State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In West Virginia, $28,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.8% — not 63.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.5%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+36.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Security Guards
- Median
- $28,800
- p25
- $20,800
- p75
- $35,990
- p10
- $20,800
- p90
- $47,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.