Security Guards Salary in Connecticut
The median annual wage for security guards in Connecticut is $39,920 ($19.19 per hour) — +5.0% vs. the national median of $38,020. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $39,920
- Mean annual wage
- $45,180
- Median hourly wage
- $19.19
- Employment in CT
- 12,100
12,100 employed · 7.1 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Connecticut
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,950 | $16.80 |
| 25th percentile | $36,100 | $17.36 |
| Median (50th) | $39,920 | $19.19 |
| 75th percentile | $47,510 | $22.84 |
| 90th percentile | $59,220 | $28.47 |
What this salary is worth in Connecticut
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $38,529
- Median rent burden
- 44.7%
- Est. affordable home price
- $145,626
Connecticut prices are 103.6 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Connecticut: $1,488/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $998/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in Connecticut is $366,900 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Security Guards salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Connecticut
- Accountants and Auditors in Connecticut
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Connecticut
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Connecticut
- Cashiers in Connecticut
- Construction Laborers in Connecticut
- Cooks, Restaurant in Connecticut
- Customer Service Representatives in Connecticut
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Connecticut
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Connecticut
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Connecticut
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Connecticut
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Connecticut
- General and Operations Managers in Connecticut
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Connecticut
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Connecticut
- Human Resources Specialists in Connecticut
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Connecticut
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Connecticut
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Connecticut
- Light Truck Drivers in Connecticut
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Connecticut
- Management Analysts in Connecticut
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Connecticut
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Connecticut
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Connecticut
- Nursing Assistants in Connecticut
- Office Clerks, General in Connecticut
- Project Management Specialists in Connecticut
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Connecticut
- Registered Nurses in Connecticut
- Retail Salespersons in Connecticut
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Connecticut
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Connecticut
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Connecticut
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Connecticut
- Software Developers in Connecticut
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Connecticut
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Connecticut
- Waiters and Waitresses in Connecticut
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.