Security Guards Salary in Amarillo, TX

Security Guards pay range in Amarillo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,880 or more. The middle half of security guards in Amarillo earn between $30,470 and $37,660.

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

Security Guards salary after taxes in Amarillo

On the average salary of $37,160, a single filer in Amarillo takes home about $32,038 a year, or $2,670 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 Amarillo a good place for security guards? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Amarillo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.8), so the average $37,160 buys what about $40,470 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Amarillo ($44,580). A typical home costs $219,904, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Security Guards salary in other Texas cities

Amarillo ranks 17th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Odessa pays the most ($45,950).

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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 Amarillo

• Transportation Security Screeners$61,750 a year
• Crossing Guards and Flaggers$23,660 a year
• Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$23,420 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$98,250 a year
• Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$75,480 a year
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators$73,380 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$68,280 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$65,690 a year

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