Tennessee / Department of Disability and Aging / Security Guard 1
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
3 employees hold this title in Department of Disability and Aging. Median total compensation for the role is $42,669, below the department median of $57,024.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Security Guards — about 27,690 people — is $36,000. Department of Disability and Aging pays a median base salary of $40,994 for this role, 14% above that figure — about the 76th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Security Guards across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Disability and Aging’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. Department of Disability and Aging’s median base salary is 8% above that national figure, about the 59th 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 Tennessee range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Disability and Aging is $42,118, 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 1 is held in 3 Tennessee departments. In Department of Disability and Aging, the median of $42,669 ranks #1 of 3.
Median total compensation for the Security Guard 1 role in other Tennesseedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $36,264 ranks #8 of 15. See Security Guard across all of Tennessee →
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 1/Department of Disability and Aging
Source-specific fields
At Department of Disability and Aging, Jesus Coronel serves as a Security Guard 1 within Harold Jordan Center. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $44,217.
Security Guard 1/Department of Disability and Aging
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Shawanda Bean holds the role of Security Guard 1 at Department of Disability and Aging within Harold Jordan Center. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $42,669.
Security Guard 1/Department of Disability and Aging
Source-specific fields
Brandi Altick works as a Security Guard 1 for Department of Disability and Aging within Harold Jordan Center. Their status is full-time. Brandi earned $40,547 in 2026.