How much do Security Guards make in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

Percentile spread

For Security Guards, the published 10th percentile is $27,760 and the 90th percentile is $45,370. The difference is $17,610, which is 49.9% 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 $29,080 to the 75th at $39,000, covers $9,920.

The mean annual wage is $36,620, which sits above the median of $35,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX median is 7.2% lower than the national median of $38,020 for Security Guards. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,238, which is 2.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2% lower than the Texas median of $35,980.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 94.716, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Security Guards at $37,238 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. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ranks 4th 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).).

• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $37,920 and employment of 8,410. That median is 7.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,668, against $37,238 here.
• Victoria, TX is 98 miles away, with a median of $32,950 and employment of 130. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,677, against $37,238 here.
• Eagle Pass, TX is 114 miles away, with a median of $30,030 and employment of 140. That median is 14.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,833, against $37,238 here.

Employment share

Security Guards accounts for 1.0% of wage-and-salary employment in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (11,420 of 1,126,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.83% of employment (1,283,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.23 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.