Security Guards Salary in Vermont
The median annual wage for security guards in Vermont is $45,550 ($21.90 per hour) — +19.8% vs. the national median of $38,020. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $45,550
- Mean annual wage
- $50,770
- Median hourly wage
- $21.90
- Employment in VT
- 930
930 employed · 3.1 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Vermont
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,040 | $17.33 |
| 25th percentile | $38,560 | $18.54 |
| Median (50th) | $45,550 | $21.90 |
| 75th percentile | $61,730 | $29.68 |
| 90th percentile | $72,620 | $34.92 |
What this salary is worth in Vermont
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $46,500
- Median rent burden
- 32.5%
- Est. affordable home price
- $166,163
Vermont prices are 98.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Vermont: $1,234/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,139/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 Vermont is $316,600 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Security Guards salary in other states
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- Maryland
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Other salaries in Vermont
- Accountants and Auditors in Vermont
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Vermont
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Vermont
- Cashiers in Vermont
- Construction Laborers in Vermont
- Cooks, Restaurant in Vermont
- Customer Service Representatives in Vermont
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Vermont
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Vermont
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Vermont
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Vermont
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Vermont
- General and Operations Managers in Vermont
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Vermont
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Vermont
- Human Resources Specialists in Vermont
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Vermont
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Vermont
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Vermont
- Light Truck Drivers in Vermont
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Vermont
- Management Analysts in Vermont
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Vermont
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Vermont
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Vermont
- Nursing Assistants in Vermont
- Office Clerks, General in Vermont
- Project Management Specialists in Vermont
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Vermont
- Registered Nurses in Vermont
- Retail Salespersons in Vermont
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Vermont
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Vermont
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Vermont
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Vermont
- Software Developers in Vermont
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Vermont
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Vermont
- Waiters and Waitresses in Vermont
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.