Security Guards Salary in Bismarck, ND

Security Guards pay range in Bismarck

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $52,350 or more. The middle half of security guards in Bismarck earn between $34,670 and $44,430.

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

Security Guards salary after taxes in Bismarck

On the average salary of $39,780, a single filer in Bismarck takes home about $34,143 a year, or $2,845 a month and $1,313 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Bismarck area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $39,780 buys what about $43,703 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Bismarck ($52,560). A typical home costs $356,992, or 9.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Security Guards salary in other North Dakota cities

Bismarck ranks 4th of 4 North Dakota metro areas for this job; Minot pays the most ($43,480).

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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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Related jobs in Bismarck

• Transportation Security Screeners$59,870 a year
• Protective Service Workers, All Other$57,960 a year
• Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$28,850 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$97,250 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$78,780 a year
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators$77,300 a year
• Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$69,730 a year
• Correctional Officers and Jailers$54,000 a year

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