How much do Security Guards make in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL?

Percentile spread

For Security Guards, the published 10th percentile is $29,610 and the 90th percentile is $50,650. The difference is $21,040, which is 59.0% 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 $33,060 to the 75th at $42,550, covers $9,490.

The mean annual wage is $38,790, which sits above the median of $35,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL median is 6.2% lower than the national median of $38,020 for Security Guards. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,648, which is 6.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% lower than the Florida median of $35,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 100.005, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Security Guards at $35,648 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Security Guards. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL ranks 7th of 18 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).).

• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 41 miles away, with a median of $35,500 and employment of 14,870. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,004, against $35,648 here.
• Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL is 42 miles away, with a median of $36,900 and employment of 350. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,535, against $35,648 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 65 miles away, with a median of $34,550 and employment of 1,340. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,567, against $35,648 here.

Employment share

Security Guards accounts for 0.58% of wage-and-salary employment in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (1,430 of 245,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.83% of employment (1,283,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.71 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.