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Typically from $11,000 USD per guard post/month. See prices →
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BGS Security Division LLC
cavalier guards company, inc
EXECUTIVE PROTECTION SECURITY SERVICES
Garden State Protection Group Inc
Global Security LLC
LAD Dectective Agency
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National Secure Transport LLC
Odom Private Detective and Security Services
Quality Security Services LLC
Special Operations Security Services, LLC
Starboard Security Services LLC
U.S. Security Care of New Jersey, Inc.
Armed security in Edison is warranted when a site handles cash, high-value goods or a genuinely elevated threat — and it hinges on officers who hold a state firearm permit on top of a standard guard license.
In Edison, demand for armed security guards is driven by central New Jersey's logistics and warehousing belt on the Turnpike and corporate and pharmaceutical office parks. The sectors that most rely on this service include logistics and warehousing, pharmaceutical and life sciences, corporate and R&D, with specific needs in areas such as the Turnpike distribution and warehouse belt, the corporate and pharma office parks, the retail centers. The city's main security concerns — warehouse and cargo theft and corporate campus and IP protection — make working with a licensed, professional provider a priority investment for businesses and homeowners.
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Estimated range per guard post/month in Edison:
$11,000 — $18,000 USD
That puts Edison in line with the US national range ($10,800 — $17,300).
Armed post = unarmed × ~1.35 (armed license/permit, firearms qualification, higher wage and insurance). Billed roughly $30–$48/hr; a 12h daily post runs ~$10,800–$17,300/month.
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Before you hire
Armed guards cost 40–60% more and carry far more liability than unarmed guards. A complete guide to choosing — with national cost data, a state-by-state firearm-permit table, and the insurance and liability traps that matter.
Read the armed security guards buyer's guidePrivate security in New Jersey is licensed at the state level by the New Jersey State Police, Private Detective Unit (SORA). A legitimate company operating in Edison holds a Security Officer Company license (SORA), which means it has cleared New Jersey State Police's ownership, background-check and insurance requirements. Ask for that license number in writing and verify it yourself — a certificate on the wall tells you nothing about current standing, since a license can be suspended or revoked.
Hiring an unlicensed company is a risk you carry. In New Jersey, operating without a license is fourth-degree crime (indictable) (N.J.S.A. 45:19A-3 and 45:19A-4). Working as, or performing the functions of, a security officer without SORA registration is a fourth-degree crime (up to 18 months imprisonment, up to $10,000 fine), and a company owner/operator who employs an unregistered officer is separately guilty of a fourth-degree crime per officer employed, with civil penalties of $1,000 (first offense) to $2,500 (subsequent) also recoverable.
14 providers below list armed security guards in Edison. Ranking is based on verifiable signals, but the last checks are yours — and they are the ones that decide whether a contract holds up.
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