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Security Guards salary in Kenosha, WI

The median security guards in Kenosha, WI earns $35,120 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,378 a month.

10th percentile
$27,160
25th percentile
$31,340
Median percentile
$35,120
75th percentile
$48,770
90th percentile
$54,680

Based on 420 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

$28,538 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,120
Federal income tax−$2,034
Social Security + Medicare−$2,687
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,861
Monthly take-home$2,378
Every two weeks$1,098

Does it go far here?

$34,732Median pay in Kenosha, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,219 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kenosha, WI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$106,310
Registered Nurses$83,110
Accountants and Auditors$78,840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$77,390
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,580
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$72,500
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,610

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