State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Connecticut vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In Connecticut, $39,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.5% — not 15.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.2%
Connecticut vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Security Guards
- Median
- $39,920
- p25
- $36,100
- p75
- $47,510
- p10
- $34,950
- p90
- $59,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.