Security Guards hiring incentives: sign-on bonuses, relocation and shift differentials, October 2026

Name: Hiring incentives for Security Guards in US job postings, 20 September to 20 October 2026
Creator: YourJobs.com
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By YourJobs Editorial

Based on 213 Security Guards postings on yourjobs.com between 20 September and 20 October 2026. 0% of Security Guards postings offered a sign-on bonus. This page was built 20 October 2026.

Incentives at a glance

Referral bonuses: 32% of Security Guards postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned a referral bonus (n = 68 postings).
Tuition support: 9.9% of Security Guards postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned tuition reimbursement or assistance (n = 21 postings).

Security Guards sign-on bonuses by state

State	Postings	Mention a sign-on bonus	Postings mentioning	Median stated amount	Mention relocation
Ohio	87	0%	0		0%
Tennessee	103	0%	0		0%

States with at least 30 Security Guards postings in the window, ranked by the share mentioning a sign-on bonus. A median is shown only where at least 30 postings stated an amount.

Month by month

Month	Postings	Sign-on bonus	Median stated amount	Largest stated	Relocation	Tuition support	Differential
October 2026 (to date)	212	0%			0%	9.9%	0%
September 2026	2

A month is the month a posting was first seen. Shares are blank where a month holds fewer than 30 postings; medians are blank where fewer than 30 postings stated an amount.

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Notes and sources

Incentive amounts are as stated in the posting (often "up to"); eligibility conditions are not captured.

Source: yourjobs.com job postings (ClickCast feed), read as described on the methodology page. Updated daily; this page was built 20 October 2026, 09:49.

Download the data: incentives by occupation and state (CSV), licensed CC BY 4.0.

Cite as:

YourJobs (2026). Hiring incentives for Security Guards in US job postings, 20 September to 20 October 2026. https://yourjobs.com/incentives/security-guards

Questions about Security Guards hiring incentives

How common are relocation assistance and tuition reimbursement in Security Guards postings?

9.9% of Security Guards postings first seen between 20 September and 20 October 2026 mentioned tuition reimbursement or assistance (n = 21 postings).

In which states do Security Guards postings most often mention a sign-on bonus?

Among states with at least 30 Security Guards postings between 20 September and 20 October 2026, the highest shares mentioning a sign-on bonus were Ohio (0% of 87 postings), Tennessee (0% of 103 postings).