Security Guard federal employee pay and staffing
This page shows how large the Security Guard series is across government, what the average pay looks like, and which agencies employ the biggest share of people in this occupation.
March 2025 workforce snapshot. The Security Guard occupation series had 4,887 employees with an average salary of $55,256.
4,887 employees in this occupation series
$55,256 average pay
Miscellaneous Occupations Group occupation family
United States Army Installation Management Command largest agency for this occupation
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Use this page when you want to see where a federal occupation is concentrated, which agencies employ the most people in it, and what the average pay looks like across government.
Occupation family
Security Guard is reported under the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family in the latest OPM summary.
Agencies that employ the most Security Guard staff
These are the agencies with the biggest reported headcount in this occupation series.
| Agency | Department | Employees | Total salary expense | Average pay | Share of occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Army Installation Management Command | Department of Defense | 1,865 | $104,277,953 | $55,913 | 38.2% |
| Smithsonian Institution (Except Units Administered Under Separate Boards of Trustees) | Independent or mixed | 503 | $31,181,724 | $61,991 | 10.3% |
| "Commander, Navy Installations" | Department of Defense | 450 | $22,552,447 | $50,117 | 9.2% |
| U.s. Army Joint Munitions Command | Department of Defense | 308 | $16,390,603 | $53,216 | 6.3% |
| Indian Health Service | Department of Health and Human Services | 272 | $12,193,276 | $44,828 | 5.6% |
| Military Treatment Facilities Under DHA | Department of Defense | 234 | $12,774,039 | $54,590 | 4.8% |
| National Gallery of Art | Independent or mixed | 145 | $9,018,744 | $62,198 | 3.0% |
| U.s. Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command | Department of Defense | 99 | $5,418,687 | $54,734 | 2.0% |
| U.s. Army Test and Evaluation Command | Department of Defense | 82 | $4,258,631 | $51,935 | 1.7% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | Department of the Interior | 68 | $3,681,812 | $54,144 | 1.4% |
| U.s. Special Operations Command (Army) | Department of Defense | 57 | $3,140,728 | $55,100 | 1.2% |
| U.s. Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command (Tacom) | Department of Defense | 56 | $3,043,204 | $54,343 | 1.1% |
| Bureau of Indian Education | Department of the Interior | 56 | $2,449,776 | $43,746 | 1.1% |
| Army National Guard Units | Department of Defense | 39 | $1,638,624 | $42,016 | 0.8% |
| U.s. Army Corps of Engineers | Department of Defense | 39 | $2,201,394 | $56,446 | 0.8% |
| Naval Air Systems Command | Department of Defense | 33 | $1,581,927 | $47,937 | 0.7% |
| Air Force Materiel Command | Department of Defense | 23 | $1,419,744 | $61,728 | 0.5% |
| U.s. Army Chemical Materials Activity | Department of Defense | 22 | $1,248,720 | $56,760 | 0.5% |
| U.s. Army Aviation and Missile Command | Department of Defense | 21 | $1,164,303 | $55,443 | 0.4% |
| Armed Forces Retirement Home | Independent or mixed | 19 | $932,881 | $49,099 | 0.4% |
| Defense Health Agency | Department of Defense | 18 | $1,179,306 | $65,517 | 0.4% |
| U.s. Army Forces Command | Department of Defense | 17 | $915,484 | $53,852 | 0.3% |
| National Park Service | Department of the Interior | 17 | $842,469 | $49,557 | 0.3% |
| U. S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U. S. Army Forces Strategic Command | Department of Defense | 16 | $864,816 | $54,051 | 0.3% |
| U.s. Army Communications Electronics Command | Department of Defense | 16 | $920,112 | $57,507 | 0.3% |
Common pay plans for Security Guard
This shows the pay plans most commonly attached to this occupation series in the latest OPM summary.
| Pay plan | Employees | Average pay | Share of occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS | 4,329 | $54,914 | 88.6% |
| NK | 71 | $52,152 | 1.5% |
| DK | 57 | $59,311 | 1.2% |
| CY | 32 | $39,696 | 0.7% |
| CE | 24 | $49,146 | 0.5% |
| GG | 15 | $55,068 | 0.3% |
Occupation totals come from the latest OPM FedScope Employment Summary Data (March 2025).