How much do Security Guards make in Lake Charles, LA?

Percentile spread

For Security Guards, the published 10th percentile is $21,620 and the 90th percentile is $48,530. The difference is $26,910, which is 90.5% 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 $28,700 to the 75th at $34,910, covers $6,210.

The mean annual wage is $33,780, which sits above the median of $29,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lake Charles, LA median is 21.8% lower than the national median of $38,020 for Security Guards. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,641, which is 8.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.8% lower than the Louisiana median of $32,240.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lake Charles, LA is 85.852, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Security Guards at $34,641 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Security Guards. Lake Charles, LA ranks 9th of 11 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 61 miles away, with a median of $35,010 and employment of 1,100. That median is 17.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,880, against $34,641 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 63 miles away, with a median of $30,090 and employment of 900. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,503, against $34,641 here.
• Alexandria, LA is 97 miles away, with a median of $29,430 and employment of 410. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,346, against $34,641 here.

Employment share

Security Guards accounts for 0.86% of wage-and-salary employment in Lake Charles, LA (870 of 101,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.83% of employment (1,283,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.04 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.