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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Security Guards in NORTH CAROLINA

      Location Pay
      Period
      2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $13.70 $15.22 $17.82 $21.46 $27.60
      AreaName Yearly $28,500 $31,660 $37,070 $44,630 $57,400
      North Carolina Hourly $11.84 $14.18 $16.13 $18.56 $23.85
      AreaName Yearly $24,620 $29,500 $33,550 $38,610 $49,610
      Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly $14.03 $16.67 $23.28 $27.43 $36.24
      AreaName Yearly $29,180 $34,660 $48,420 $57,060 $75,370
      Jacksonville, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.27 $14.03 $17.58 $27.68 $34.97
      AreaName Yearly $23,430 $29,190 $36,560 $57,570 $72,730
      Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $14.07 $14.62 $17.31 $20.30 $30.33
      AreaName Yearly $29,270 $30,410 $36,010 $42,220 $63,080
      Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $14.19 $15.18 $17.30 $22.53 $23.93
      AreaName Yearly $29,510 $31,570 $35,980 $46,870 $49,760
      Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $13.64 $14.40 $17.29 $17.97 $22.36
      AreaName Yearly $28,360 $29,950 $35,960 $37,380 $46,500
      Mountain North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $12.80 $14.19 $16.96 $22.00 $27.53
      AreaName Yearly $26,620 $29,520 $35,290 $45,750 $57,260
      Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $13.52 $14.74 $16.92 $18.77 $26.63
      AreaName Yearly $28,120 $30,650 $35,200 $39,050 $55,380
      Burlington, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.83 $14.00 $16.71 $19.66 $27.05
      AreaName Yearly $24,610 $29,120 $34,750 $40,880 $56,270
      New Bern, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.41 $14.61 $16.71 $22.35 $36.01
      AreaName Yearly $23,740 $30,390 $34,760 $46,490 $74,890
      Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $13.56 $14.24 $16.53 $19.89 $24.56
      AreaName Yearly $28,200 $29,610 $34,380 $41,370 $51,070
      Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly $12.50 $13.64 $16.50 $23.15 $25.95
      AreaName Yearly $26,000 $28,360 $34,330 $48,150 $53,980
      Raleigh, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.66 $14.22 $16.40 $18.39 $23.73
      AreaName Yearly $24,260 $29,570 $34,110 $38,260 $49,360
      Piedmont North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $11.23 $14.02 $16.39 $21.97 $31.39
      AreaName Yearly $23,360 $29,150 $34,080 $45,700 $65,300
      Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.41 $13.69 $15.97 $18.26 $23.57
      AreaName Yearly $23,730 $28,470 $33,220 $37,980 $49,030
      Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.38 $14.17 $15.96 $18.30 $24.59
      AreaName Yearly $23,670 $29,470 $33,190 $38,070 $51,140
      Goldsboro, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.47 $14.20 $15.29 $20.80 $31.68
      AreaName Yearly $23,850 $29,540 $31,800 $43,270 $65,900
      Southeast Coastal North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $10.31 $14.16 $15.25 $19.14 $30.22
      AreaName Yearly $21,440 $29,440 $31,730 $39,820 $62,850
      Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area Hourly $11.86 $13.68 $14.91 $17.33 $22.89
      AreaName Yearly $24,670 $28,440 $31,010 $36,040 $47,610
      Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.56 $13.47 $14.88 $17.23 $24.68
      AreaName Yearly $21,960 $28,010 $30,950 $35,840 $51,340
      Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $11.84 $14.36 $14.77 $18.48 $22.72
      AreaName Yearly $24,620 $29,860 $30,720 $38,440 $47,250
      Northeast Coastal North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $10.75 $12.00 $14.52 $21.95 $36.96
      AreaName Yearly $22,350 $24,960 $30,210 $45,650 $76,880