Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · SOC 33-9032

Security Guards in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas Metro

Compiled by WageDex

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$37,210

per year in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro

2% below

National Median

$38,020

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$17.89/hr

median hourly

Employment

23,800

jobs in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas pay distribution spans from $29,100 at the 10th percentile to $47,930 at the 90th, a 1.6× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $34,610 and the 75th at $44,470, so half of Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas-based security guards earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide NV estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$29,100

25th$34,610

Median$37,210

75th$44,470

90th$47,930

Top Paying Jobs in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas

1. Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $726,990 2. Dermatologists $419,410 3. Physicians, Pathologists Small sample $384,550 4. Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $332,670 5. Surgeons, All Other $326,510 6. Family Medicine Physicians $251,550 7. Physicians, All Other $248,400 8. Podiatrists Small sample $205,010 9. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $204,340 10. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Small sample $190,690

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.