Georgia / University of West Georgia / Security Guard

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Security Guard

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

7 employees hold this title in University of West Georgia. Median total compensation for the role is $49,795, above the department median of $12,427.

Employees: 7
Total payroll: $266.4K
Role median: $49,795
Agency median: $12,427
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Security Guard pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Security Guards — about 36,210 people — is $34,980. University of West Georgia pays a median base salary of $52,440 for this role, 50% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where University of West Georgia sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$29,060

$30,920

$34,980

$39,060

$48,590

University of West Georgia median · $52,440

The bar is the range of annual wages for Security Guards across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows University of West Georgia’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. University of West Georgia’s median base salary is 38% above that national figure, about the 82nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$30,210

$35,210

$38,020

$46,200

$58,840

University of West Georgia median · $52,440

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 Georgia range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 5 of 7 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 University of West Georgia is $49,795, 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 Georgia

Security Guard is held in 17 Georgia departments. In University of West Georgia, the median of $49,795 ranks #3 of 17.

Highest-paying departments for this role

East Georgia State College

$52,654 · 2

Georgia Institute of Technology

$49,895 · 40

Kennesaw State University

$47,502 · 8

University of Georgia

$40,305 · 53

Georgia State University

$38,911 · 122

Clayton State University

$38,219 · 8

Georgia Gwinnett College

$36,047 · 2

Augusta University

$33,406 · 13

Valdosta State University

$30,452 · 8

Columbus State University

$26,379 · 2

Savannah State University

$25,734 · 15

Middle Georgia State University

$21,938 · 2

Median total compensation for the Security Guard role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Security Guard beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $38,364 ranks #7 of 15. See Security Guard across all of Georgia →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$79,544 · 103

Illinois

$63,800 · 6

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$54,181 · 1,177

$41,183 · 91

$40,000 · 5

$39,171 · 120

$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.

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