Security Guards Salary in Jacksonville, FL

Security Guards pay range in Jacksonville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,730 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,270 or more. The middle half of security guards in Jacksonville earn between $31,850 and $38,740.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Security Guards salary after taxes in Jacksonville

On the average salary of $37,140, a single filer in Jacksonville takes home about $32,022 a year, or $2,668 a month and $1,232 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

Is Jacksonville a good place for security guards? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jacksonville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.5), so the average $37,140 buys what about $37,333 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Jacksonville ($48,830). A typical home costs $352,994, or 9.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Security Guards salary in other Florida cities

Jacksonville ranks 8th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($42,850).

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Highest-paying cities for security guards

Idaho Falls, ID pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($68,260).

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• Private Detectives and Investigators$52,210 a year
• Animal Control Workers$45,670 a year
• Protective Service Workers, All Other$45,650 a year
• Crossing Guards and Flaggers$37,750 a year
• Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$34,440 a year
• School Bus Monitors$31,150 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$114,660 a year

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