How much do Security Guards make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Percentile spread

For Security Guards, the published 10th percentile is $27,670 and the 90th percentile is $48,140. The difference is $20,470, which is 57.7% 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 $28,980 to the 75th at $42,880, covers $13,900.

The mean annual wage is $38,270, which sits above the median of $35,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 6.7% lower than the national median of $38,020 for Security Guards. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,953, which is 5.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% lower than the Texas median of $35,980.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Security Guards at $35,953 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Security Guards. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 3rd of 14 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).).

• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 71 miles away, with a median of $35,010 and employment of 1,100. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,880, against $35,953 here.
• College Station-Bryan, TX is 95 miles away, with a median of $34,030 and employment of 490. That median is 4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,416, against $35,953 here.
• Lake Charles, LA is 130 miles away, with a median of $29,740 and employment of 870. That median is 16.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,641, against $35,953 here.

Employment share

Security Guards accounts for 0.89% of wage-and-salary employment in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (29,250 of 3,289,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.83% of employment (1,283,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.08 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.