624
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350745045
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Rychelle Charlie serves as a Security Guard based in Shiprock, New Mexico. Their 2024 pay totaled $43,624. They are classified at grade 04.

Bradley Clown

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,624

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,624
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Eagle Butte
Work county: Dewey
Work state: South Dakota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,624
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 460820041
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Bradley Clown serves as a Security Guard based in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Their 2024 pay totaled $43,624. They are classified at grade 04.

Eric Dodson

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,624

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,624
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Kayenta
Work county: Navajo
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,624
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040253017
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Eric Dodson holds the role of Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Kayenta, Arizona. In 2024, their total compensation was $43,624. Their pay grade is 04.

Forrest Gooday

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,624

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,624
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Whiteriver
Work county: Navajo
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,624
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040565017
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Forrest Gooday holds the role of Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Whiteriver, Arizona. In 2024, their total compensation was $43,624. Their pay grade is 04.

The In

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,624

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,624
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Eagle Butte
Work county: Dewey
Work state: South Dakota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,624
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 460820041
Length of Service (Years): 9
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

The In works as a Security Guard for Department of Health and Human Services based in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. The earned $43,624 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.

Robert Keezer

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,624

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,624
Pay grade: 04
Work city: White Earth
Work county: Becker
Work state: Minnesota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,624
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 277555005
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Robert Keezer holds the role of Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in White Earth, Minnesota. In 2024, their total compensation was $43,624. Their pay grade is 04.

Jazz Knighton

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,624

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,624
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Parker
Work county: La Paz
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,624
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040340012
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jazz Knighton works as a Security Guard for Department of Health and Human Services based in Parker, Arizona. Jazz earned $43,624 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.

Bennett Oneroad

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,624

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,624
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Sisseton
Work county: Roberts
Work state: South Dakota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,624
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 462460109
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Bennett Oneroad is a Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Sisseton, South Dakota. 2024 total compensation came to $43,624. They are classified at grade 04.

Glenn Tate

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,624

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,624
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Whiteriver
Work county: Navajo
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,624
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040565017
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Glenn Tate holds the role of Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Whiteriver, Arizona. In 2024, their total compensation was $43,624. Their pay grade is 04.

Abel Trujillo

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,624

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,624
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Lawton
Work county: Comanche
Work state: Oklahoma

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,624
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 402750031
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Abel Trujillo works as a Security Guard for Department of Health and Human Services based in Lawton, Oklahoma. Abel earned $43,624 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.

Eagle White

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,624

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,624
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Eagle Butte
Work county: Dewey
Work state: South Dakota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,624
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 460820041
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Eagle White serves as a Security Guard based in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Their 2024 pay totaled $43,624. They are classified at grade 04.

Fernon Chino

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,590

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,590
Pay grade: 03
Work city: Mescalero
Work county: Otero
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,590
Basic Pay (before locality): $35,066
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350585035
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Fernon Chino is a Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Mescalero, New Mexico. 2024 total compensation came to $43,590. They are classified at grade 03.

Christopher Laughter

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,590

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,590
Pay grade: 03
Work city: Sacaton
Work county: Pinal
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,590
Basic Pay (before locality): $35,066
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040405021
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Christopher Laughter is a Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Sacaton, Arizona. 2024 total compensation came to $43,590. They are classified at grade 03.

Filvert Kinlichee

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,533

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,533
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,533
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Chinle
Work county: Apache
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,533
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,265
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040083001
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Filvert Kinlichee serves as a Security Guard based in Chinle, Arizona. Their 2024 pay totaled $43,533. They are classified at grade 05.

Abel Muzzie

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,533

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $43,533
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,533
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Pinon
Work county: Navajo
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $43,533
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,265
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040381017
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Abel Muzzie serves as a Security Guard based in Pinon, Arizona. Their 2024 pay totaled $43,533. They are classified at grade 05.

Micah Hill

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$43,445

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $42,445
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,445
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Wewoka
Work county: Seminole
Work state: Oklahoma

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $42,445
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 405160133
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Micah Hill holds the role of Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Wewoka, Oklahoma. In 2024, their total compensation was $43,445. Their pay grade is 04.

Wyatt Rice

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$42,945

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $42,445
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,945
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Claremore
Work county: Rogers
Work state: Oklahoma

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $42,445
Basic Pay (before locality): $36,334
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 400990131
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Wyatt Rice is a Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Claremore, Oklahoma. 2024 total compensation came to $42,945. They are classified at grade 04.