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Security Guards salary in Missouri
If you are weighing a move, or weighing whether to stay, this is the number that matters first. In Missouri, the middle security guards earned $40,390 a year in the latest BLS release. Half earned more than that and half earned less, so treat it as a realistic middle point, not a promise and not a ceiling.
MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY
$19 per hour at the median · That is $2,370 (6.2 percent) above the national median of $38,020 for this occupation.
Salary range
| Measure | Annual |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $36,040 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $40,390 |
| 75th percentile | $48,020 |
| Mean | $45,100 |
The middle half of workers earned from $36,040 to $48,020 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 annual 2026 MO-1040 instruction booklet was not retrieved. Brackets and standard deduction are in the official 2026 withholding formula, and the federal tax deduction schedule is in statute RSMo 143.171.
Kansas City and St. Louis 1 percent earnings taxes are separate and are not in this figure.
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