Security Guards salary in Barnstable Town, MA

The median security guards in Barnstable Town, MA earns $45,230 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,022 a month.

10th percentile: $35,620
25th percentile: $39,370
Median percentile: $45,230
75th percentile: $52,890
90th percentile: $62,450

Based on 300 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$36,261 take-home a year

Gross pay	$45,230
Federal income tax	−$3,248
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,460
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)	−$2,262
Monthly take-home	$3,022
Every two weeks	$1,395

Does it go far here?

$45,988Median pay in Barnstable Town, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.4 vs 100).

56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,678 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Barnstable Town, MA

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$103,380
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$101,120
General and Operations Managers	$100,590
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$100,320
Accountants and Auditors	$96,110
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$82,370
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$80,210
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$76,270

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