How much do security guards make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

What the Security Guards median says in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Security Guards median in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA at $35,150 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 33-9032 and BLS area 12060.

BLS lists 22,730 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $38,790 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA's Security Guards median is 7.5% below the U.S. Security Guards median of $38,020 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 33-9032 with area 12060

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 33-9032 and area 12060. SOC 33-9032 names Security Guards. Area 12060 names Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 33-9032/12060 row has 22,730 wage and salary jobs. There are 7.87 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.95. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 33-9032/12060, the annual median is $35,150 per year, while the matching mean is $38,790 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 33-9032/12060 10th percentile: $30,000 per year.
• 33-9032/12060 25th percentile: $33,090 per year.
• 33-9032/12060 median: $35,150 per year.
• 33-9032/12060 75th percentile: $39,330 per year.
• 33-9032/12060 90th percentile: $48,010 per year.
• 33-9032/12060 employment RSE: 1.6%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.9%.
• 33-9032/12060 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 12060 facts behind this Security Guards page

Area 12060 reports 2,889,670 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $71,900. Its annual median is $51,170. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 33-9032 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA runs from $29,110 at the 10th percentile to $132,230 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,030. The median is $51,170. The 75th percentile is $82,140. This is a place check, not a pay range for Security Guards.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 12060. They do not show related skills or a path into Security Guards.

• 1. Retail Salespersons. Area: 12060. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 84,970. Yearly median: $32,850. Jobs per 1,000: 29.41. Location quotient: 1.17.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 12060. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 80,730. Yearly median: $27,780. Jobs per 1,000: 27.94. Location quotient: 1.13.
• 3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Area: 12060. SOC: 53-7062. Jobs: 78,460. Yearly median: $39,020. Jobs per 1,000: 27.15. Location quotient: 1.43.
• 4. General and Operations Managers. Area: 12060. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 69,320. Yearly median: $111,410. Jobs per 1,000: 23.99. Location quotient: 1.06.
• 5. Customer Service Representatives. Area: 12060. SOC: 43-4051. Jobs: 59,990. Yearly median: $42,710. Jobs per 1,000: 20.76. Location quotient: 1.24.
• 6. Registered Nurses. Area: 12060. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 56,460. Yearly median: $100,490. Jobs per 1,000: 19.54. Location quotient: 0.9.

Read the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA wage ladder for Security Guards

The 10th percentile is $30,000 per year. The 25th percentile is $33,090 per year. The median is $35,150 per year. The 75th percentile is $39,330 per year. The 90th percentile is $48,010 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $33,090 per year to $39,330 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $18,010. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA with its state and the U.S.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has a annual median of $35,150 per year. Georgia has $34,980 per year. The U.S. row has $38,020 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 0.5% above Georgia on the same published median. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 7.5% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA sits for Security Guards

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 276 of 389 among metro areas with a published annual median for Security Guards. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 276 of 389 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 273. Lubbock, TX. The Security Guards median is $35,220 per year. BLS estimates 850 jobs. The location quotient is 0.62.
• 274. Homosassa Springs, FL. The Security Guards median is $35,170 per year. BLS estimates 150 jobs. The location quotient is 0.51.
• 275. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA. The Security Guards median is $35,160 per year. BLS estimates 2,070 jobs. The location quotient is 0.98.
• 277. Canton-Massillon, OH. The Security Guards median is $35,140 per year. BLS estimates 750 jobs. The location quotient is 0.56.
• 278. Columbia, SC. The Security Guards median is $35,140 per year. BLS estimates 5,290 jobs. The location quotient is 1.63.
• 279. Fort Wayne, IN. The Security Guards median is $35,140 per year. BLS estimates 1,240 jobs. The location quotient is 0.67.

Where Security Guards medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 33-9032, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Idaho Falls, ID has the highest published median in this set, at $78,680 per year. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA sits at $35,150 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Security Guards is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Idaho Falls, ID has a Security Guards median of $78,680 per year, or $43,530 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 570 jobs there, compared with 22,730 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. The location quotient is 0.84.
• 2. Fairbanks-College, AK has a Security Guards median of $60,400 per year, or $25,250 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 130 jobs there, compared with 22,730 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. The location quotient is 0.44.
• 3. Kennewick-Richland, WA has a Security Guards median of $54,670 per year, or $19,520 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 500 jobs there, compared with 22,730 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. The location quotient is 0.47.
• 4. Burlington-South Burlington, VT has a Security Guards median of $51,170 per year, or $16,020 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 410 jobs there, compared with 22,730 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. The location quotient is 0.42.
• 5. Ithaca, NY has a Security Guards median of $49,540 per year, or $14,390 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 240 jobs there, compared with 22,730 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. The location quotient is 0.6.
• 6. Lynchburg, VA has a Security Guards median of $49,480 per year, or $14,330 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 570 jobs there, compared with 22,730 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. The location quotient is 0.72.
• 7. Hinesville, GA has a Security Guards median of $48,780 per year, or $13,630 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 22,730 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. The location quotient is 0.71.
• 8. Walla Walla, WA has a Security Guards median of $48,770 per year, or $13,620 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 22,730 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. The location quotient is 0.29.

