State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Arizona vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In Arizona, $38,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.6% — not 18.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.7%
Arizona vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Security Guards
- Median
- $38,290
- p25
- $35,670
- p75
- $44,010
- p10
- $31,910
- p90
- $52,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
Washington
Security Guards
- Median
- $47,100
- p25
- $42,030
- p75
- $56,990
- p10
- $37,720
- p90
- $68,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.