State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Arkansas vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In Arkansas, $35,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.5% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.1%
Arkansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Security Guards
- Median
- $35,770
- p25
- $29,750
- p75
- $41,210
- p10
- $28,870
- p90
- $57,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.