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Security Guards salary in Hanford, CA

The median security guards in Hanford-Corcoran, CA earns $37,980 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,503 a month.

10th percentile
$35,310
25th percentile
$37,610
Median percentile
$37,980
75th percentile
$45,190
90th percentile
$52,710

Based on 240 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

$30,038 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,980
Federal income tax−$2,378
Social Security + Medicare−$2,905
California income tax (approx.)−$2,659
Monthly take-home$2,503
Every two weeks$1,155

Does it go far here?

$37,377Median pay in Hanford, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.6 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,331 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hanford, CA

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$128,160
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$102,010
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$98,470
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$59,200
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$48,420
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,110
Office Clerks, General$46,820
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,780

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