State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In North Carolina, $35,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.7% — not 25.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.7%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-15.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Security Guards
- Median
- $35,010
- p25
- $30,640
- p75
- $43,610
- p10
- $29,260
- p90
- $56,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.