City of Springfield, MA / 3160 / Security Guard
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
3 employees hold this title in 3160. Median total compensation for the role is $39,036, below the department median of $50,632.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Springfield, MA area, the median wage for Security Guards — about 1,310 people — is $40,340. 3160 pays a median base salary of $41,416 for this role, 3% above that figure — about the 55th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Security Guards across every employer in the Springfield, MA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows 3160’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Security Guards — about 1,283,470 people — is $38,020. 3160’s median base salary is 9% above that national figure, about the 60th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Springfield, MA range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 2 of 3 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at 3160 is $39,036, 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
Security Guard is held in 28 City of Springfield, MA departments. In 3160, the median of $39,036 ranks #9 of 28.
Median total compensation for the Security Guard role in other City of Springfield, MAdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In City of Springfield, MA, the median of $30,835 ranks #9 of 15. See Security Guard across all of City of Springfield, MA →
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
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Security Guard/3160
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At 3160, Christopher Wright serves as a Security Guard. Their 2025 pay totaled $43,796.
Security Guard/3160
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Benjamin Cruz holds the role of Security Guard at 3160. In 2025, their total compensation was $39,036.
Security Guard/3160
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Parris Nichols works as a Security Guard for 3160. Parris earned $14,961 in 2025.