Security Guard

Across all employers in the Springfield, MA area, the median wage for Security Guards — about 1,310 people — is $40,340. 3210 pays a median base salary of $37,886 for this role, 6% below that figure — about the 36th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Median total compensation for this role at 3210 is $37,886, 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.

Security Guard is held in 28 City of Springfield, MA departments. In 3210, the median of $37,886 ranks #13 of 28.

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 →