SALARY · SECURITY GUARDS · IOWA

Security Guards salary in Iowa

Averages can hide a lot. Medians hide less. That is why this page leads with the median for security guards in Iowa: $37,080 a year. The mean is listed too, so you can see when a small group of high earners pulls the average upward.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$37,080

$18 per hour at the median · That is $940 (2.5 percent) below the national median of $38,020 for this occupation.

$42,220Mean annual salary
$20Mean hourly wage
$6,890People employed in this job in Iowa

Salary range

25th: $34,480Median: $37,08075th: $45,590
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$34,480
Median (50th percentile)$37,080
75th percentile$45,590
Mean$42,220

The middle half of workers earned from $34,480 to $45,590 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$31,217 a year
$2,601 a month
Federal tax $2,270 · FICA $2,837 · State tax $757

Iowa school district and county EMS surtaxes are separate and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

Same job, other states

Other jobs in Iowa

Try your own salary in the paycheck calculator