State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Iowa vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In Iowa, $37,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.1% — not 21.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.3%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Security Guards
- Median
- $37,080
- p25
- $34,480
- p75
- $45,590
- p10
- $30,350
- p90
- $59,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.