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Guard Chief Salary
in Elk Grove, California

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$98,576 (USD)

Average Salary

$47/hr

Average Hourly

$3,835

Average Bonus

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Guard Chief is $98,576 a year and $47 an hour in Elk Grove, California, United States. The average salary range for a Guard Chief is between $68,905 and $119,869. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Guard Chief. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Elk Grove, California.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$110,727
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Elk Grove, California

Elk Grove Cost of Living Score:

Description: Elk Grove is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. Located just south of the state capital of Sacramento, it is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. As of the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 176,124. A 2021 Census estimate puts the population of the city at 187,985. Elk Grove has many wineries, wine cellars, and vineyards. Elk Grove was the fastest-growing city in the U.S. between July 1, 2004, and July 1, 2005, and is also presently the second-largest city in Sacramento County by population. It is a general law city with a council/manager form of government. One of Elk Grove's largest...
Description:
  • Supervises and coordinates activities of guard force of establishment, such as industrial plant, department store, or museum.
  • Assigns personnel to posts or patrol, according to size and nature of establishment and protection requirements.
  • Interprets security rules and directs subordinates in enforcing compliance, such as issuance of security badges, photographing of employees, and safekeeping of forbidden articles carried by visitors.
  • Responds to calls from subordinates to direct activities during fires, storms, riots, or other emergencies.
  • Inspects or directs inspection of premises to test alarm systems, detect safety hazards, and to ensure that safety rules are posted and enforced.
  • Examines fire extinguishers and other safety equipment for serviceability.
  • Reports irregularities and hazards to appropriate personnel.
  • Cooperates with police, fire, and civil defense authorities in problems affecting establishment.
  • May select and train subordinates in protective procedures, first aid, fire safety, and other duties.
  • May be designated according to rank or according to establishment served.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Guard Chief is $98,576 a year and $47 an hour in Elk Grove, California, United States. The average salary range for a Guard Chief is between $68,905 and $119,869. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Guard Chief. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Elk Grove, California.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Guard Chief Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other

Job family population: 19,620

Estimated population of Guard Chief jobs: 3,806

Rate of error: 1.2%

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Elk Grove Cost of Living Score:

Description: Elk Grove is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. Located just south of the state capital of Sacramento, it is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. As of the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 176,124. A 2021 Census estimate puts the population of the city at 187,985. Elk Grove has many wineries, wine cellars, and vineyards. Elk Grove was the fastest-growing city in the U.S. between July 1, 2004, and July 1, 2005, and is also presently the second-largest city in Sacramento County by population. It is a general law city with a council/manager form of government. One of Elk Grove's largest...
Description:
  • Supervises and coordinates activities of guard force of establishment, such as industrial plant, department store, or museum.
  • Assigns personnel to posts or patrol, according to size and nature of establishment and protection requirements.
  • Interprets security rules and directs subordinates in enforcing compliance, such as issuance of security badges, photographing of employees, and safekeeping of forbidden articles carried by visitors.
  • Responds to calls from subordinates to direct activities during fires, storms, riots, or other emergencies.
  • Inspects or directs inspection of premises to test alarm systems, detect safety hazards, and to ensure that safety rules are posted and enforced.
  • Examines fire extinguishers and other safety equipment for serviceability.
  • Reports irregularities and hazards to appropriate personnel.
  • Cooperates with police, fire, and civil defense authorities in problems affecting establishment.
  • May select and train subordinates in protective procedures, first aid, fire safety, and other duties.
  • May be designated according to rank or according to establishment served.
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