State comparison · 2025
Security Guards salary: Alaska vs New Mexico
Security Guards in Alaska earn a median of $47,480. In New Mexico, $43,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.3% — not 9.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.6%
Alaska vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-1.3%
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
New Mexico
Security Guards
- Median
- $43,320
- p25
- $35,570
- p75
- $53,530
- p10
- $30,220
- p90
- $64,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.