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?
- Flat $28–$45 per officer hour, no overtime fees, no holiday fees, no fuel, drive-time, mileage, or dispatch surcharges. Rates quoted in writing.
- 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: access-control duties, report volume, and dedicated supervision or vehicles. Flat $28–$45 per officer hour, no overtime fees, no holiday fees, no fuel, drive-time, mileage, or dispatch surcharges. Rates quoted in writing.
- 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.
Call 1-800-823-5337 — 24/7 dispatch- Emergency call-out: about 1 hour inside the core Sacramento route grid; standing posts start in 24–48 hours. Dispatch confirms availability for your exact address.
- Licensed, guard-card verified, uniformed officers
- GPS-tracked patrol reports delivered every morning
- Short-term, event, and long-term contracts available
