State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Security Guards in District of Columbia earn a median of $64,210. In Alabama, $33,720. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35% — not 47.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-47.5%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-35%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Security Guards
- Median
- $33,720
- p25
- $28,060
- p75
- $37,420
- p10
- $23,110
- p90
- $45,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Security Guards
- Median
- $64,210
- p25
- $45,510
- p75
- $74,200
- p10
- $36,600
- p90
- $78,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.