Compared with the local labor market
Security Guard pay vs. New York
Across all employers in New York, the median wage for Security Guards — about 134,700 people — is $44,240. Power Authority of the State of New York pays a median base salary of $70,969 for this role, 60% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Power Authority of the State of New York sits in the local pay range
$35,650
$37,210
$44,240
$51,850
$60,580
Power Authority of the State of New York median · $70,969
The bar is the range of annual wages for Security Guards across every employer in New York, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Power Authority of the State of New York’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. Power Authority of the State of New York’s median base salary is 87% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$30,210
$35,210
$38,020
$46,200
$58,840
Power Authority of the State of New York median · $70,969
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 New York range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 91 of 96 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 Power Authority of the State of New York is $80,346, 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 New York Public Authorities
Security Guard is held in 2 New York Public Authorities departments. In Power Authority of the State of New York, the median of $80,346 ranks #1 of 2.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Security Guard role in other New York Public Authoritiesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Security Guard beyond New York Public Authorities
This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In New York Public Authorities, the median of $79,544 ranks #1 of 15. See Security Guard across all of New York Public Authorities →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
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.