State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: New Hampshire vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In New Hampshire, $45,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.5% — not 4%.
Nominal pay gap
-4%
New Hampshire vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-1.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Hampshire
Security Guards
- Median
- $45,200
- p25
- $38,000
- p75
- $55,360
- p10
- $36,500
- p90
- $62,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.