State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In New Jersey, $38,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 17.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.5%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Security Guards
- Median
- $38,880
- p25
- $34,770
- p75
- $48,120
- p10
- $32,230
- p90
- $60,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.