State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In South Dakota, $37,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.7% — not 21.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.1%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Security Guards
- Median
- $37,150
- p25
- $32,190
- p75
- $45,190
- p10
- $30,060
- p90
- $59,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.