State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Washington vs Wyoming
Security Guards in Washington earn a median of $47,100. In Wyoming, $39,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.1% — not 20.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.2%
Washington vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+4.1%
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
Wyoming
Security Guards
- Median
- $39,200
- p25
- $35,530
- p75
- $48,010
- p10
- $30,350
- p90
- $67,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.