State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Alaska vs Florida
Security Guards in Alaska earn a median of $47,480. In Florida, $35,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.5% — not 32.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.3%
Alaska vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+33.5%
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
Florida
Security Guards
- Median
- $35,900
- p25
- $32,340
- p75
- $39,510
- p10
- $29,470
- p90
- $46,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.