State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Montana vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In Montana, $38,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.6% — not 18.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.3%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Security Guards
- Median
- $38,480
- p25
- $35,260
- p75
- $46,300
- p10
- $28,800
- p90
- $57,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.