Security guard jobs in Tennessee
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Security officer pay in Tennessee
Use the Tennessee wage estimates below to compare the pay on a job posting with the wider security-guard market. The median is the midpoint: half of workers earn less and half earn more. The middle 50% shows the range between the 25th and 75th percentiles.
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- Security guards employed
- 27,690
- Median hourly wage
- $17.31
- Middle 50% hourly wages
- $14.83–$19.53
- Median annual wage
- $36,000
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Security Guards (33-9032). These are employment and wage estimates across employers in Tennessee, not open jobs or pay offers on GuardXChange. Annual wages use the BLS full-time equivalent of 2,080 hours; actual hours and earnings vary.
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