Security guards Google Ads cost per click
Across the US, a typical security guards campaign on Google Ads pays about $5.70 a click. That ranks 70 of the 146 kinds of business measured here, where the one in the middle pays $5.40.
$5.70
Cost per click, US
43,000
Searches a month, US
$2.70 to $15.60
Google's top-of-page bids for the same searches
By state
A click costs the most in California at $8.80, 2.7 times one in Pennsylvania at $3.20. The same searches cost more where more businesses bid on them and each customer is worth more. 39 states are left out, with fewer than 1,000 searches a month to price.
Where people search most
| State | Cost per click | Searches a month |
|---|---|---|
| California | $8.80 | 8,800 |
| Texas | $6.10 | 4,400 |
| New York | $3.50 | 3,400 |
| Florida | $4.50 | 3,200 |
| Pennsylvania | $3.20 | 1,700 |
| Ohio | $4.30 | 1,500 |
| North Carolina | $4.20 | 1,300 |
| Maryland | $4.70 | 1,200 |
| Illinois | $4.40 | 1,100 |
| Georgia | $4.20 | 1,100 |
Dearest and cheapest
| State | Cost per click |
|---|---|
| California | $8.80 |
| Texas | $6.10 |
| Arizona | $5.20 |
| Maryland | $4.70 |
| Florida | $4.50 |
| Georgia | $4.20 |
| North Carolina | $4.20 |
| Virginia | $3.60 |
| New York | $3.50 |
| Pennsylvania | $3.20 |
Every state with enough searches (12)
| State | Cost per click | Searches a month |
|---|---|---|
| California | $8.80 | 8,800 |
| Texas | $6.10 | 4,400 |
| Arizona | $5.20 | 1,100 |
| Maryland | $4.70 | 1,200 |
| Florida | $4.50 | 3,200 |
| Illinois | $4.40 | 1,100 |
| Ohio | $4.30 | 1,500 |
| Georgia | $4.20 | 1,100 |
| North Carolina | $4.20 | 1,300 |
| Virginia | $3.60 | 1,000 |
| New York | $3.50 | 3,400 |
| Pennsylvania | $3.20 | 1,700 |
Against Google's own bids
Keyword Planner puts the top-of-page bids for these searches at $2.70 to $15.60: what advertisers bid to show above the results. A typical campaign pays $5.70, inside that range, because Google charges what it takes to beat the ad below and not the bid itself. Planning a budget on the top-of-page bid overstates what clicks will cost.
No published study measures this business on its own, so its price level is the median for its industry in LocaliQ's studies, moved a third of the way toward Google's prices scaled to what campaigns paid. Google's prices set how its services and the states compare.
Searches peak in October, at 39% above February, the slowest month. A budget sized for the slow months runs out sooner in the busy ones.
Priced near security guards
Just above and below in the ranking
- Snow removal$5.80
- Garage doors$5.80
- Plastic surgery$5.70
- Public adjuster$5.60
- Doctor's office$5.50
- Funeral home$5.50
Others in business services
- Software$9.50
- IT services$8.90
- Web design and SEO$7.70
- Commercial cleaning$6.50
- Signs and vehicle wraps$5.20
- Staffing and recruiting$5.00
- Printing and custom apparel$4.40
- Courier and delivery$4.00
Where the figures come from
Google's own search counts and click prices for the year to August 2026 (Keyword Planner, through DataForSEO), scaled to what campaigns paid in LocaliQ's published studies, rounded to ten cents. They are medians: half of campaigns pay more. The full method is on the benchmark page, and the budget calculator runs on the same data for any ZIP code.
Bringing your own cost per click down starts in the account:
Written by Grant Epley. Last reviewed October 11, 2026. Search data to August 2026.