State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Illinois vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In Illinois, $39,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.3% — not 16.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.2%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Security Guards
- Median
- $39,490
- p25
- $37,060
- p75
- $46,360
- p10
- $35,520
- p90
- $63,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.