How much do Security Guards make in Idaho Falls, ID?

Percentile spread

For Security Guards, the published 10th percentile is $32,600 and the 90th percentile is $78,680. The difference is $46,080, which is 58.6% 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 $47,880 to the 75th at $78,680, covers $30,800.

The mean annual wage is $68,260, which sits below the median of $78,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Idaho Falls, ID median is 106.9% higher than the national median of $38,020 for Security Guards. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,337, which is 119.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 105.4% higher than the Idaho median of $38,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Idaho Falls, ID is 94.412, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Security Guards at $83,337 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Security Guards. Idaho Falls, ID ranks 1st of 7 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).).

• Pocatello, ID is 65 miles away, with a median of $37,790 and employment of 100. That median is 52% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,506, against $83,337 here.
• Logan, UT-ID is 124 miles away, with a median of $39,600 and employment of 100. That median is 49.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,281, against $83,337 here.
• Twin Falls, ID is 136 miles away, with a median of $32,040 and employment of 190. That median is 59.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,785, against $83,337 here.

Employment share

Security Guards accounts for 0.70% of wage-and-salary employment in Idaho Falls, ID (570 of 81,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.83% of employment (1,283,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 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.