State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: New York vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In New York, $44,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.9% — not 6.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.1%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Security Guards
- Median
- $44,240
- p25
- $37,210
- p75
- $51,850
- p10
- $35,650
- p90
- $60,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.