Security Guards Salary in Maryland
The median annual wage for security guards in Maryland is $38,220 ($18.37 per hour) — +0.5% vs. the national median of $38,020. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $38,220
- Mean annual wage
- $44,530
- Median hourly wage
- $18.37
- Employment in MD
- 27,670
27,670 employed · 10.0 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Maryland
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,700 | $16.20 |
| 25th percentile | $35,700 | $17.16 |
| Median (50th) | $38,220 | $18.37 |
| 75th percentile | $46,750 | $22.47 |
| 90th percentile | $64,320 | $30.92 |
What this salary is worth in Maryland
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $36,414
- Median rent burden
- 53.5%
- Est. affordable home price
- $139,424
Maryland prices are 105.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Maryland: $1,705/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $956/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 Maryland is $419,900 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Security Guards salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- 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 Maryland
- Accountants and Auditors in Maryland
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Maryland
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Maryland
- Cashiers in Maryland
- Construction Laborers in Maryland
- Cooks, Restaurant in Maryland
- Customer Service Representatives in Maryland
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Maryland
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Maryland
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Maryland
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Maryland
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Maryland
- General and Operations Managers in Maryland
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Maryland
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Maryland
- Human Resources Specialists in Maryland
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Maryland
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Maryland
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Maryland
- Light Truck Drivers in Maryland
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Maryland
- Management Analysts in Maryland
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Maryland
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Maryland
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Maryland
- Nursing Assistants in Maryland
- Office Clerks, General in Maryland
- Project Management Specialists in Maryland
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Maryland
- Registered Nurses in Maryland
- Retail Salespersons in Maryland
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Maryland
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Maryland
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Maryland
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Maryland
- Software Developers in Maryland
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Maryland
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Maryland
- Waiters and Waitresses in Maryland
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.