Security Guards Salary in Oklahoma City, OK

Security Guards pay range in Oklahoma City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,840 or more. The middle half of security guards in Oklahoma City earn between $32,810 and $45,280.

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

Security Guards salary after taxes in Oklahoma City

On the average salary of $41,850, a single filer in Oklahoma City takes home about $34,469 a year, or $2,872 a month and $1,326 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Oklahoma City area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.4), so the average $41,850 buys what about $46,290 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Oklahoma City ($47,230). A typical home costs $246,872, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Security Guards salary in other Oklahoma cities

Oklahoma City ranks 1st of 4 Oklahoma metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Security Guards salaries in Oklahoma

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 Oklahoma City

• Private Detectives and Investigators$45,410 a year
• Animal Control Workers$43,570 a year
• Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$36,810 a year
• Crossing Guards and Flaggers$28,700 a year
• School Bus Monitors$28,100 a year
• Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$24,910 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$98,470 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$95,840 a year

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