Security Guards Salary in Florence, SC

Security Guards pay range in Florence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,500 or more. The middle half of security guards in Florence earn between $29,880 and $46,430.

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

Security Guards salary after taxes in Florence

On the average salary of $41,810, a single filer in Florence takes home about $35,231 a year, or $2,936 a month and $1,355 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Florence area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.8), so the average $41,810 buys what about $48,183 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Florence ($43,520). A typical home costs $193,792, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Security Guards salary in other South Carolina cities

Florence ranks 2nd of 8 South Carolina metro areas for this job; Spartanburg pays the most ($42,410).

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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 Florence

• First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$78,970 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$70,570 a year
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators$68,980 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$60,170 a year
• Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$55,270 a year
• Correctional Officers and Jailers$41,410 a year
• Firefighters$34,860 a year

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