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Security Guards salary in Redding, CA

The median security guards in Redding, CA earns $42,330 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,769 a month.

10th percentile
$34,460
25th percentile
$35,400
Median percentile
$42,330
75th percentile
$44,780
90th percentile
$56,730

Based on 490 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

$33,229 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,330
Federal income tax−$2,900
Social Security + Medicare−$3,238
California income tax (approx.)−$2,963
Monthly take-home$2,769
Every two weeks$1,278

Does it go far here?

$42,042Median pay in Redding, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,317 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Redding, CA

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$134,350
General and Operations Managers$98,510
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$83,780
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$74,140
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,960
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350
Construction Laborers$55,790
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,090

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