Security Guards Salary in Missouri
The median annual wage for security guards in Missouri is $40,390 ($19.42 per hour) — +6.2% vs. the national median of $38,020. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $40,390
- Mean annual wage
- $45,100
- Median hourly wage
- $19.42
- Employment in MO
- 18,630
18,630 employed · 6.3 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Missouri
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,040 | $14.93 |
| 25th percentile | $36,040 | $17.33 |
| Median (50th) | $40,390 | $19.42 |
| 75th percentile | $48,020 | $23.09 |
| 90th percentile | $68,860 | $33.10 |
What this salary is worth in Missouri
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $44,474
- Median rent burden
- 30.7%
- Est. affordable home price
- $147,340
Missouri prices are 90.8 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Missouri: $1,033/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,010/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 Missouri is $230,300 (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
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- 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 Missouri
- Accountants and Auditors in Missouri
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Missouri
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Missouri
- Cashiers in Missouri
- Construction Laborers in Missouri
- Cooks, Restaurant in Missouri
- Customer Service Representatives in Missouri
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Missouri
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Missouri
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Missouri
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Missouri
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Missouri
- General and Operations Managers in Missouri
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Missouri
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Missouri
- Human Resources Specialists in Missouri
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Missouri
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Missouri
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Missouri
- Light Truck Drivers in Missouri
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Missouri
- Management Analysts in Missouri
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Missouri
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Missouri
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Missouri
- Nursing Assistants in Missouri
- Office Clerks, General in Missouri
- Project Management Specialists in Missouri
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Missouri
- Registered Nurses in Missouri
- Retail Salespersons in Missouri
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Missouri
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Missouri
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Missouri
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Missouri
- Software Developers in Missouri
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Missouri
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Missouri
- Waiters and Waitresses in Missouri
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.