State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In Louisiana, $32,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 31.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.5%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Security Guards
- Median
- $32,240
- p25
- $29,430
- p75
- $38,310
- p10
- $23,660
- p90
- $49,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.