State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Florida vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In Florida, $35,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.1% — not 23.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.8%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Security Guards
- Median
- $35,900
- p25
- $32,340
- p75
- $39,510
- p10
- $29,470
- p90
- $46,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.