State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Vermont vs Washington
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In Vermont, $45,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.6% — not 3.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-3.3%
Vermont vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+5.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Vermont
Security Guards
- Median
- $45,550
- p25
- $38,560
- p75
- $61,730
- p10
- $36,040
- p90
- $72,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.