How much do Security Guards make in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI?

Percentile spread

For Security Guards, the published 10th percentile is $31,760 and the 90th percentile is $52,960. The difference is $21,200, which is 46.8% 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 $35,100 to the 75th at $48,990, covers $13,890.

The mean annual wage is $43,530, which sits below the median of $45,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI median is 19.1% higher than the national median of $38,020 for Security Guards. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,175, which is 24.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.9% higher than the Wisconsin median of $37,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI is 95.961, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Security Guards at $47,175 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

35 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Security Guards. Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI ranks 1st of 36 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).).

• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 10 miles away, with a median of $37,870 and employment of 5,210. That median is 16.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,067, against $47,175 here.
• Kenosha, WI is 14 miles away, with a median of $35,120 and employment of 420. That median is 22.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,732, against $47,175 here.
• Sheboygan, WI is 66 miles away, with a median of $40,010 and employment of 70. That median is 11.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,557, against $47,175 here.

Employment share

Security Guards accounts for 0.34% of wage-and-salary employment in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI (260 of 76,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.83% of employment (1,283,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.41 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.