Security Guards Salary in New Hampshire
The median annual wage for security guards in New Hampshire is $45,200 ($21.73 per hour) — +18.9% vs. the national median of $38,020. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $45,200
- Mean annual wage
- $47,850
- Median hourly wage
- $21.73
- Employment in NH
- 2,450
2,450 employed · 3.6 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in New Hampshire
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,500 | $17.55 |
| 25th percentile | $38,000 | $18.27 |
| Median (50th) | $45,200 | $21.73 |
| 75th percentile | $55,360 | $26.61 |
| 90th percentile | $62,400 | $30.00 |
What this salary is worth in New Hampshire
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $43,393
- Median rent burden
- 39.6%
- Est. affordable home price
- $164,887
New Hampshire prices are 104.2 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in New Hampshire: $1,491/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,130/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 New Hampshire is $402,500 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
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Other salaries in New Hampshire
- Accountants and Auditors in New Hampshire
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in New Hampshire
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in New Hampshire
- Cashiers in New Hampshire
- Construction Laborers in New Hampshire
- Cooks, Restaurant in New Hampshire
- Customer Service Representatives in New Hampshire
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in New Hampshire
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in New Hampshire
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in New Hampshire
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in New Hampshire
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in New Hampshire
- General and Operations Managers in New Hampshire
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New Hampshire
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in New Hampshire
- Human Resources Specialists in New Hampshire
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New Hampshire
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in New Hampshire
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in New Hampshire
- Light Truck Drivers in New Hampshire
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in New Hampshire
- Management Analysts in New Hampshire
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in New Hampshire
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New Hampshire
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in New Hampshire
- Nursing Assistants in New Hampshire
- Office Clerks, General in New Hampshire
- Project Management Specialists in New Hampshire
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in New Hampshire
- Registered Nurses in New Hampshire
- Retail Salespersons in New Hampshire
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in New Hampshire
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in New Hampshire
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in New Hampshire
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in New Hampshire
- Software Developers in New Hampshire
- Stockers and Order Fillers in New Hampshire
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in New Hampshire
- Waiters and Waitresses in New Hampshire
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.