State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Oregon vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In Oregon, $45,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0% — not 3.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-3.4%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
0%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Security Guards
- Median
- $45,500
- p25
- $39,680
- p75
- $48,420
- p10
- $36,500
- p90
- $58,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.