Where BLS counts the most Security Guards jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Security Guards in this same-source set, at 142,760 jobs. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 22,730. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 142,760 estimated Security Guards jobs, a gap of 120,030 jobs from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its median is $43,980 per year, or $8,830 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its location quotient is 1.82.
• 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 83,280 estimated Security Guards jobs, a gap of 60,550 jobs from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its median is $40,030 per year, or $4,880 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its location quotient is 1.61.
• 3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 48,360 estimated Security Guards jobs, a gap of 25,630 jobs from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its median is $39,990 per year, or $4,840 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its location quotient is 1.3.
• 4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 41,530 estimated Security Guards jobs, a gap of 18,800 jobs from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its median is $36,040 per year, or $890 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its location quotient is 1.78.
• 5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 40,950 estimated Security Guards jobs, a gap of 18,220 jobs from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its median is $46,830 per year, or $11,680 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its location quotient is 1.58.
• 6. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 34,000 estimated Security Guards jobs, a gap of 11,270 jobs from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its median is $36,680 per year, or $1,530 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 29,250 estimated Security Guards jobs, a gap of 6,520 jobs from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its median is $35,460 per year, or $310 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its location quotient is 1.08.
• 8. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has 26,830 estimated Security Guards jobs, a gap of 4,100 jobs from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its median is $45,730 per year, or $10,580 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Its location quotient is 1.37.

Where Security Guards takes the largest share of local jobs

San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 3.93. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 0.95. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Security Guards is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR has a location quotient of 3.93, a gap of 2.98 from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 22,420 Security Guards jobs and a median of $21,840 per year, or $13,310 below Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
• 2. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV has a location quotient of 2.54, a gap of 1.59 from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 23,800 Security Guards jobs and a median of $37,210 per year, or $2,060 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
• 3. Charleston, WV has a location quotient of 2.52, a gap of 1.57 from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 2,160 Security Guards jobs and a median of $20,800 per year, or $14,350 below Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
• 4. Urban Honolulu, HI has a location quotient of 2.29, a gap of 1.34 from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 8,440 Security Guards jobs and a median of $42,580 per year, or $7,430 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
• 5. Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ has a location quotient of 2.06, a gap of 1.11 from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 2,870 Security Guards jobs and a median of $39,900 per year, or $4,750 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
• 6. Flint, MI has a location quotient of 1.85, a gap of 0.90 from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 2,060 Security Guards jobs and a median of $34,930 per year, or $220 below Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
• 7. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a location quotient of 1.82, a gap of 0.87 from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 142,760 Security Guards jobs and a median of $43,980 per year, or $8,830 above Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
• 8. New Orleans-Metairie, LA has a location quotient of 1.81, a gap of 0.86 from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. BLS lists 6,650 Security Guards jobs and a median of $32,240 per year, or $2,910 below Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.

How common Security Guards is in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

BLS lists 22,730 Security Guards jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. It also lists 7.87 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 0.95. A value of 1 means Security Guards has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Security Guards beside other roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

The all-occupations median in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $51,170 per year. The Security Guards median is $35,150 per year. Security Guards is 31.3% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Security Guards. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median of $35,940 per year. BLS lists 30,900 jobs and a location quotient of 0.75.
• 2. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median of $36,160 per year. BLS lists 50,970 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
• 3. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median of $37,230 per year. BLS lists 29,040 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
• 4. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median of $32,850 per year. BLS lists 84,970 jobs and a location quotient of 1.17.
• 5. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median of $38,960 per year. BLS lists 22,970 jobs and a location quotient of 0.88.
• 6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median of $39,020 per year. BLS lists 78,460 jobs and a location quotient of 1.43.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median of $39,240 per year. BLS lists 28,580 jobs and a location quotient of 1.26.
• 8. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median of $39,350 per year. BLS lists 23,260 jobs and a location quotient of 0.86.

