How much do Security Guards make in Port St. Lucie, FL?

Percentile spread

For Security Guards, the published 10th percentile is $29,620 and the 90th percentile is $48,680. The difference is $19,060, which is 54.1% 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 $32,360 to the 75th at $43,290, covers $10,930.

The mean annual wage is $38,330, which sits above the median of $35,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Port St. Lucie, FL median is 7.3% lower than the national median of $38,020 for Security Guards. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,170, which is 7.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the Florida median of $35,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Port St. Lucie, FL is 100.228, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Security Guards at $35,170 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Security Guards. Port St. Lucie, FL ranks 9th of 16 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).).

• Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL is 34 miles away, with a median of $36,900 and employment of 350. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,535, against $35,170 here.
• Sebring, FL is 57 miles away, with a median of $32,610 and employment of 130. That median is 7.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,265, against $35,170 here.
• Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 76 miles away, with a median of $35,650 and employment of 1,430. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,648, against $35,170 here.

Employment share

Security Guards accounts for 0.57% of wage-and-salary employment in Port St. Lucie, FL (980 of 170,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.83% of employment (1,283,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 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.