State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Alaska vs Hawaii
Security Guards in Alaska earn a median of $47,480. In Hawaii, $42,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 10.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.9%
Alaska vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+19.1%
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
Hawaii
Security Guards
- Median
- $42,820
- p25
- $37,140
- p75
- $46,160
- p10
- $35,140
- p90
- $58,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.