Security Guards Salary in Springfield, IL

Security Guards pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,350 or more. The middle half of security guards in Springfield earn between $35,700 and $46,330.

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

Security Guards salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $43,700, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $35,271 a year, or $2,939 a month and $1,357 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Springfield area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $43,700 buys what about $47,118 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($52,670). A typical home costs $200,409, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Security Guards salary in other Illinois cities

Springfield ranks 2nd of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($44,360).

All Security Guards salaries in Illinois

Highest-paying cities for security guards

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

Security Guards salary by city

Related jobs in Springfield

• School Bus Monitors$33,220 a year
• Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$32,250 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$115,060 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$108,030 a year
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators$96,080 a year
• Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$79,090 a year
• Correctional Officers and Jailers$66,160 a year
• Firefighters$63,810 a year

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