How much do Security Guards make in Chambersburg, PA?

Percentile spread

For Security Guards, the published 10th percentile is $32,350 and the 90th percentile is $61,060. The difference is $28,710, which is 68.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,380 to the 75th at $50,560, covers $13,180.

The mean annual wage is $44,550, which sits above the median of $42,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chambersburg, PA median is 10.8% higher than the national median of $38,020 for Security Guards. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,515, which is 17.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.7% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $37,050.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chambersburg, PA is 94.642, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $42,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Security Guards at $44,515 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

38 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Security Guards. Chambersburg, PA ranks 6th of 39 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Gettysburg, PA is 27 miles away, with a median of $39,500 and employment of 130. That median is 6.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,414, against $44,515 here.
• Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 29 miles away, with a median of $33,990 and employment of 760. That median is 19.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,094, against $44,515 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 45 miles away, with a median of $37,880 and employment of 2,320. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,398, against $44,515 here.

Employment share

Security Guards accounts for 0.35% of wage-and-salary employment in Chambersburg, PA (210 of 60,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.83% of employment (1,283,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.42 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.