Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 7 people
How much does a security guard make in Massachusetts?
$8,946typical pay for a security guard in 2025
$8,306 – $45,034what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 59.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from City of Worcester HR · Matches the agency's latest release · worcesterma.gov ↗✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where security guards work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid security guards, 2025
- 1Ryan N BowenSecurity Guard · Worcester$76,226
- 2Bienvenido GarciaSecurity Guard · Secretary of State$54,052
- 3Eric MillerSecurity Guard · Worcester$36,016
- 4Joseph R JenksSecurity Guard · Worcester$8,946
- 5Max RothSecurity Guard · Worcester$8,750
Common questions
How much does a security guard make in Massachusetts?
The typical security guard was paid $8,946 in 2025; most earned between $8,306 and $45,034. This counts all 7 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 6.1% of all pay for security guards in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Security Guard, at any level (for example "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