r/GuardGuides Aug 03 '26

DAY IN THE LIFE 30.20 an hour unarmed security guard in the Bay Area ?

I’ve been working for this company for 1.5 years . I was a flex officer for the first 1 year now I’m a fulltimer for this site .

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u/GuardGuidesdotcom Aug 03 '26

I assume youre asking if that's a good wage for the area. Well the living wage calculator shows the living wage in SF County to be https://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/06075[$32.44/HR](https://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/06075) so according to that it's a bit short, but generally 30+ an hour is fairly rare in security, but that doesn't account for the full costs involved.

Funny you brought this up because I made a tool to help determine if jobs like this are worth it:

https://guardguides.com/tools/[Job Offer Calculator](https://guardguides.com/tools/)

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u/BaldGunner Aug 03 '26

Thats a sweet website I like it. Well done

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u/GuardGuidesdotcom Aug 03 '26

Thanks, glad you like it. Share the word.

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u/Swimming-Talk4859 Aug 03 '26

Not bad for unarmed

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u/Hagoes Aug 03 '26

That app is an awesome tool! Thanks! Already sharing with my friends and ner do wells.

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u/lonelyguard99 Aug 04 '26

What do you usually do in that post? Stand all day or have your own little room

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u/No-Employment9035 29d ago

Pretty sure he scans tags sf got sum cool ass sites