California · 2025 pay · 6 people
How much does a lead security guard make in California?
$55,828typical pay for a lead security guard in 2025
$49,683 – $61,757what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 1.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where lead security guards work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Security Guard$44,768 (everyone)
- Lead Security Guard (this page)$55,828 (everyone)
- Security Guard Senior$64,274 (everyone)
Highest-paid lead security guards, 2025
Common questions
How much does a lead security guard make in California?
The typical lead security guard was paid $55,828 in 2025; most earned between $49,683 and $61,757. This counts all 6 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 17.0% of all pay for lead security guards in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Lead Security Guard, at any level (for example "Lead Security Guard"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this