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Security Guards salary in Colorado
If Colorado is on your shortlist, start here. The median annual pay for security guards was $45,150. That one figure will not decide a move on its own, but it sets the range for everything else, from housing to how much you can save.
MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY
$22 per hour at the median · That is $7,130 (18.8 percent) above the national median of $38,020 for this occupation.
Salary range
| Measure | Annual |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $37,920 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $45,150 |
| 75th percentile | $47,580 |
| Mean | $45,870 |
The middle half of workers earned from $37,920 to $47,580 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.
What stays in your pocket on the median salary
ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY
Caveat: the Colorado worksheet was retrieved via a reproduction, not a direct tax.colorado.gov page, and TABOR refunds are excluded.
The Denver occupational privilege tax is a flat dollar charge and is not in this figure.
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