State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In South Carolina, $35,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14% — not 24.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.7%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Security Guards
- Median
- $35,460
- p25
- $30,130
- p75
- $38,220
- p10
- $27,420
- p90
- $48,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.