State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Alaska vs California
Security Guards in Alaska earn a median of $47,480. In California, $43,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.7% — not 9.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.8%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+18.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Security Guards
- Median
- $47,480
- p25
- $44,370
- p75
- $60,400
- p10
- $36,520
- p90
- $76,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
California
Security Guards
- Median
- $43,240
- p25
- $37,180
- p75
- $46,760
- p10
- $36,010
- p90
- $57,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.