Minnesota · 2025 pay · 34 people
How much does a security guard make in Minnesota?
$1,193typical pay for a security guard in 2025
$771 – $2,426what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · mn.gov ↗
Where security guards work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid security guards, 2025
- 1Justin JuveSecurity Guard · Natural Resources Department$52,797
- 2Jimah DavidSecurity Guard · Perpich Center for Arts Education$51,633
- 3Kira Elisabeth LoopSecurity Guard · Natural Resources Department$45,898
- 4Matthew James BayerSecurity Guard · Labor & Industry Dept$41,586
- 5Scott Charles ForsbergSecurity Guard · Natural Resources Department$22,010
Common questions
How much does a security guard make in Minnesota?
The typical security guard was paid $1,193 in 2025; most earned between $771 and $2,426. This counts all 34 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 5.4% 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