State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Nevada vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In Nevada, $37,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.2% — not 20.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.8%
Nevada vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-15.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nevada
Security Guards
- Median
- $37,310
- p25
- $34,610
- p75
- $44,600
- p10
- $29,140
- p90
- $48,340
- 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.