How much does event security cost in the US?

Reference price: $35 – $60 USD per guard/hour (pre-tax). Per guard per hour. Venue type, crowd size, alcohol service, insurance requirements and minimum-hour policies (usually 4–6h) move the rate. Armed or supervisor positions bill higher.

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Event Security prices by city

Los Angeles

$40 – $69 USD per guard/hour

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Sacramento

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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San Diego

$39 – $66 USD per guard/hour

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San Jose

$42 – $72 USD per guard/hour

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San Francisco

$44 – $75 USD per guard/hour

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Riverside

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Irvine

$39 – $66 USD per guard/hour

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Anaheim

$38 – $65 USD per guard/hour

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Fresno

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Oakland

$40 – $69 USD per guard/hour

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Long Beach

$39 – $66 USD per guard/hour

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Bakersfield

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Huntington Beach

$38 – $65 USD per guard/hour

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Corona

$34 – $59 USD per guard/hour

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Simi Valley

$37 – $63 USD per guard/hour

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Rancho Cucamonga

$34 – $59 USD per guard/hour

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Orange

$37 – $63 USD per guard/hour

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Santa Rosa

$39 – $66 USD per guard/hour

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Roseville

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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Murrieta

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Santa Ana

$37 – $63 USD per guard/hour

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Clovis

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Ventura

$36 – $62 USD per guard/hour

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Modesto

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Temecula

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Chula Vista

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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Mission Viejo

$38 – $65 USD per guard/hour

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Upland

$34 – $58 USD per guard/hour

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Stockton

$32 – $55 USD per guard/hour

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El Cajon

$34 – $59 USD per guard/hour

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San Bernardino

$32 – $55 USD per guard/hour

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Costa Mesa

$38 – $65 USD per guard/hour

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Newport Beach

$39 – $67 USD per guard/hour

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Palm Desert

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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Visalia

$31 – $53 USD per guard/hour

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Elk Grove

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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Ontario

$34 – $59 USD per guard/hour

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Redding

$30 – $51 USD per guard/hour

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Salinas

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Fairfield

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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Fontana

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Escondido

$34 – $59 USD per guard/hour

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Oxnard

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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Concord

$37 – $63 USD per guard/hour

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Thousand Oaks

$38 – $65 USD per guard/hour

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Vacaville

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Carlsbad

$38 – $65 USD per guard/hour

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Moreno Valley

$32 – $55 USD per guard/hour

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Oceanside

$36 – $61 USD per guard/hour

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Camarillo

$36 – $62 USD per guard/hour

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Santa Cruz

$38 – $65 USD per guard/hour

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Berkeley

$40 – $69 USD per guard/hour

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Chicago

$39 – $66 USD per guard/hour

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Springfield

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Rockford

$32 – $55 USD per guard/hour

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Peoria

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Belleville

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Bloomington

$32 – $55 USD per guard/hour

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Champaign

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Decatur

$31 – $53 USD per guard/hour

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Denver

$36 – $61 USD per guard/hour

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Baltimore

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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Silver Spring

$39 – $66 USD per guard/hour

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Hyattsville

$37 – $63 USD per guard/hour

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Columbia

$38 – $65 USD per guard/hour

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Annapolis

$37 – $63 USD per guard/hour

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Frederick

$34 – $59 USD per guard/hour

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Waldorf

$34 – $59 USD per guard/hour

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Newark

$39 – $66 USD per guard/hour

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Jersey City

$39 – $67 USD per guard/hour

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Paterson

$37 – $63 USD per guard/hour

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Elizabeth

$38 – $65 USD per guard/hour

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Edison

$37 – $63 USD per guard/hour

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Hackensack

$38 – $65 USD per guard/hour

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Trenton

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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Camden

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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Toms River

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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Morristown

$39 – $66 USD per guard/hour

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Freehold

$36 – $62 USD per guard/hour

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New York

$44 – $75 USD per guard/hour

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Brooklyn

$42 – $72 USD per guard/hour

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Queens

$41 – $71 USD per guard/hour

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Bronx

$40 – $69 USD per guard/hour

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Staten Island

$40 – $69 USD per guard/hour

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Long Island

$40 – $69 USD per guard/hour

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Yonkers

$40 – $69 USD per guard/hour

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Poughkeepsie

$37 – $63 USD per guard/hour

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Albany

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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Buffalo

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Rochester

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Syracuse

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Las Vegas

$36 – $61 USD per guard/hour

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Henderson

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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North Las Vegas

$34 – $59 USD per guard/hour

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Reno

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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Carson City

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Nashville

$34 – $59 USD per guard/hour

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Memphis

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Knoxville

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Chattanooga

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Murfreesboro

$32 – $55 USD per guard/hour

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Clarksville

$31 – $53 USD per guard/hour

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Jackson

$30 – $51 USD per guard/hour

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Cookeville

$30 – $51 USD per guard/hour

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Johnson City

$30 – $51 USD per guard/hour

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Washington

$40 – $69 USD per guard/hour

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Indianapolis

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Fort Wayne

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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South Bend

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Gary

$34 – $59 USD per guard/hour

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Evansville

$31 – $53 USD per guard/hour

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Terre Haute

$30 – $51 USD per guard/hour

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Lafayette

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Anderson

$30 – $51 USD per guard/hour

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Muncie

$30 – $51 USD per guard/hour

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Columbus

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Jeffersonville

$32 – $55 USD per guard/hour

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Milwaukee

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Madison

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Appleton

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Green Bay

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Kenosha

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Racine

$32 – $55 USD per guard/hour

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La Crosse

$31 – $53 USD per guard/hour

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Eau Claire

$31 – $53 USD per guard/hour

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Wausau

$30 – $51 USD per guard/hour

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Sheboygan

$31 – $53 USD per guard/hour

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Fond du Lac

$31 – $53 USD per guard/hour

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Janesville

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Stevens Point

$30 – $51 USD per guard/hour

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Rhinelander

$30 – $51 USD per guard/hour

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Miami

$37 – $63 USD per guard/hour

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Fort Lauderdale

$37 – $63 USD per guard/hour

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West Palm Beach

$36 – $62 USD per guard/hour

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Orlando

$34 – $59 USD per guard/hour

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Tampa

$34 – $59 USD per guard/hour

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St. Petersburg

$34 – $59 USD per guard/hour

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Jacksonville

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Fort Myers

$34 – $59 USD per guard/hour

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Sarasota

$35 – $60 USD per guard/hour

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Daytona Beach

$32 – $55 USD per guard/hour

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Melbourne

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Lakeland

$32 – $55 USD per guard/hour

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Port St. Lucie

$33 – $57 USD per guard/hour

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Tallahassee

$32 – $55 USD per guard/hour

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Naples

$37 – $63 USD per guard/hour

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Ocala

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Gainesville

$32 – $55 USD per guard/hour

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Pensacola

$32 – $54 USD per guard/hour

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Pre-tax reference prices. Bay Area markets (San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland) reflect the highest prevailing wages in the country.

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Questions about event security pricing

How much does event security cost in the US?

The reference price runs from $35 to $60 USD per guard/hour, pre-tax. Per guard per hour. Venue type, crowd size, alcohol service, insurance requirements and minimum-hour policies (usually 4–6h) move the rate. Armed or supervisor positions bill higher.

What factors change the price of event security?

The city (prevailing wages and cost of living), the schedule and coverage required, armed vs unarmed staffing, officer profile and experience, and the risk level of the site. That's why it pays to compare several quotes.

Do the prices include tax?

These are pre-tax reference prices. Whether sales tax applies to security services depends on the state; each company's formal quote will itemize any applicable taxes.

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