Security Guards Salary in Roanoke, VA

Security Guards pay range in Roanoke

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,440 or more. The middle half of security guards in Roanoke earn between $34,640 and $45,780.

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

Security Guards salary after taxes in Roanoke

On the average salary of $41,790, a single filer in Roanoke takes home about $34,169 a year, or $2,847 a month and $1,314 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 (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Roanoke area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $41,790 buys what about $44,639 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Roanoke ($47,140). A typical home costs $301,139, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Security Guards salary in other Virginia cities

Roanoke ranks 6th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Lynchburg pays the most ($52,570).

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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 Roanoke

• Transportation Security Screeners$61,370 a year
• Protective Service Workers, All Other$37,060 a year
• School Bus Monitors$34,340 a year
• Crossing Guards and Flaggers$34,320 a year
• Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$30,450 a year
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators$111,420 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$98,480 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$65,790 a year

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