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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Marvin Tom

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$45,275

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $45,275
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,275
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gallup
Work county: Mckinley
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $45,275
Basic Pay (before locality): $38,352
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, Marvin Tom serves as a Security Guard based in Gallup, New Mexico. Their 2024 pay totaled $45,275. They are classified at grade 04.

Lisa Yazzie

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$45,275

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $45,275
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,275
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Gallup
Work county: Mckinley
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $45,275
Basic Pay (before locality): $38,352
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350340031
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lisa Yazzie holds the role of Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Gallup, New Mexico. In 2024, their total compensation was $45,275. Their pay grade is 04.

Marvin Hancock

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$44,852

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $44,852
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,852
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Shiprock
Work county: San Juan
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,852
Basic Pay (before locality): $38,394
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350745045
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Marvin Hancock serves as a Security Guard based in Shiprock, New Mexico. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,852. They are classified at grade 05.

Pricillia Davis

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$44,852

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $44,852
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,852
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Chinle
Work county: Apache
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,852
Basic Pay (before locality): $38,394
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040083001
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Pricillia Davis works as a Security Guard for Department of Health and Human Services based in Chinle, Arizona. Pricillia earned $44,852 in 2024. Their pay grade is 05.

Trumane Johnson

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$44,852

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $44,852
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,852
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Kayenta
Work county: Navajo
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,852
Basic Pay (before locality): $38,394
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040253017
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Trumane Johnson serves as a Security Guard based in Kayenta, Arizona. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,852. They are classified at grade 05.

Lena Phelps

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$44,803

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $44,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,803
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Teec Nos Pos
Work county: Apache
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,803
Basic Pay (before locality): $38,352
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040495001
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lena Phelps is a Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. 2024 total compensation came to $44,803. They are classified at grade 04.

Savran Clah

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$44,803

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $44,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,803
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Shiprock
Work county: San Juan
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,803
Basic Pay (before locality): $38,352
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350745045
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Savran Clah holds the role of Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Shiprock, New Mexico. In 2024, their total compensation was $44,803. Their pay grade is 04.

Kee Clitso

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$44,803

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $44,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,803
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Kayenta
Work county: Navajo
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,803
Basic Pay (before locality): $38,352
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040253017
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Kee Clitso serves as a Security Guard based in Kayenta, Arizona. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,803. They are classified at grade 04.

Suzanna Lynch

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$44,803

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $44,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,803
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Shiprock
Work county: San Juan
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,803
Basic Pay (before locality): $38,352
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350745045
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Suzanna Lynch is a Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Shiprock, New Mexico. 2024 total compensation came to $44,803. They are classified at grade 04.

Emma Rock

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$44,803

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $44,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,803
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Teec Nos Pos
Work county: Apache
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,803
Basic Pay (before locality): $38,352
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040495001
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Emma Rock works as a Security Guard for Department of Health and Human Services based in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. Emma earned $44,803 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.

Him Shield

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$44,803

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $44,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,803
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Rosebud
Work county: Todd
Work state: South Dakota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,803
Basic Pay (before locality): $38,352
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 462335121
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Him Shield holds the role of Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Rosebud, South Dakota. In 2024, their total compensation was $44,803. Their pay grade is 04.

Virgil Thompson

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$44,803

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $44,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,803
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Shiprock
Work county: San Juan
Work state: New Mexico

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,803
Basic Pay (before locality): $38,352
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 350745045
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Virgil Thompson is a Security Guard at Department of Health and Human Services based in Shiprock, New Mexico. 2024 total compensation came to $44,803. They are classified at grade 04.

Arnell Stevens

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$44,803

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $44,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,803
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Rosebud
Work county: Todd
Work state: South Dakota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,803
Basic Pay (before locality): $38,352
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 462335121
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Health and Human Services, Arnell Stevens serves as a Security Guard based in Rosebud, South Dakota. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,803. They are classified at grade 04.

Lawrence Garcia

Security Guard/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$44,801

Sub-department: Indian Health Service
Base pay: $44,408
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $393
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,801
Pay grade: 04
Work city: Sells
Work county: Pima
Work state: Arizona

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $44,408
Basic Pay (before locality): $37,343
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 040425019
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 0085
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lawrence Garcia works as a Security Guard for Department of Health and Human Services based in Sells, Arizona. Lawrence earned $44,801 in 2024. Their pay grade is 04.