State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In North Dakota, $39,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.3% — not 16.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.5%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+0.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Security Guards
- Median
- $39,310
- p25
- $34,960
- p75
- $45,550
- p10
- $31,150
- p90
- $64,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.