State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In Wisconsin, $37,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.6% — not 25.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.8%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+10.6%
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
Wisconsin
Security Guards
- Median
- $37,440
- p25
- $35,030
- p75
- $46,210
- p10
- $30,410
- p90
- $54,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.