Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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          Wages for Security Guards in PENNSYLVANIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $14.52 $16.93 $18.28 $22.21 $28.29
          Yearly $30,210 $35,210 $38,020 $46,200 $58,840
          Pennsylvania Hourly $14.45 $16.62 $17.81 $21.30 $26.36
          Yearly $30,050 $34,570 $37,050 $44,300 $54,830
          State College, PA Metro Area Hourly $10.27 $14.43 $16.49 $19.65 $21.37
          Yearly $21,360 $30,020 $34,290 $40,870 $44,450
          Southwestern Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $14.24 $14.85 $16.86 $19.59 $22.67
          Yearly $29,620 $30,880 $35,060 $40,740 $47,150
          Central Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $14.10 $14.97 $17.38 $20.09 $23.22
          Yearly $29,320 $31,140 $36,150 $41,790 $48,290
          Altoona, PA Metro Area Hourly $14.28 $14.28 $17.26 $19.36 $27.55
          Yearly $29,690 $29,690 $35,900 $40,280 $57,300
          Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area Hourly $14.83 $16.92 $17.32 $21.34 $23.80
          Yearly $30,850 $35,190 $36,020 $44,390 $49,500
          Northwestern Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $13.66 $14.76 $17.13 $18.53 $23.90
          Yearly $28,410 $30,710 $35,630 $38,530 $49,710
          Erie, PA Metro Area Hourly $14.38 $14.49 $16.60 $19.97 $24.42
          Yearly $29,900 $30,140 $34,530 $41,530 $50,790
          Lebanon, PA Metro Area Hourly $13.93 $15.03 $18.02 $20.79 $23.98
          Yearly $28,970 $31,250 $37,470 $43,230 $49,880
          York-Hanover, PA Metro Area Hourly $14.32 $15.14 $17.15 $21.12 $29.31
          Yearly $29,780 $31,490 $35,660 $43,920 $60,960
          Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area Hourly $15.06 $17.30 $18.00 $21.94 $27.87
          Yearly $31,330 $35,990 $37,450 $45,640 $57,970
          Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area Hourly $14.27 $16.62 $17.23 $20.99 $26.64
          Yearly $29,690 $34,580 $35,850 $43,650 $55,410
          Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area Hourly $14.47 $17.10 $18.21 $21.02 $23.46
          Yearly $30,100 $35,570 $37,880 $43,720 $48,800
          Chambersburg, PA Metro Area Hourly $15.55 $17.97 $20.25 $24.31 $29.36
          Yearly $32,350 $37,380 $42,130 $50,560 $61,060
          Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area Hourly $14.36 $15.90 $16.90 $20.94 $27.98
          Yearly $29,870 $33,070 $35,160 $43,560 $58,190
          Johnstown, PA Metro Area Hourly $10.37 $13.36 $15.06 $18.33 $21.45
          Yearly $21,570 $27,790 $31,320 $38,120 $44,610
          Reading, PA Metro Area Hourly $14.42 $16.62 $18.73 $21.12 $24.18
          Yearly $29,990 $34,570 $38,960 $43,920 $50,300
          Northeastern Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $14.50 $15.98 $17.48 $18.93 $22.91
          Yearly $30,150 $33,230 $36,350 $39,370 $47,640
          Gettysburg, PA Metro Area Hourly $14.02 $16.43 $18.99 $21.79 $28.42
          Yearly $29,160 $34,170 $39,500 $45,330 $59,120
          Lancaster, PA Metro Area Hourly $14.66 $16.42 $18.31 $21.36 $26.18
          Yearly $30,500 $34,150 $38,090 $44,430 $54,450
          Williamsport, PA Metro Area Hourly $14.10 $14.36 $16.56 $18.69 $23.61
          Yearly $29,320 $29,870 $34,440 $38,880 $49,110