State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Indiana vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In Indiana, $36,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 22.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.5%
Indiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Security Guards
- Median
- $36,490
- p25
- $31,240
- p75
- $44,440
- p10
- $29,850
- p90
- $59,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.