City of Springfield, MA / 3970 / Senior Security Guard
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
1 employees hold this title in 3970. Median total compensation for the role is $40,399, below the department median of $53,140.
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. 3970 pays a median base salary of $40,399 for this role, in line with that figure — about the 50th 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 3970’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. 3970’s median base salary is 6% above that national figure, about the 57th 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.
Median total compensation for this role at 3970 is $40,399, 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
Senior Security Guard is held in 12 City of Springfield, MA departments. In 3970, the median of $40,399 ranks #8 of 12.
Median total compensation for the Senior Security Guard role in other City of Springfield, MAdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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Armand Richardson is a Senior Security Guard at 3970. 2025 total compensation came to $40,399.