Security Guard Cost Calculator for Sacramento Properties
Most property managers get a single hourly number from a security company and no way to sanity-check it. This calculator turns your property size, coverage window, and risk level into a monthly range built from the rate bands we quote across the Sacramento region.
It is an estimate, not a quote. It exists so you can walk into a board meeting or an owner call with a defensible number before anyone sends a proposal.
PPO #122730Your estimate
$1,546 – $2,637 per month
- Coverage volume
- 91 randomized passes / month
- Annual range
- $18,550 – $31,644
- Per unit / month
- $10 – $18
- Rate band used
- $28–$45 officer hour · $17–$29 per pass
Estimate only, built from Sacramento-region rate bands for licensed, insured, W-2 officer coverage. Armed posts, holiday coverage, dedicated vehicles, and access-control duties price above these bands.
What this gives you
- —Estimated monthly and annual cost range
- —Recommended coverage model: mobile patrol, standing guard, or a hybrid
- —Cost per unit or per 1,000 sq ft so you can compare properties
Estimates are planning ranges based on Sacramento, CA-area patrol work, not a quote. Final pricing depends on site walk findings, hours, and post orders.
Common questions
- How much does a security guard cost per hour in Sacramento?
- Licensed, insured, W-2 officer coverage in the Sacramento region generally falls in a $28 to $45 per hour band depending on post type, shift hours, supervision level, and whether the post is armed. Rates far below that band usually signal an unlicensed subcontractor or an uninsured operator.
- Is mobile patrol cheaper than a standing guard?
- Dramatically. A standing overnight post is roughly 10 to 12 officer hours every night. Randomized mobile patrol buys presence at a fraction of that because the officer is shared across a route, which is why most apartment and HOA budgets start there.
- What drives security pricing up the most?
- Coverage hours first, then post complexity: armed posts, access-control duties, report volume, holiday coverage, and any requirement for a dedicated supervisor or vehicle assigned to your property alone.
- Will you match a lower bid?
- We will show you line by line what a lower bid is leaving out, usually supervision, insurance limits, or officer pay that predicts turnover. If the scope is genuinely comparable, we compete on it.
Connected concepts
This page is a node in our security knowledge graph. Follow the chain instead of starting over.
- Security CostOfficer hours, pass counts, and coverage windows priced out against the loss they prevent.
- Patrol FrequencyHow many randomized passes per night your risk actually requires — the core pricing variable.
- Board ApprovalThe vote: scope, budget, metrics, and the risk of doing nothing, in language directors accept.
- Security ROIAvoided vandalism, turnover, and claim costs measured against the annual security spend.
Turn the estimate into a written quote
Send us the numbers you just generated and we'll walk the property, mark the gaps, and quote it in writing.
Tell us about your property
Send a few details and a supervisor will walk your site, identify the vulnerable hours, and return a written coverage plan with flat hourly pricing — no obligation.
- Same-day response on urgent coverage requests
- Licensed, guard-card verified, uniformed officers
- GPS-tracked patrol reports delivered every morning
- Short-term, event, and long-term contracts available