The largest detailed roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA table, at 84,970 jobs. Security Guards has 22,730 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 2,889,670. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Security Guards's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Retail Salespersons has 84,970 jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 62,240 from Security Guards. Its median is $32,850 per year, or $2,300 below Security Guards. Its location quotient is 1.17.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 80,730 jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 58,000 from Security Guards. Its median is $27,780 per year, or $7,370 below Security Guards. Its location quotient is 1.13.
• 3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 78,460 jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 55,730 from Security Guards. Its median is $39,020 per year, or $3,870 above Security Guards. Its location quotient is 1.43.
• 4. General and Operations Managers has 69,320 jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 46,590 from Security Guards. Its median is $111,410 per year, or $76,260 above Security Guards. Its location quotient is 1.06.
• 5. Customer Service Representatives has 59,990 jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 37,260 from Security Guards. Its median is $42,710 per year, or $7,560 above Security Guards. Its location quotient is 1.24.
• 6. Registered Nurses has 56,460 jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 33,730 from Security Guards. Its median is $100,490 per year, or $65,340 above Security Guards. Its location quotient is 0.9.
• 7. Cashiers has 51,180 jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 28,450 from Security Guards. Its median is $30,010 per year, or $5,140 below Security Guards. Its location quotient is 0.89.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 50,970 jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 28,240 from Security Guards. Its median is $36,160 per year, or $1,010 above Security Guards. Its location quotient is 0.97.

Published role medians around Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA role table, at $132,960 per year. Security Guards has $35,150 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $51,170 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Software Developers has a median of $132,960 per year in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, or $97,810 above Security Guards. BLS lists 36,300 jobs, compared with 22,730 for Security Guards. Its location quotient is 1.16.
• 2. Managers, All Other has a median of $130,340 per year in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, or $95,190 above Security Guards. BLS lists 24,490 jobs, compared with 22,730 for Security Guards. Its location quotient is 2.12.
• 3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $111,410 per year in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, or $76,260 above Security Guards. BLS lists 69,320 jobs, compared with 22,730 for Security Guards. Its location quotient is 1.06.
• 4. Management Analysts has a median of $101,220 per year in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, or $66,070 above Security Guards. BLS lists 26,870 jobs, compared with 22,730 for Security Guards. Its location quotient is 1.61.
• 5. Registered Nurses has a median of $100,490 per year in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, or $65,340 above Security Guards. BLS lists 56,460 jobs, compared with 22,730 for Security Guards. Its location quotient is 0.9.
• 6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $85,820 per year in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, or $50,670 above Security Guards. BLS lists 30,150 jobs, compared with 22,730 for Security Guards. Its location quotient is 1.12.
• 7. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $80,020 per year in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, or $44,870 above Security Guards. BLS lists 43,720 jobs, compared with 22,730 for Security Guards. Its location quotient is 2.16.
• 8. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $78,950 per year in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, or $43,800 above Security Guards. BLS lists 33,900 jobs, compared with 22,730 for Security Guards. Its location quotient is 1.45.

Roles with the largest local share in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Business Operations Specialists, All Other has the highest location quotient in the bounded Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA role table, at 2.16. Security Guards has 0.95. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Security Guards with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 2.16 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 1.21 from Security Guards. BLS lists 43,720 jobs and a median of $80,020 per year, or $44,870 above Security Guards.
• 2. Managers, All Other has a location quotient of 2.12 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 1.17 from Security Guards. BLS lists 24,490 jobs and a median of $130,340 per year, or $95,190 above Security Guards.
• 3. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 2 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 1.05 from Security Guards. BLS lists 28,750 jobs and a median of $44,710 per year, or $9,560 above Security Guards.
• 4. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 1.61 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 0.66 from Security Guards. BLS lists 26,870 jobs and a median of $101,220 per year, or $66,070 above Security Guards.
• 5. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.45 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 0.50 from Security Guards. BLS lists 33,900 jobs and a median of $78,950 per year, or $43,800 above Security Guards.
• 6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.43 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 0.48 from Security Guards. BLS lists 78,460 jobs and a median of $39,020 per year, or $3,870 above Security Guards.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers has a location quotient of 1.26 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 0.31 from Security Guards. BLS lists 28,580 jobs and a median of $39,240 per year, or $4,090 above Security Guards.
• 8. Customer Service Representatives has a location quotient of 1.24 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, a gap of 0.29 from Security Guards. BLS lists 59,990 jobs and a median of $42,710 per year, or $7,560 above Security Guards.

What $35,150 may mean after the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.1. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 0.1% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $35,150 Security Guards median by 100.1 divided by 100. The result is $35,130 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 111.0. Goods are 100.4. Utilities are 96.2. Other services are 96.7. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA row

The employment RSE for this Security Guards row is 1.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.9%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 22,730 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $38,790 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Security Guards. It uses a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $35,150 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Security Guards row for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 22,730 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.95 is not a growth score. Rank 276 of 389 is not a place score. The 100.1 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 33-9032 in BLS area 12060. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.